Financial information exchange (Fix)
Peresys Sets for EMS Update
JOHANNESBURG-FIX services and connectivity provider Peresys is currently developing a new front end for its browser-based PerFIX Trader execution management system (EMS), which is slated to launch in August, vendor officials tell DWT .
CME Adds New IDs to FAST Data Messages
CME Group will release version 2.0 of its FIX FAST market data messaging format in June, in a bid to make it easier for firms' data and trading systems to identify data updates for specific traded products among messages distributed by the exchange.
Greenline Bundles FIX Monitoring, Latency Tools
Greenline Financial Technologies will this week unveil a revamped version of the latency monitoring software it acquired last year from defunct software house Trading Metrics ( IMD , Jan. 4), with the new name of Latency Monitor.
Rapid Addition to Launch FIXadtl Portal
LONDON-FIX messaging protocol software vendor Rapid Addition will launch a new global portal to ensure consistent deployment of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) files, and will announce the launch during the March 23 FIX Protocol…
RFQ-hub Evaluates Gateway Strategy
LONDON-Bank-backed request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platform provider RFQ-hub is in the process of determining how best to interact with its FIX gateway after recently joining the Fidessa network.
Ullink Implements FIXatdl Publishing System
PARIS-Trading platform and connectivity provider Ullink plans to announce enhancements to its Algorithm Management System (AMS) in conjunction with the launch of version 1.1 of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) at the upcoming FIX…
NYSE Technologies: No Forced FIX Migration
NEW YORK-Users of the FIX-based messaging communities Nyfix Marketplace and Nyfix Ioinet will not have to worry about a forced migration to NYSE Technologies' Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) global network, according to vendor…
Tradeware Banks on FIX for the Future
NEW YORK-As trade orders continue to be sliced and diced into ever smaller and more numerous orders, electronic global equity market access provider Tradeware Global sees the FIX messaging protocol as key to future growth, say vendor officials.
FPL Prepares Latency Working Group Launch
LONDON-FIX messaging protocol governing body FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL) plans to formulate a new standard engine aimed at measuring latency and increasing transparency. In the coming weeks, FPL expects to form a new working group to address the development…
Rapid Addition FIX Engine Targets Garbage Collection
LONDON-Users of FIX messaging platform provider Rapid Addition's RA Cheetah FIX engine and RA Quantum FIX Adapted for Streaming (FAST) gateway should see a performance improvement as the vendor rolls out new memory management techniques, which eliminate…
FTIL Takes Aegisoft for FIX Testing
NEW YORK-Multi-asset exchange platform provider Financial Technologies India Ltd. (FTIL) has adopted the FIX messaging simulator from FIX validation vendor Aegisoft to test and support FTIL's FIX-based trading gateway, vendor officials announced today,…
Latin America Sees Rise in Local FIX Vendors
SAO PAULO-The growth of electronic trading and FIX protocol adoption in Latin America has spurred a wave of new local FIX vendors, according to industry insiders.
Canadian ATSes, SOR Drive FIX Adoption
TORONTO-Although the proliferation of the FIX messaging protocol in Canada has been behind the U.S. or Europe, the changes in Canadian capital markets and how industry members are responding to them highlight the need for greater adoption of the protocol…
Onix Solutions Signs French Banks
LONDON-Two unnamed large energy trading French investment firms recently inked a deal with startup FIX connectivity vendor Onix Solutions (OnixS) to connect to the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), say vendor officials.
Capgemini Targets FIX QA Efficiency
NEW YORK-Technology and outsourcing services provider Capgemini has released a FIX testing accelerator, which aims to cut the quality assurance (QA) testing lifecyle by 30 to 50 percent, vendor officials tell DWT .
FPL Readies Service Pack Release
LONDON-The second service pack (SP2) for FIX 5.0 will be available early in the second quarter of 2009, FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL) officials tell DWT .
LSE Adopts Rapid Addition for FIX
LONDON-The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has selected FIX protocol software vendor Rapid Addition to provide a high-performance FIX engine to the exchange's TradElect trading platform, DWT has learned.
Market Slump Prompts Orc Realignment
STOCKHOLM-Trading technology and connectivity provider Orc Software is set to shut 20 percent of its offices worldwide as well as implement a 15 percent reduction to its workforce, according to vendor officials.
Orc Eyes 'Fourth-Generation' FIX Engine
NEW YORK-Trading technology and connectivity provider Orc Software has released the latest version of CameronFIX in a step toward what vendor officials have dubbed a "fourth-generation" FIX engine, according to vendor officials.
FIX Sets Groundwork for Cross-Asset Trading
NEW YORK-The adoption of the FIX protocol is enabling the growth of cross-asset trading in the marketplace, industry insiders say.
Greenline Upgrades CertiFIX
CHICAGO-Users of FIX certification platform CertiFIX from Greenline Financial Technologies will be able exploit new features that blend automation and the manual on-boarding of connections with version 2.7, which is due out in September, say vendor…