Technology
FIX Releases New Technical Proposal for Orchestra System
FIX hopes more firms adopt its Orchestra system in a bid to improve operational efficiency of the protocol.
Trading Technologies Plots Evolution Away from Screens
Chicago vendor touts move away from screens—sort of—and into infrastructure and analytics.
Neptune Networks Looks to Expand into MBS/ABS in the US
The bond market utility now has 24 banks fully live on the platform with another two set to go live by early Q2.
QuasarDB Taps Tech Sales Vet Jones for EMEA BizDev
Jones has more then 30 years of experience in technology sales and product management roles in Europe and the US.
Nasdaq Mulling Pari-Mutuel Tech for Potential Products
The model, widely used in gambling, could have applications for customized options and other exotic financial products.
Finastra and Microsoft Partner for Cloud Platform
Finastra will host its applications in its cloud platform, FusionFabric.cloud, hosted by Microsoft Azure.
SIPs Publish Historical Consolidated Tape Revenue
Officials say that making the new data available is part of continuing efforts to increase transparency around the SIPs.
Thai Stock Exchange Settles in for T+2
The exchange is looking to use technology to innovate its post-trade processes and introducing e-proxy and e-voting to benefit shareholders.
BSO Upgrades Singapore-Hong Kong Network
Electronic market makers will be able to trade derivatives on HKEx faster than previously possible.
Extraordinary Re Partners with Nasdaq for Blockchain Insurance Risk Marketplace
Nasdaq will contribute matching engine technology for distributed ledger-powered platform.
OneZero Adds Cboe Top Feed for Co-Lo Clients
The Cboe Top Level 1 feed will now be available to clients of OneZero's co-location environment.
QuasarDB Uses Funding to Open New York Office
The new office follows a recent $2.5 million funding round to expand its US operations.
CMC Markets Is Latest Addition to QuantHouse API Ecosystem
CMC Markets’ trading platform will now be available via QuantHouse’s qh API ecosystem.
Thomson Reuters LPC, DealVector Ally for Bond Messaging
The integration will give LPC clients access to liquidity on DealVector's platform, and give DealVector clients access to data adn news from LPC.
IPC and GreenKey Partner for Speech-to-Text Conversion
IPC will provide audio streams to GreenKey and convert it to useable data.
Platts Builds Blockchain Oil Supply Data Collection Network
The Blockchain network will capture and aggregate oil inventory data and distribute it to clients and the local regulator.
Network Vet Ellis Joins Wave2Wave from Ciena
Ellis has almost 20 years of systems engineering experience in secure, low-latency microwave networking.
Open Platform: A Data Edge in the Cloud Age
OneMarketData's Louis Lovas outlines the key concerns facing firms considering migrating data management functions to a cloud environment.
Screen Opens Singapore Datacenter to Host InfoMatch for Asia Clients
The Singapore facility will allow Screen to better serve InfoMatch clients in the region, as well as to expand the range of services it can offer locally.
ASX to Upgrade Secondary Datacenter
Upgrading ASX’s backup datacenter facility will cost the exchange up to A$25 million ($19.8 million) in capital expenditure.
Lux FTS to Expand into Alternative Data Space
After investment, the vendor is looking to partner with Quandl to deliver alternative datasets to hedge funds.
Metamako, Redline Ally for Low-Latency Data
The agreement will provide mutual clients with access to normalized market data at the lowest possible network latency for a wide range of asset classes.
MDX Confirms Wurster as US Sales Head
Wurster, who has been wiorking with MDX for over a year as a consultant, will bring 20 years of experience of sales from the banking and brokerage industries to grow MDX's presence in North America.
Options Offers NYSE Integrated Feed in Co-Los
By making NYSE's Integrated Feed available via its managed connectivity platform, officials say the vendor now supports NYSE's entire suite of datafeeds.