Data
Quantopian Snags Larkin As Chief Investment Officer
Larkin will oversee investment into the vendor's community of algo writers
Bracken Selects Rival Systems For Market-Making, Price Calculation Engine
The platform will allow Bracken to automatically calculate options prices and support the development of proprietary pricing models
Kx Systems Launches Kdb+ Version 3.4 With Enhanced Security
The new version allows users to move data faster and more securely between applications
LCH Joins ISO 20022 Harmonization Group
Formalizes involvement with messaging cooperative Swift's efforts
MiFIR Draws Closer
Identifiers, data centralization and data quality emerge as primary compliance concerns
Slow Economic Growth Expected to Impact Market Data Sector
Expectations for growth are down this year on last due to poor economic performance in the US and China
Survey Finds Data Silos Still Prevalent
Interest in becoming fully centralized ranks low in responses
The LEI in 2016 – A Vendor's View
Q&A With Tim Lind of Thomson Reuters
Opening Cross: There’s Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself… And Data Fees
Fees aren't immoral or unethical... mostly.
Numerix Buys R2 Code Copy from S&P to Fuel Response to Banks’ ‘Transformation’ Efforts
The deal is one step towards the vendor being better able to serve the "transformation" trend unfolding among its clients.
Users Brace for S&P–SNL Fee Increases
S&P is telling clients that it plans to move its price structure to enterprise licenses, which will likely result in fee increases, sources say.
RS Metrics Preps Comparative Analysis Tool, New Factories Data
The new tool allows users to take RS Metrics' data calculated based on ariel images and compare it to rival businesses to determine the potential price impact on both companies.
GreenKey Taps OpenFin HTML5 Container
OpenFin's HTML5 container allows GreenKey's platform to support compliant voice and text communications from within a browser.
Euronext Preps Fee-Free European Indexes
Euronext will not charge firms to license the indexes, providing that they are using the indexes to create new investment products.
MiFID II: No Time to Waste on 'Wait And See'
Firms must take on data aggregation and consistency, says software company product strategy executive
LSE, Deutsche Börse Outline Role of Data, Indexes in Merger Deal
Information services and indexes are expected to contribute 25 percent of the merged exchange group's revenues, five years after the merger is complete.
Greenwich: Firms Spend $1.2 Bn/Year on Consolidated Data
The study shows that consolidated feed usage continues to grow to serve business expansion and regulatory needs, and is more widely used than much-hyped ultra-low-latency feeds.
OTAS Clients Get WSH Earnings, Events Data
The addition of Wall Street Horizon's earnings, dividend, expiration and investor conference date information will allow OTAS' clients to make faster decisions.
Celoxica Locks In O'Connor for Chicago
The trading technology sales and trading veteran will be responsible for the vendor's North American sales beyond the East coast.
InvestSoft Execs Take Senior Fixed Income Roles at Morningstar
Founder Al Roitfarb and CEO Todd Roitfarb will both take on roles in Morningstar's fixed income business, following its acquisition of their company, InvestSoft.
Morningstar Buys InvestSoft to Boost Bond Analytics
The acquisition was driven by customer demand for "more robust" fixed income analytics capabilities, Morningstar officials say.
Open Text Closes In on Recommind Buy
The vendors expect the acquisition to close in the first quarter of 2017.
AIM Software Appoints Gayatri Raman
New hire to lead company as as managing director and chief operating officer
Valuations Could Rise to C-Level Oversight
US regulators' next move will be to require instituting chief valuation officer role