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NYSE Liffe Taps SuperDerivatives Volatility Data for Settlement Pricing
Derivatives pricing, data and risk management software provider SuperDerivatives has begun providing IntercontinentalExchange's London-based NYSE Liffe derivatives market with volatility data to enhance daily settlement price calculations for flexible…
Big Data DB Vendor Altibase Taps Intel for Performance Boost
In-memory database provider Altibase has released a version of its HybridDB database running on Intel Xeon E7 V2 processors to provide clients with the ability to process and analyze larger volumes of data in real time.
BATS Taps Equinix as Primary Datacenter, Preps 2015 Move for BATS, Direct Edge Platforms
As part of its efforts to integrate the operations of its recent Direct Edge acquisition, US stock and options exchange operator BATS Global Markets will migrate both markets' trading technology to Equinix's new NY5 datacenter next year under a long-term…
Invea Bows FPGA Data, Trading Appliance
Invea-Tech, a provider of hardware acceleration technologies based in Brno in the Czech Republic, has released an FPGA (field-programmable gate array)-based trading system, TradeCope, which combines software management with hardware for handling market…
Alacra Adds CounterpartyLink Access to KYC Tool
Users of Alacra's know-your-customer tool can now access CounterpartyLink's legal entity intelligence, including primary-source documents that can be used to verify entities and changes in directors and legal structures
Fidessa Sets Up SGX Data, Trading Co-Lo
Trading technology and market data provider Fidessa will establish a point of presence at the Singapore Exchange's datacenter to provide the vendor's clients in Southeast Asia with sub-millisecond access to the SGX matching engine and market data.
Scotiabank Chooses Fenergo Onboarding System
The client data software provider's onboarding system uses a rules-driven process to classify Scotiabank clients affected by European Market Infrastructure Regulation, the US Dodd-Frank Act and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
HSE Rolls Out Trayport GlobalVision For Energy Market Overview, Trading
Slovenian wholesale electricity trading firm Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has rolled out Trayport’s GlobalVision Trading Gateway to enable its traders to view over-the-counter energy prices and trade on twenty European markets, power exchanges and…
S&P CapIQ Adds Credit Risk Models to Capital IQ Desktop; XpressFeed Next
Data, research and analytics provider S&P Capital IQ will this week add new credit analysis functionality to its Capital IQ desktop, to support financial institutions’ credit risk monitoring activities.
LME to Expand Direct Datafeed Access
The London Metal Exchange plans to introduce a new policy that will allow clients of its trading members to connect directly to a data-only feed from the exchange’s LMEselect electronic trading platform.
Opening Cross: This Valentine’s Day, Love Is in the Air… Or Is It Just More Snow?
Max harks back to the glory days of winter sports, and discusses how vendors are dealing with challenges of Olympic proportions in today's challenging markets.
FTSE Urges EOD Index Data Compliance
London Stock Exchange-owned index provider FTSE has asked customers of its end-of-day index data to review their usage to ensure they are properly licensed, as part of continued efforts to promote transparency and compliance across its products and…
Bloomberg Enlists Lucena for Custom Development Projects
Atlanta, Ga.-based analytics provider Lucena Research is acting as a development partner for Bloomberg, after launching a set of quantitative, machine-learning-based analytical tools based on its cloud-enabled QuantDesk decision support platform for…
New European Reporting Regs Overwhelm DTCC Data Repository
A tidal wave of interest rate trade data overwhelmed the trade reporting service run by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) after new European reporting rules came into effect on Wednesday, Feb. 12, leaving users unable to check…
UTP Votes to Adopt Nasdaq SIP Recommendations
The UTP Operating Committee, the industry body that oversees the administration of the consolidated feed of quote and trade data on Nasdaq-listed stocks─known as Tape C or the Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) Plan─has approved recommendations put…
IBOR I/O
Responsibility for operation of an Investment Book of Record (IBOR) will have to be shared by front and back offices, with both keeping their eye on the data deposited and withdrawn from the system
Sutton Takes Customer Data Role at HSBC
Julia Sutton has left Deutsche Bank to take a role within group customer data strategy at HSBC
TraderMade Bows iMaverick Web Charts, Commentary
UK-based foreign exchange charting and analytics display vendor Tradermade has created a lightweight version of its Maverick analytics desktop, dubbed iMaverick, which can be accessed entirely online via its website, in response to tough market…
Exchange Data Revenues Run Gambit of Gains and Losses
Major exchanges reported a mixed bag of fourth-quarter financial results, with some reporting spectacular gains as a result of acquisitions and new initiatives, and others reporting lower revenues from data sales as a result of fewer subscriber numbers.
Cox Supports IDC, Pace Metrics as Independent Consultant
Matthew Cox has set up his own consultancy firm, MJC Data Management Solutions, and is supporting Interactive Data with the roll-out of a price validation tool
Data Vet Maclay Joins Social Market Analytics
Naperville, Illinois-based Social Market Analytics, a provider of trading signals based on social media sentiment, has hired Jim Maclay as director of sales in New York, reporting to chief executive Joe Gits.
Verizon Expands VFN Network Access to Exchanges, Datacenters
US telecom giant Verizon's Enterprise Solutions division has expanded its Verizon Financial Network to more than 50 new marketplaces and other sources of data, trading and services, in response to demand for more flexible and scalable ways to access…
NetDania Adds Languages, Alerts, Chart Tools to App; Eyes Trading
Danish foreign exchange data display and trading technology provider NetDania has upgraded its NetDania Forex & Stocks mobile app for Apple iOS and Android smartphones and tablet devices to meet increasing demand for localized content from emerging…