Trading Tech
The Next Big Lift?
Tim Bourgaize Murray explores opportunities for brokers to take on more of buy-side firms' data management burden.
The Backup Plan
Wei-Shen Wong investigates business continuity procedures in a region especially prone to natural disasters.
CAT Constructor: Why Thesys Won, Finra Lost and What Comes Next
On January 17, the self-regulatory organizations announced that Thesys Technologies had won the right to build the Consolidated Audit Trail, putting it in charge of what will be one of the biggest financial technology projects in the history of the…
London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Börse Merger Suffers Potentially Terminal Setback
LSEG refuses European Commission’s antitrust demand to sell stake in Italian platform MTS, placing proposed merger in jeopardy.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 58: Euro OTFs v. US SEFs, RFQ for ETFs
Dan, Anthony and Emilia discuss two features recently published on Waters.
The Skinny on Euronext’s New Pan-European Dark Pool
Euronext speaks to WatersTechnology about its soon-to-be unveiled MTF for block trading that it claims “bridges the gap between human trading and electronic execution.”
EDI Adds ETF Global Data on US ETFs
EDI will carry a range of data points on US ETFs from ETF Global, under the distribution agreement between the vendors.
Thomson Reuters Opens ‘Data And Innovation Lab’ in Singapore
The facility, which will house tools for exploring data science technologies, is the vendor's first Lab in the Asia-Pacific region.
Fee Structure Lures Hedge Fund Pier 88 to LiquidityBook’s POEMS
Pier 88’s Jackie Fertitta discusses why her hedge fund chose LiquidityBook over others in the market.
Northern Trust Releases Blockchain Solution for Private Equity
Private equity firms can use the blockchain solution to open, manage, and administer funds.
Special Requests: RFQ Platforms and the Rise of ETFs
RFQ platforms are showing strong trading-volume growth, particularly from institutional investors looking to trade large blocks of ETFs.
Thomson Reuters Adapts Velocity Analytics Platform for MiFID II
The platform, which is powered by technology from Kx, will add multi-asset best execution and SI determination capabilities in 2018
Thomson Reuters Launches European Elections News Tool on Eikon
New app will help clients keep up with upcoming elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany.
Abide Financial Applies to Become ARM, APA Provider
Ahead of Mifid II implementation, Abide aspires to become one of the largest Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) and Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) providers.
IEX Launches API
The API includes top order book quotes, trading volume information, and other metrics.
MDX Broadens Data Distribution With MDXT Connect V4
The new version of the vendor's data distribution platform allows users to distribute and receive data over the internet and mobile apps, and to capture data from Thomson Reuters' Enterprise Platform.
Thomson Reuters Taps Malhotra for Toronto Tech Center
The former Intel and Altera exec will head the center, which will ultimately house 1,500 engineers.
Dow Jones Bows News Cross-Connect in Equinix NY Datacenters
Dow Jones is making the new multicast headline feed available via connection in Equinix's Secaucus, NJ datacenters.
Crédit Agricole CIB Replaces Legacy Infrastructure with Orchestrade
The investment bank is overhauling its interest-rate derivatives and FX forwards trading operations by replacing its trading and risk legacy systems.
BT Connects Five Datacenters in the Global FX Market
UK telecommunications provider has linked financial hubs in the UK, the US, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong.
BT Launches Radianz FX Express Network
BT's new network connects five FX hubs with a focus on reliability to meet demand from a growing number of buy-side firms entering the FX market.
The European SEFs: How OTFs will Change the European Marketplace
OTFs will debut along with Mifid II in January 2018, offering special trading venues where derivatives will be subjected to increased levels of pre-and post-trade transparency.
ADVFN Adds TradeIt In-App Trading to Mobile Data Apps
The integration will allow ADVFN clients to trade with their brokers directly from the vendor's mobile app.
Pragma Rolls Out Conditional and Pairs Algorithms
Both algorithms give clients more control over trades and provide greater trading efficiency.