Trading Tech
A Human-Led Virtual Revolution
The key to virtual reality’s success isn’t the technology—it’s the people.
Tied Together: Keith Lubell, Berkery Noyes
Keith Lubell has worked for the DoD, was an unemployed musician and painter, and now heads tech for an investment bank. All those experiences are connected.
PortfolioScience Launches Factor Index Toolset
The feature lets users construct factor indexes through customizable methodologies.
Nasdaq to Close NLX
The exchange operator announced the closure of its London-based market for interest rate derivatives in its Q4 earnings report.
Torstone Connects to LSE's UnaVista for MiFIR Reporting
Torstone's transaction reporting clients can now send data to the London Stock Exchange's Approved Reporting Mechanism for MiFIR compliance.
Axioma Adds Python, Web Services API to Portfolio Optimizer
The Portfolio Optimizer now supports most of the popular and basic programming languages.
FactSet Acquires Interactive Data Managed Solutions Business
The deal will help FactSet bolster its global wealth management offering, while ICE deemed the Managed Solutions business non-core to its overall data plans.
Loomis Sayles Deploys T-Scape's iActs for Corporate Actions
The rollout builds on a previous engagement for T-Scape to improve the functionality of Loomis Sayles' existing solution several years ago.
Contineo Launches Data Analytics for Structured Products Community
Contineo's I/O provides financial service providers and market participants with proprietary analysis and data on the structured products market.
Queensland Treasury Corporation Opts for Wolters Kluwer for Reporting
Wolters Kluwer's OneSumX is an integrated finance, risk and reporting platform.
MT Newswires Debuts ‘Ask Alyce' Chat-Based News
The news provider has recruited former MNI Chicago bureau chief Alyce Andres-Frantz to launch the service.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 54: Future of VR/AR with Sean Belka of Fidelity Labs
Dan talks to the director of Fidelity Labs about virtual and augmented reality. This week’s podcast is sponsored by SmartStream.
Renaissance Capital Taps Itiviti Platform for Trading Consolidation
Moscow-based investment bank to replace legacy systems with modular trading platform for options market-making, algo trading.
NICE Actimize Releases Operational Risk Solutions
Both solutions are seen to cut inefficiencies when investigating compliance issues.
The Reality of Virtual Reality: VR's Future in Financial Services
Financial services firms have started to show interest in use cases for virtual and augmented reality as the general public grows more accustomed to using the technology.
Overbond Launches Deal Execution Module
OverbondX allows users to digitally execute transactions within the Overbond platform.
Fulcrum Taps BondWave for Serviced Bond Trading Offering
Fulcrum's new service is based on a platform provided by fixed income data and technology vendor Bondwave.
NYSE Proposes 350-Microsecond Speed Bump for NYSE American
Exchange previously known as NYSE MKT will implement feature it once fought against.
BGC Brokers Partners with Pirum to Launch Collateral Trading Platform
The collaboration is expected to improve BGC’s post-trade efficiency for clients and boost the firm’s collateral trading platform, ColleX.
Datawatch Taps AquaQ for Panopticon-Kdb+ Integration
The agreement will make it easier for firms to visualize tick data from the Kdb+ database in Panopticon.
Xignite Hires Data, Finance Execs to Boost Sales in 2017
Since October, the vendor has hired a trio of execs, kicking off expansion plans for the coming year.
China Bank Implements Intellect’s Trust Banking Solution
The Filipino bank seeks to enhance its trust and asset management operations.