Trading Tech
Succession Selected by BCS for Market Access Risk Management
BCS Prime Brokerage has announced that TripleCheck, Succession Systems' ultra-low-latency risk engine for direct market access (DMA), will be implemented at the firm for clients accessing Russian markets.
Citi Clients to Get DMA and Algos Trading in Moscow
Citi plans to begin offering clients algorithmic trading and direct market access (DMA) to securities traded on the Moscow Exchange this month.
Aquis, Seeking Transformative Model, Lines Up Partners
London-based, pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Aquis Exchange is embarking on a new approach to its pricing model and capital formation as it awaits final approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Barchart Unveils New Data-Trading Terminal
Chicago-based data and analytics vendor Barchart has released Barchart Trader, a new data workstation built from scratch to deliver a new and modern interface that can broaden the vendor's potential audience and make it easier for traders to access…
Singapore Displaces Japan as FX Market Tops $5tn Daily
The foreign exchange (FX) market's daily turnover has reached an estimated $5.3 trillion, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), with over half of the volume accounted for by electronic trading.
InfoReach Integrates "R" Language and Bloomberg Data
Electronic trading technology provider InfoReach has announced it has integrated the R programming language and Bloomberg data with its trading platforms.
Princeton Financial Updates Investment Management Solution
Princeton Financial Systems, part of State Street Global Exchange, has enhanced its investment management software solution MIG21 ahead of UCITS regulatory changes.
Lime Rock Partners on iLevel for Reporting
The $5 billion private equity manager, a specialist in oil and natural gas projects based in Westport, Conn., will use iLevel's cloud-based Private Capital Data platform for portfolio monitoring and centralized data collection.
Malaysia's KIB Picks SS&C for Investment Ops
Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB), an asset manager based in Kuala Lumpur, has selected SS&C Portia, a middle-to-back office investment operations platform, to support its investment management business.
Instinet Extends Nighthawk Algo to Japan
Instinet, the New York-based agency-only broker, has introduced Nighthawk VWAP, a variant of its Nighthawk algorithm, which provides buy-side firms with aggregated access to the pre-market volume-weighted average price (VWAP) crosses in Japan.
Wainwright to Head SAP Financial Biz
Data management and analytics technology provider SAP has named Ross Wainwright global head of financial services industries in Chicago, responsible for the vendor's banking, insurance and capital markets clients worldwide.
Artesian Chooses eFront for Funds Management
Venture capital specialist Artesian Venture Partners has selected eFront to manage data and communication across its portfolio of funds.
Post-EMIR, Sapient Clients Want Reporting in the Cloud
Just eight months after debuting a product without a cloud version that no one wanted, Sapient is seeing a surge of demand for its hosted solution.
BGC Partners Joins Cadre of SEF Applicants
The electronic and voice brokerage is the latest in a number of financial services firms to apply to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a swaps execution facility, or SEF.
eVestment Adds Morningstar Data to Analytics Suite
Atlanta-based data and analytics provider eVestment will now include Morningstar data in its own suite of analytics solutions, including the recently acquired platforms from PerTrac and Fundspire.
Berenberg Bank Rolls Out 100 VWD Terminals
Hamburg-based private bank Berenberg Bank has rolled out German data vendor VWD's Market Manager data terminal to around 100 of its client advisers, to provide access to real-time price information and news.
ATG, Risk Office to Build Clearinghouse in Brazil
Americas Trading Group (ATG), a liquidity center and provider of exchange technologies in Latin American markets, says it has partnered with Brazil-based Risk Office to build out clearing functions ahead of its 2014 launch of ATS Brasil.
SIX Financial Info Taps Savvis for Chicago Datacenter
SIX Financial Information has added a datacenter in Chicago, within a facility operated by datacenter and hosting provider Savvis.
Dion Names Pecker Oz Ops Head
India-headquartered trading and data technology vendor Dion Global Solutions has appointed Rudi Pecker managing director for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for managing and expanding Dion's operations in Australasia.
Options Taps Varonis for Data Permissioning
The Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IasS) provider to financial services will use Varonis's DatAdvantage solution to protect clients' dedicated virtual NAS (network attached storage) servers, which are scattered globally and number in the hundreds.
Telx Grows 350 Cermak Space
Datacenter and hosting provider Telx has expanded its presence at Digital Realty Trust's 350 East Cermak Road facility in Chicago, with an additional two suites of co-location space and a power increase of 1.2 megawatts, bringing its total presence to…
Sky Road Teams with Numerix for Risk Analytics
Managed-services provider Sky Road will embed Numerix's CrossAsset risk analytics solution into its Motion Services Platform.
Redline Adds Low-Latency Synthetic Options NBBO
Woburn, Mass-based low-latency ticker plant and trading technology provider Redline Trading Solutions has added support for calculating a synthetic options national best bid and offer within its InRush 3 ticker plant, generating an NBBO from direct…
ASX and NYSE Technologies to Connect Global Networks
The Australian Securities Exchanges (ASX) and NYSE Technologies have announced they have connected their global networks, ASX Net Global and the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI).