Trading Tech
Caplin Systems Adds Android, iPhone 5 Accessibility
London-based web trading technology provider Caplin Systems has launched Caplin StreamLink Android and Caplin StreamLink iOS for greater accessibility to its technology
UK Firms Cite Storage, Processing of Social Media Data as Barrier to Sentiment Trading
Firms wanting to make use of social media data face significant technology challenges, survey says
Activ Financial Extends Pre-Trade Risk Offering to Canada
Risk management vendor Activ Financial has announced that it is extending its Activ TradeDeck product's coverage to include Canadian exchanges.
TS-Associates Turbo-Charges Sixth-Gen TipOff
The new appliance can deliver a 20-fold improvement in network monitoring performance, officials say.
Squawker, Ullink Complete Connectivity
Squawker, the London-based pan-European, sell-side block trading venue, and Ullink, a provider of low-latency connectivity and trading technology, are now connected through Ullink's global trading network.
Misys and MarkitSERV Team Up For FX Clearing Capabilities
Misys' Confirmation Matching Service (CMS) customers can now to deliver foreign exchange (FX) derivative trades to central counterparties (CCPs) through MarkitSERV's FX clearing gateway.
Javelin Taps IPC's Connexus Ahead of Swaps Execution
Nascent derivatives execution platform Javelin, which plans to serve as a swap execution facility (SEF) in the newly regulated environment, will plug into IPC's Connexus financial extranet that includes a variety of interbroker dealers and institutional…
Some Sell Side for the Buy Side
Anthony previews the inaugural SST Awards, and reviews the top buy-side stories from this week.
ICE, Cetip Bonds Platform Approved in Brazil
Brazilian securities regulator Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios (CVM) has approved Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) fixed income trading platform, developed in conjunction with Rio de Janeiro-based depository Cetip.
CQG Unveils ‘Labs-Grown' Charting, Analytics Prototypes
First prototype apps awaiting user feedback provide displays covering market statistics, correlation and open-high-low-close data.
Polish CCP Taps Nasdaq OMX for Clearing, Risk Management
KDPW_CCP, the Polish clearing house, has gone live with Nasdaq OMX's over-the-counter (OTC) clearing and risk management solution, Sentinel.
Indus Valley Rolls Out Cloud Form PF Platform
Buy-side tech vendor Indus Valley Partners has announced a "lite" edition of its cloud-based Form PF reporting platform.
ITG Releases Closing Auction Liquidity Algo
Execution and research broker ITG has announced the release of its Dynamic Close algorithm, which pursues market liquidity in NYSE and Nasdaq closing auctions.
Midwestern Exchange Ends Outcry Trading After 156 Years
The CME Group promised, upon completion of its purchase of the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) in December, to keep the exchange's trading floor open for at least six months. That promise will go no further, as CME has announced its intention to end…
FTN Financial Implements HelixRepo, HelixMBS
Part of First Tennessee National Bank based in Memphis, FTN Financial Capital Markets will use HelixRepo and HelixMBS to track fixed-income financing and automate allocation of its mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) pools, respectively.
