Trading Tech
AboveNet Bolsters UK Fiber Network
Global network service provider AboveNet is expanding its fiber-optic network to meet increasing demand for direct fiber connectivity to growing numbers of exchanges and multilateral trading facilities located in and around the city of London.
Icap, Fincad Bow Valuation Tool
Interdealer broker Icap and derivatives valuation and risk management software vendor Fincad will this week launch Fair Value Insight, a Web-based solution for users to subscribe to independent portfolio valuation reports that integrate Fincad's…
Have Trench Coat, Will Travel
Maybe it's because I'm watching a film adaptation of John le Carré's espionage novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, or maybe it's because summer is here and Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum novels are perfect beach reading material, but for some reason I have…
Connors Readies Rise of The Machine
Connors Group, a provider of financial information and commentary portals, has launched a beta version of The Machine, a Web-based tool for traders that predicts the likelihood of price movements based on historical performance.
BMC Debuts Best Practices for Internal Clouds
HOUSTON-To help capital markets firms establish their own internal cloud computing infrastructures, IT and business service management provider BMC Software has released a set of best practices, dubbed the Business Service Management (BSM) platform.
Building for Better Service
As the intergration work between the brokerage activities of Société Générale (SocGen) and Calyon Financial to form Newedge nears completion, the broker-dealer looks to focus on other issues. DWT European reporter Cecilia Bergamaschi sat down with…
Citi Sets September Migration Deadline for Velocity
NEW YORK-Citi will complete the migration of all clients to CitiFX Velocity, from incumbent foreign exchange (FX) e-commerce system CitiFX Trade, by mid-September, according to a senior official.
IPC Cuts Staff, Reassesses Strategy
LONDON-After recently downsizing, trading floor communications technology provider IPC Systems is in the process of redefining its business strategy, DWT has learned.
Portware Readies New Options Front End
NEW YORK-Execution management system (EMS) provider Portware is currently testing a new options front-end trading system, dubbed Portware Options, slated to be released between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter this…
ClearSight Scraps Cronos 2.0 Development
FREMONT, CALIF.-Network monitoring technology provider ClearSight Networks has scrapped plans to finish developing the second phase of its Cronos product, according to vendor officials.
IP Trade Expands Asia Business
NEW YORK-In order to expand its business into new markets, Internet protocol- (IP)-based trading communications platform provider and turret vendor IP Trade will open a new office in Asia later this summer, DWT has learned.
FFastFill Expands Asia-Pacific Markets Footprint
LONDON-To deliver better performance to its customers in the Asia-Pacific (Asia-Pac) markets, electronic-trading software provider FFastFill plans to add three new datacenters in the region that will host its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings.
TNS Preps New Canadian PoP
TORONTO-Telecommuni- cations network and services provider Transaction Network Services (TNS) is in the process of relocating one of its two Toronto points of presence (PoPs) to a new facility, DWT has learned.
Alpes Broadens Apama CEP Use for Risk
SÃO PAULO-To aid in its entrance to high-frequency trading on the Brazilian BM&FBovespa electronic exchange, local broker-dealer Alpes Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários plans to develop post-trade risk management strategies using complex…
Fitch Upgrades Research Site for Public Users
Fitch Research, the Web-based subscription service from ratings agency Fitch, will this week migrate all of its public Website users onto a new site that was originally developed to support paying subscribers.
The Sound and the Fury
There's been a lot of buzz in the financial markets over the past week on how a former Goldman Sachs employee, Sergey Aleynnikov, allegedly downloaded his former employer's proprietary trading "secret sauce." Some coverage in the business press…
Capital IQ Extends Functionality
Standard & Poor's Capital IQ division has rolled out a new release of its desktop platform with features that allow users to incorporate its data into their workflow more easily.
Credit Where it's Due
Credit derivatives have been in the eye of the financial storm since the current crisis began, but as market participants regroup and embark on new initiatives to improve trading and reduce risks in this OTC asset class, some significant data challenges…
GigaSpaces Technologies Debuts XAP Upgrade
HERZLIYA, ISRAEL-In a bid to improve application scalability, grid computing vendor GigaSpaces Technologies plans to announce this week the availability of version 7.0 of its eXtreme Application Platform (XAP), officials tell DWT .
London Calling
It was nearly a year ago when DWT and sibling publication Buy-Side Technology sponsored the first Best Execution conference in Manhattan. While trying to remain modest, I can say the event was a rousing success. The dialog that occurred between the buy-…
Cyber Trading Technologies Fragmentation Drives Smarter Algos
LONDON-As liquidity in the European market-place continues to fragment, it increasingly falls on the sell-side to re-aggregate that liquidity for their clients, according to industry experts.
BOX Relocates New Jersey Datacenter
BOSTON-The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) has signed a four-year contract to host its primary matching engine and data distribution technologies in a Secaucus, N.J.-based datacenter operated by Equinix, according to exchange officials.