Trading Tech
Central Africa to Gain New Exchange
LIBREVILLE, GABON-A new multi-nation Central African regional exchange is set to go live in the middle of next year, DWT has learned .
Need for Speed: Advice in the Thin Client/Fat Client Debate
Developing a trading system is like trying to build a race car: The faster you want it to go, the larger-and potentially heavier-the engine can become. This is the dilemma of building a trading system: the need for speed versus the desire to avoid…
LSE, Borsa Italiana Complete Merger
LONDON & MILAN-Officials from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Borsa Italiana announced last week their organizations completed their merger.
Nasdaq Seeks Second Protected Quote
NEW YORK-The Nasdaq Stock Market plans to establish a second protected quote from the assets it is set to purchase from the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE), according to Nasdaq officials, who spoke during an analyst call last week.
Thai Bourse Upgrades Matching Engine
HONG KONG-The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is investing $1.5 million to move to a new trading engine by the beginning of next year and upgrade network connectivity in 2009. The changes are part of SET's latest IT plan, dubbed the "Next Generation…
Saxo Taps Aegis for Exchange Simulation
COPENHAGEN-Online foreign exchange (FX) trading firm Saxo Bank has selected Aegis Software's product to replace its legacy FIX and exchange-specific messaging protocol connectivity testing system, bank officials tell DWT .
Capis to Distribute Research Via Pivot
DALLAS-Agency brokerage Capital Institutional Services (Capis) announced today, Oct. 1, that it will start distributing independent research via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) connections using the Pivot 360 platform from Pivot.
DWT SIBOS 2007 SPECIAL REPORT: SIBOS 2007 Sneak Peek
As more than 6,000 attendees prepare to descend on the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this week for Swift's annual SIBOS user conference, DWT reveals the major announcements vendors will make at the show.
DWT SIBOS 2007 SPECIAL REPORT: Swift Grows Front Office
About halfway through its current five-year strategy-slated for completion in 2010-industry cooperative Swift has made improving front office services a major initiative.
The Holiday program
It may seem elementary to manage holidays, but with major complexities in sourcing dates in certain countries, the situation can rapidly get out of hand. Tine Thoresen looks into the perplexing world of holiday planning
The Final Countdown
MiFID will become law in Europe on November 1, driving significant change in the data community and creating competitive opportunities. While large investment firms will be ready for the M-Day, related reference data challenges will stay on the agenda…
In-House or Outsource?That is the Question
Alan Philpot, chief executive of Penson Financial Services, examines some of the data management challenges facing clients today, and what they can expect in the future
Quant House Builds Chi-X Handler
French low-latency data and trading technology provider Quant House has completed the development of a feed handler to carry data from Instinet's MiFID-inspired European trading venue, Chi-X, to allow automated trading operations to process Chi-X market…
Barchart Preps Web Workstation, Agri Commodities News Feed
Chicago-based data and charting vendor Barchart.com will this month roll out two data and news products aimed at futures traders.
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Singapore Exchange Adds TNS Connectivity
SINGAPORE-Members of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have yet another avenue via which to access the exchange's securities and derivatives trading platform, as the SGX recently went live with a fully managed connection to financial extranet provider…
Panel: Exchanges See Derivatives Boom
LONDON-The massive growth in the listed derivatives market is attracting new exchanges to the sector, while those in the business are offering new products and services to clients, concluded a panel of global exchange officials last week.