Trading Tech
Illuminate Takes $1.6 Million Stake in TickSmith
Investment will fuel the tick data management platform's expansion into New York and London.
Synechron Signs Calypso Implementation Deal with SIX
Synechron will train SIX employees on Calypso features to manage triparty activities.
Bats Europe Rolls out Penultimate Mifid II Exchange Upgrades
Trade reporting, order keeping and transparency capabilities enhanced by exchange group ahead of Mifid II
London Stock Exchange Partners with IBM on Blockchain for SMEs
Distributed ledger project hopes to digitize shareholder processes for paper-based markets
Wall Street Horizon Beefs Up Enchilada with Europe and Asia Index Data
WSH has expanded its coverage of international companies with the addition of European and Asian large caps to its Enchilada platform.
IBM Debuts Full Encryption with z14 Mainframe Release
IBM Z will allow for full encryption without performance disruptions to service-level agreements, IBM's Nick Sardino says.
Kx Integrates ChartIQ into Data Visualization Tool
Kx Systems adds HTML5-based charting technology to Dashboards for Kx
Illuminate Reinvests in Big Data Privacy Startup Privitar
Privacy engineering software vendor raises $16 million from investors including Illuminate Financial and CME Ventures.
Nigerian Stock Exchange Takes Smarts for Surveillance
The African exchange has deployed Nasdaq technology to introduce the first surveillance platform in the country.
Swift to Open Up KYC Registry
All supervised financial institutions will be eligible to join the know-your-customer platform
ITG Launches Fixed Income TCA Tool
ITG’s new fixed income TCA product is now available for post-trade analysis and reporting, with pre-trade capabilities in development.
Bloomberg Latest to Receive FCA ARM Nod
Bloomberg gets FCA approval to test transaction reporting capabilities under MiFID II
Sentieo Debuts Research Management System to Manage Data, Notes in Desktop
The RMS will help analysts manage and share data relevant to their watchlists from across Sentieo's platform, and their own content sources, as well as proprietary notes.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 78: JavaScript Challenges & CFTC Revisits Reporting Regs
Anthony and James talk about the proliferation of JavaScript frameworks (and the challenges therein) before turning their attention to the CFTC's recent swaps reporting review announcement.
Fincad Boosts Risk Backbone with Latest F3 Release
Version 7.0 of Fincad F3 aims to help buy-side firms better manage their risk processes as they expand into new asset classes and geographies
Symphony Hires Former Bloomberg, ITRS Execs for Enterprise Sales
Secure messaging startup Symphony Communications Services has hired Mark Gonzalez and Rajiv Bala Subramanian as sales specialists focusing on enterprise sales.
The Approaching Fintech Flip
Incumbent vendors may turn the table on fintech upstarts, once regulation begins to calm down
The Balkanization of JavaScript
JavaScript has spawned many different frameworks and libraries—each with some cutting-edge functionality, and each with its own set of challenges. In this environment, CTOs must balance allowing freedom to experiment with new tools while making sure the…
Exegy Bows European, Asian, US Handlers in ‘Record’ H1 Rollout
The "record" numbers of new feed handlers are being driven by European regulations, client deployments in Asia, and new US exchange feeds.
Vela Trading Continues Growth Strategy with Object Trading Acquisition
This Vela move follow’s its acquisition last month of futures and options trading specialist OptionsCity.
Quantitative Brokers Receives $24 Million Investment
Centana Growth Partners invests in Quantitative Brokers for its expansion plans.
Axioma Pays Severance
Severance has two decades of experience of working in the areas of risk management, analytics and technology.
Icma Warns on Euro Clearing Relocation
Trade body says any forced move could increase risks and costs for derivatives users
Blockchain Frameworks Move Forward with Partnerships and Production Releases
Hyperledger Fabric has released its production-ready version 1.0, as R3 partners with Intel