Trading Tech
Icap Provides US Treasury Pricing, FX Spot Rates to Wind Clients
Icap and Wind expand an existing deal for Wind to distribute Icap data in mainland China.
HSBC Adopts Swift FX Business Insight Information Service
New service allows for continuous FX business performance measurement over time based upon activity share.
BoA Merrill Lynch Handed $12.5 Million Fine by SEC over Mini-Flash Crashes
Bank of America subsidiary fined over inadequate trading controls leading to market disruptions between 2012 and 2014.
ISO Reference Data Standards Committee Begins Review
Fintech and blockchain growth prompt group to take stock of developments
BME Helps Bolivia's BBV to Move Away From Outcry Pits Toward Electronic Trading
The rollout is being done in two stages, with fixed income currently being the focus, followed by the implementation of the primary market and trading in other non-standardized securities and repo trades.
Machine Learning Could Help Filter Social Media's ‘Noise'
Panelists from WorldQuant, Thomson Reuters, OneMarketData and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago discussed the challenges of tapping into the power of social media.
CBOE Agrees to Buy Bats for $3.2 Billion
The operator of the largest US options exchange looks to expand on offerings and global reach with purchase.
IHS Markit Rolls Out Syndicated Loan Reconciliation Portal
New portal bolsters IHS Markit reconciliation offering following acquisition of Loan/SERV from DTCC in January.
Perseus Preps ‘Fastest’ CME–Tokyo Network
The vendor says exclusive improvements will yield significant latency advantages for firms trading Japanese markets.
Golden Copy: Sibos Preview
Organizing body's efforts for KYC and ISO 20022 will be in the spotlight in Geneva
Estimize Readies Factor Model, International Estimates, Indicators
The changes will make it easier for users to find alpha in broader sets of data.
Accenture Announces Editable Blockchain Prototype, Internet Reacts
Dan looks at both sides of the argument focusing on Accenture's new blockchain development.
SIX, Digital Asset Join Forces to Develop Blockchain for Swiss Market
The two firms will build a distributed-ledger prototype within Digital Asset’s platform.
LCH Partners with MillenniumIT for Real-Time Risk Management
The clearinghouse will implement PostTrade, which uses GPU technology to provide real-time risk analysis.
Thomson Reuters Acquires Redi, Looks to Grow Buy-Side Trading Capabilities
Michael Chin, global head of equities at Thomson Reuters, and Rishi Nangalia, CEO of Redi, speak to WatersTechnology about the deal.
Swift Sees Value in Reusing Reference Data Standards
Messaging standards body seeks to leverage bread-and-butter activity for distributed ledger and smart contract uses
BCBS Publishes Assessments on Argentina and Korea
Both countries largely successful in implementing standards
Moody's Analytics Enlists Qlik Visuals for RiskBench Credit Risk Data Analysis Tool
The tool will initially cover private companies in the US and Europe, before expanding to other asset classes and geographies.
Data-as-a-Service Startup Intrinio Unveils Content ‘Marketplace'
Intrinio will initially offer online subscriptions to its own datasets and third-party apps, before adding third-party content within the next month.
Upcoming ITG Posit Alert Enhancement Offers Additional Block Liquidity
Broker Block allows Posit Alert users to trade with sell-side conditional orders, sourcing block liquidity from a curated list of institutional brokers.
Thomson Reuters Sets Up NY4 PoP
The PoP will provide firms hosted in NY4 with access to content and other capabilities Elektron Managed Services.
ITG to Expand Posit Alert with Additional Block Liquidity
Broker Block allows Posit Alert users to trade with sell-side conditional orders, sourcing block liquidity from a curated list of institutional brokers.
Object Trading Rolls Out DMA for CurveGlobal Launch
London Stock Exchange's interest-rate derivatives venue is due to launch next week following delay earlier this year
Synechron Launches Blockchain Accelerator Program
Six applications are aimed at areas that could see most tangible benefits from blockchain.