Trading Tech
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 27: Trading Turrets, Sifma's CAT Comment Letter
Dan and Anthony talk about the future of trading turrets and Sifma's response to the CAT plan.
Smartkarma Uses Funding to Grow Content, Staff
The vendor will invest some of last month's $4.7 million funding in expanding the content it provides to contributors, and in building out its international sales operations.
Pragma Targets Improved Order Routing Transparency with TradeBase Launch
Release of relational database for algo trading aimed at enhancing transparency of order routing through granular data provision.
Case Study: Eclipse Brokerage Taps Cloud9 to Slash Turret Usage
Cloud9 has launched a new gateway that will allow Cloud9 users to use the vendor's platform to communicate with users, even those that don't use Cloud9.
LPL Financial Rolls Out Money.Net into ‘Affinity' Vendor Program
Inclusion in LPL's Affinity vendor program exposes Money.Net to more than 14,000 LPL advisors, as part of a suite of affordable technology solutions.
GLEIF CEO: LEI Registrations Will Hit Target By 2020
MiFIR compliance will spur continued growth of registrations
Symphony Moves to Google Cloud
Communication and collaboration platform moves to cloud run by one of its investors.
Sifma Comment Letter Latest in Long Line of CAT Issues
The hurdles the CAT has faced stem from the SEC giving the power to SROs.
TMX Taps Ex-ICE, NYSE Tech Exec Rajarathinam as CIO
In a career spanning almost 20 years, Rajarathinam has worked at exchanges, banks and technology vendors.
Thomson Reuters Adds Futures, Options Execution to Eikon for Energy, Commodities Traders
The data provider is teaming up with OptionsCity Software to deliver the new functionality.
Marathon Asset Management Taps SimCorp Coric for Client Reporting
Equity-only asset manager to implement communications and reporting solution to replace existing legacy system.
OpenDoor Trading Secures $10 Million Investment for October Platform Launch
The company claims it's the first woman-owned bond trading platform.
Sifma: CAT NMS Plan Has Issues with Duplicative Systems, Cost, Data Security
Industry group criticizes SROs; calls for regulatory body to resolve issues before approval of development plan.
Mexico's GBM Expands Solace Platform to Market Data
Migrating its trading infrastructure to the Solace-based platform will enable GBM to better spot trends and trading opportunities.
Thomson Reuters: Eikon Trading Capabilities Tackle Duplicate Data Fees
By incorporating trading capabilities from OptionsCity Software, clients can eliminate duplicate applications and data fees.
Liquidnet Launches Invitation Tool for Finding Liquidity in Fixed Income Dark Pool
Constantinos Antoniades, head of fixed income at Liquidnet, discusses the launch of latest tool.
ASX Taps Metamako Switches for Data Monitoring, Timestamping
ASX is using Metamako's MetaMux switch appliance to monitor timestamping and time synchronization of data across its new trading platform.
European Commission Adopts ISIN and RTS 23 Under MiFID II
The commission's decision to keep the ISIN identifier standard reaps criticism from industry professionals
DTCC, Swift Get Third Renewal of LEI Designation
US commodities regulation agency extends support for GMEI joint utility
Quandl Adds CLS FX Trade, Volume Data to Online Platform
The data provides greater granularity and frequency than CLS' existing offerings, and will appeal to traders, risk and portfolio managers and those managing currency risk.
Markit Unveils ‘Digital’ Biz, Chartworks Suite
The vendor is revamping the former Markit On Demand business with a packaged charting product suite, in addition to its existing custom offerings.
Golden Copy: Identification and Verification
Legal entity identifier backers turn their focus to quality, but volume is still an issue
Aqumin Supports Snapshot Data Download
Buy-side clients can now download underlying data behind teh vendor's charts for historical analysis.
TMX Adds FX Analysis to Analytics Suite
The new analysis service provides real-time and historical data covering 24 base currencies and more than 500 currency pairs.