Trading Tech
NATAS Panel: Identify Business Strategy Before Innovating
Financial firms need to determine which systems best serve their strategy before completely overhauling their IT infrastructure
National Bank of Canada Taps TickSmith
The bank is using TickSmith's TickVault program to cope with volumes of quote and trade data that were exceeding the limits of traditional technologies.
Icap Taps OpenFin for Desktop Version of Fusion Data, Trading Portal
Icap is using OpenFin's technology to create a desktop version of its Fusion portal that also allows it to interoperate with other applications and data sources.
Thomson Reuters Releases Power Markets App on Eikon
The new tool will help power companies balance supply and consumption, and help traders plan day-ahead strategies.
MayStreet Bows DaaS Packet Capture, Data Processing
The cloud-based service allows clients to convert data from high-precision formats to those used for research and compliance.
SR Labs Snares Wombat Vet for Pre-Sales
Fellows previously spent nine years working with the Wombat product line that is now owned by SR Labs.
MayStreet Adds DaaS for US Equities, Futures & Options
The firm plans to extend the service to Europe and Asia in the coming months.
The Symphony Builds
Last week Symphony previewed its plans to expand beyond chat. Even still, not much has changed in the communication space.
Calypso President: Acquisition Means Greater Focus on Technology
Partner of acquiring firm expects double-digit growth out of Calypso going forward.
LSEG, Oslo Børs Extend Partnership
The new 5-year agreement will take effect April 2017
TriOptima Successfully Compress Swedish Krona Rate Swaps in Nasdaq
The service eliminated 40 percent of Nasdaq's outstanding swap inventory.
Exegy Enlists ISE, ATSs for Managed Reg SCI Compliance Service
The service helps firms and market operators comply with resiliance requirements and processes relating to data technology infrastructures.
Velocimetrics Launches "One-Stop Solution" for Data Tracking, Analytics, Quality Management
The VMX EndToEnd platform will allow data consumers and providers to replace solutions from multiple vendors that only address part of the monitoring spectrum.
Symphony Preps Apps, Life Beyond Chat
The messaging startup has laid out its roadmap for forays into the mobile and content-sharing spaces.
Perseus Pushes Global ‘Spend Mobility’ Program
The program allows firms to reassign connectivity spend without penalty as they switch strategies between geographical markets.
Markit Adds MOEX to FX Distribution Hub
Markit customers now have plug-and-play access to Moscow Exchange pricing and liquidity
BME Reduces Latency with BSO’s DMA Platform
The agreement helps non-members gain access to the Spanish Stock Exchange
Interactive Data Adds European, Asian Bonds to Liquidity Indicators
The indicators will help users estimate the volume of liquidity to support a trade, and to estimate how long they should hold a position.
IPC Suffers eSpeed Connectivity Outage
Nasdaq says IPC's service at eSpeed's primary datacenter was impacted by a power issue.
Icap Buys Out Hedge Fund Analytics Provider ENSO
The acquisition follows two prior investments in ENSO by Icap since 2013.
FXone Taps Beeks Cloud for NY-Tokyo Connectivity
The FX trading technology vendor is using Beeks' cloud capabilities to enter the Japanese market, where Beeks has had a presence since last year.
Corvil Launches MiFID 2-Compliant Latency Monitoring Tool
The vendor has adapted its existing latency management tools to cover the time-synchronization requirements of Europe's MiFID 2 rules.
PDQ ATS Turns to Eventus for Surveillance
PDQ Enterprise's CEO discusses why the ATS provider went with Eventus, while Eventus' CEO talks about how the vendor plans to grow after signing on PDQ, in addition to landing UBS in March.
Perseus Grows Asia Sales, Support
New hires Chan and Ng both have years of experience in the trading technology vendor and banking sectors, respectively.