Trading Tech
Firms Grapple with Updated Reporting Standards
ESMA is due to issue new clarifications on IFRS 9 and IFRS 15, which will impact capital markets firms and the technology they use for reporting purposes.
StatPro Revolution Performance to Focus on Scalability, Automation
StatPro Revolution upgrade will be launched in September.
NRI Partners with JPX for Second Proof of Concept on Blockchain, Focus on Securities
Nomura Securities, SBI Securities and Mitsubishi UFJ are among the firms that will also assist the project.
MiFID II is Getting Personal
Sensitive personal information about traders and decision-makers must be forwarded to regulators, leaving the industry seeing red
Data-as-a-Service Analytics Startup Kyper Taps WSH for Events Data
The platform will allow users to correlate WSH's predictive earnings events data against other sources of prices and news.
FSMLabs Releases SkyMap GPS Clock Validation Tool
The SkyMap software analyzes reception of GPS clock signals to obtain the most accurate time source and identify any obstructions.
Recognos Details How AI Can Help Back-Office Processes
Yesterday, Recognos unveiled improvements to its Reference Data Center utility offering, using, in part, machine learning and natural-language processing techniques.
UPDATE: Solarflare Sues over Patent Infringement, Exablaze Denies Accusations
Solarflare holds 91 US patents covering technology and processes for transmitting, receiving and processing data.
Shipping Info Vet Saunders Boards ClipperData
With more than 20 years of shipping and commodities industry experience, Saunders joins ClipperData's growing team of experienced industry executives.
OTC Markets Adds Data Connectivity via IPC
The addition of IPC provides market participants with another option to access OTC Markets' data.
trueEx Expanded for London Trading Hours
Swap execution facility expanded in response to demand from both the US and London.
Erste Securities Enters Warsaw Exchange Co-Lo
The Polish brokerage firm is the first exchange member to take space in the Warsaw Stock Exchange's co-location facility.
Morningstar Taps Lewis for Product Management
Lewis will be responsible for expanding the vendor's coverage of exchange-traded and contributed data across multiple asset classes.
Equinix Launches Data Hub to Drive Real-Time Analytics
The datacenter operator will store and process data in facilities close to data sources, avoiding the time and cost of transmitting data for analysis.
Open to Open Source
The benefits of using open-source software are too great to ignore for financial firms.
Borsa Istanbul Readies Equities Analytics
The exchange will launch the analytics with a 75 percent discount program.
EquiLend Connects to Eurex's Lending CCP
Loans in equities and ETFs in Europe and fixed-income securities are covered as part of connection.
Microsoft Partners with Blockchain Fintech R3
Microsoft Azure will be a preferred cloud platform for R3 consortium.
Gain’s GTX ECN Bows Binary Data Protocols
The new data delivery options will attract more clients seeking standardized offerings, officials say.
ClipperData Drills into US Oil Well Production
Modeling the output of individual oil wells allows the vendor to project US-wide oil production statistics.
Open Platform: Open Systems, Open Source, Open APIs… Open Opportunities?
Andrew Miller, managing director of consultancy Net Effect, outlines the opportunities offered by—and barriers to adopting—truly open systems.
Dan DeFrancesco: License to Build
Licensing is the key to open source continuing to prosper.
Reg AT: A Source (Code) of Contention
Regulation Automated Trading was created to protect market integrity and update the CFTC’s rules as algorithmic trading proliferates. There are many areas where there’s consensus agreement as to the benefits of this proposed regulation, but Anthony…