Trading Tech
Tradier Offers Discounted MotiveWave Analytics Access
Cloud-based brokerage platform Tradier is offering clients access to analytics provider MotiveWave's tools at discounted rates or free of charge, depending on the level of trading they conduct via the platform.
Scivantage Integrates TickSmith Tick Data
Online brokerage technology provider Scivantage has incorporated Montreal-based startup tick data provider TickSmith Corp.'s historical intraday and end-of-day tick data into its Scivantage Investor brokerage platform to provide its clients with…
Eagle Alpha Bows Social Data ‘Influencer' Lists for Quant Traders
Startup social media data provider Eagle Alpha has released Quant Offering, a stream of posts from targeted subject lists of around 10,000 individuals on Twitter that the vendor has deemed market-moving influencers, which it says will boost the…
BNP Paribas Connects to The Order Machine
BNP Paribas has connected to The Order Machine (TOM) to access shares, derivatives and exchange-traded funds transacted on the Dutch multilateral trading facility (MTF).
Nasdaq Breaks New Ground with FX Surveillance Module
Nasdaq OMX has announced the release of a surveillance platform specifically designed to monitor trading activity in foreign-exchange (FX) markets, named Smarts FX Trade Surveillance.
Fonetic to Set Up Shop in US
Madrid-based Fonetic has created a New York-based entity, Fonetic USA, for selling its voice recognition and linguistics analytics software. It will be led by Simon Richards, previously VP of global sales and marketing.
HFN Wireless Network Halves Latency Between NJ2, NY4 Datacenters
Paramus, NJ-based network provider Hudson Fiber Network (HFN) has gone live with a new radio frequency (RF) wireless route between two key datacenter locations in New Jersey, halving the latency of HFN's previous fiber-only routes between the facilities.
Extending 'Continuum of Innovation', BlackRock and Tradeweb Ally on Electronic Rates Trading
A recently announced and newly-integrated electronic trading solution will fuse Tradeweb's marketplace with Aladdin for order management, pricing, and execution of interest rate products and derivatives, serving only to deepen one the industry's longest…
CdR Capital Taps Advent Software for Wealth Management Solution
Switzerland-based private investment firm CdR Capital has selected Advent Software’s wealth management solution, Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), to support its portfolio and client relationship management practices.
Interactive Data Names Lauterbach President, Managed Solutions
Market data vendor Interactive Data has hired Joachim Lauterbach as president, global head and chairman of the board of Interactive Data Managed Solutions (IDMS).
LarrainVial Selects Raptor for Connectivity
Raptor Trading Systems has announced that Chilean broker LarrainVial, one of the largest financial institutions in the LatAm region, has implemented its connectivity platform for market accessibility.
Codestreet Builds First Sell-Side Corporate-Bond Dark Pool
New York-based software vendor Codestreet is taking a shot at the electronic corporate-bond market, one of the toughest to gain a foothold in within recent memory. Its play is to preserve the power of the broker-dealers, a group that's been losing its…
As the Japanese Market Matures, Risk Checks Take Center Stage
During a panel discussion at this year's Tokyo Trading Architecture Summit, end users talked about how they are investing in new technologies for pre- and post-trade risk checks, and how these solutions are becoming a competitive differentiator.
Tackling Teething Troubles: Examining the Current State of the OTC Derivatives Market
The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market is in the midst of a global regulatory restructure. Authorities in Europe, Asia and the US are currently rolling out schemes that have been years in the making, establishing different trading venues,…
CME, TriOptima Pair on OTC Trade Repository Reporting
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has tapped over-the-counter (OTC) derivative post-trade services provider TriOptima, owned by interdealer broker Icap, to provide data verification and portfolio reconciliation of trading data through its Swap Data…
Bitcoin Hedge Fund Launches with SS&C
Coin Capital Management, led by Samuel Cahn and Drew Sommer, has launched a new fund for institutional investors looking to buy and hold Bitcoin.
Hanweck Associates Adds European, Asian Markets to Analytics Feed, Historical Database
Options analytics provider Hanweck Associates is expanding the global coverage of its VoleraFeed real-time datafeed of implied volatilities and Greek values for options on equities, indexes and futures, as well as its hosted tick database of historical…
Infront Enhances Navigation Options in Data Terminal
Norwegian data vendor Infront has released version 6 of its market data terminal in an effort to provide its buy- and sell-side clients with more effective search functionality and an easier-to-navigate platform, officials say.
Dark Pools Are Growing, but Regulations Loom
According to studies conducted by consultancy Celent, dark pool trading in the US has steadily risen since 2008.
Exegy Releases Version 3.2 of Data Appliances, API
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant vendor Exegy has released versions 3.2 of its hardware-accelerated Ticker Plant and Market Data System appliances as well as its Exegy Client API, which will deliver twice the raw data input capacity of previous…
Six Partners CME Europe for Tri-Party Collateral Platform
Six Securities Services and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group's (CME) European derivatives venue, CME Europe, have announced an agreement to provide a European collateral management platform for both banks and buy-side firms.
SunGard Debuts Risk Reporting Service
SunGard has launched its Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service, which provides hedge funds with independently validated data and analytics for due diligence and risk management strategies.
Macrobond Opens New York Office, Readies New Version of Workstation
Swedish time-series data and analytics vendor Macrobond Financial has established a new sales and support office in New York to service its growing customer base of US investment banks and hedge funds, as well as existing European clients with a US…
TradingScreen Launches PairsHub
Technology vendor TradingScreen has debuted PairsHub, its electronic execution interface that connects with pair-trading algorithms from tier-one investment banks.