Trading Tech
Javelin Adds Traiana CreditLink Connection
Swap execution facility (SEF) operator Javelin Capital Markets has announced the go-live of its connection to Traiana CreditLink.
Altibase Taps Red Hat for Cloud Database
Fort Lee, NJ-based in-memory database provider Altibase has switched the operating system for its Amazon Web Services deployment of its Altibase HDB Cloud database platform from running on SUSE Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which officials say will…
Liquid Adds Pre-Trade Risk and Compliance Tools to OEMS
Liquid Holdings, the trading and risk management platform provider to emerging hedge funds, has added new options trading capabilities, expanded global equities markets coverage, and compliance controls to its order and execution management system (OEMS)…
TradeGuard is Nasdaq's New Risk Management Product
Nasdaq OMX has expanded and rebranded its risk management solution, FTEN, now known as TradeGuard.
Bureau van Dijk Addresses Counterparty, Supplier Risk
The vendor of company data will blend users' data with its own data and display the results on bespoke dashboards to help financial firms understand their counterparty and supplier risk
Metropol Partners Signs SunGard Ambit for CIM
SunGard has announced that Zurich-based Metropol Partners has deployed its Ambit Client Information Management (CIM) software.
Morningstar Australia Ticker Plant to Cut Latency by 100ms
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has set up a ticker plant in its Sydney, Australia datacenter to provide lower-latency content via its datafeeds to local trading firms.
Options Hosting Clients Get Microwave CME Data via Quincy
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options is making low-latency microwave connectivity vendor Quincy Data's QED (Quincy Extreme Data) service available to its clients hosted at Options' server cage in Equinix's NY4 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ.
Four Capital Partners Taps Linedata for Order Management, Compliance
London-based Four Capital Partners Limited will expand on its relationship with solutions provider Linedata, adding Linedata Global Hedge's order management and compliance modules to its portfolio management module already in use.
TeraExchange Connects to Traiana's CreditLink
With the move, the cross-asset swap execution facility (SEF) covering rates, credit, and foreign exchange contracts will now provide clients two different choices for pre-trade credit check.
Invesco Chooses Portware as its EMS
Atlanta-based Invesco has selected Portware Enterprise as the centralized hub for execution management across all of its asset classes.
Itaú AM Taps Omgeo for Automated Post-Trade Processes
Brazil’s largest investment manager, Itaú Asset Management, has implemented Omgeo services for central trade matching and settlement instruction capabilities.
Nasdaq Opens Bangalore Tech Unit
Nasdaq OMX has announced the opening of a new office in Bangalore, India, dedicated to technology development.
BBVA Adds Neoris, AuthenWare for Employee Identification
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has enlisted the services of consultancy Neoris and biometrics firm AuthenWare, to develop a system of cyberbiometrics for employee identification purposes.
WSNS Adds Another IXnet Vet, Brad Lutz
Wall Street Network Solutions has named Bradford Lutz chief administrative officer, to support the company's next phase of growth and global expansion, officials say.
FSMLabs Bows Cloud Time-Sync App
Precision time synchronization solution provider FSMLabs has released TimeKeeper Cloud, a version of its TimeKeeper appliance running on Amazon Web Services that ensures consistent timing between distributed trading applications for effective trading and…
Asset Management Shift Inspires IT Transformation Among Middle Eastern Banks
While markets along the Persian Gulf have conspicuously built up financial infrastructure in recent years to attract foreign firms and capital, local banks elsewhere in the Middle East are bolstering their technological capacity to do precisely the…
IXcellerate Taps Cladingbowl as Tech Adviser
Russian datacenter provider IXcellerate has appointed Peter Cladingbowl senior technology adviser, responsible for assisting the company's operations team in developing its Moscow One datacenter campus and in the selection process for the Moscow Two…
Abacus Teams With Global Relay for Message Archiving
Abacus Group, a New York-based provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has partnered with Global Relay, a Vancouver-based provider of hosted email archiving, messaging and compliance services, to institute a message…
RapidMiner ‘Mines' Menzies' Experience to Grow Sales, Partners
Cambridge, Mass.-based predictive analytics provider RapidMiner has hired financial technology sales veteran Andy Menzies as chief revenue officer, responsible for the vendor's sales, business development and customer support functions.
ITRS, Excelian Partner on Murex Systems Monitoring
The monitoring software provider and specialist consultancy are collaborating on real-time system performance metrics and monitoring for cross-asset trading and risk management platform Murex.
Solarflare Releases Network Server Security Solution
Solarflare, a California-based producer of 10 gigabit ethernet (10GbE) networking software and hardware, has launched a distributed, active security solution that is implemented within network servers, the prime targets of cyber security breaches.
Tass Signs Etrali for Unified Trading Communications
German institutional bond trading firm Tass Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH (Tass) has deployed a unified trading communications solution from Etrali Trading Solutions across its trading floors in London and Hofheim, Germany.