Trading Tech
Hedge Funds Tap Shared Services Ahead of Swaps Futurization
At Markit's annual user conference this week, buy-side executives explained how testing the clearing waters as early as 2011, and leaning on external providers, have helped them through a period of upheaval and occasional late night surprises.
BATS Chi-X Europe Receives FCA Approval for RIE Status
One of the largest multilateral trading facility (MTF) operators, BATS Global Markets, has received approval from UK regulators to change the designation of BATS Chi-X Europe to a Recognized Investment Exchange (RIE).
MTS Prepares to Launch US Fixed-Income Platform
Fixed-income trading marketplace MTS has announced that it will launch a bond platform for US institutional entities, and has registered a US subsidiary in the process.
Trading Technologies Expands X_Trader Functionality
Trading Technologies has announced that, in addition to adjusting its price bands, its X_Trader Product will be updated with new functionality previously only available in the enhanced edition of the software.
Nasdaq to Begin Displaying Customer Latency
Nasdaq OMX has partnered with Corvil, the Dublin-based latency monitoring specialist, to provide performance measurement details and diagnostic tools in the form of on-demand historical packet capture files.
Eqecat Signs Fermat Capital Management
The catastrophe modeling software vendor will provide Fermat, a $4.3 billion asset manager and specialist in insurance-linked securities (ILS), its RQE version 13 platform.
BNP Paribas, Clearstream Go Live with Collateral Management
BNP Paribas Securities Services and Clearstream have announced that their collateral management service for mutual clients has gone live.
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SBI Taps smartTrade for FX Order Routing and Liquidity Aggregation
SBI Liquidity Market, a Japanese foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure solution and liquidity provider, has selected smartTrade Technologies' LiquidityFX trading system to provide aggregation service and smart order routing.
Nordea Implements SimCorp's Broker Strategy Function
Nordea's Investment Management arm, which executes with an array of ten brokers, has streamlined its trading operations with the new tool, part of SimCorp's Dimension order management solution.
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Joins BT Radianz Cloud
The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) has become a member of the BT Radianz Cloud network, according to an announcement from the British telecoms company.
IP Trade Integrates Red Box for Voice Recording
Trading communications system provider IP Trade has announced that it will partner Red Box Recorders, integrating the firm's technology into its own for video and voice call recording.
Deutsche Börse Combines Market Data, Tech Arms
The exchange operator's new Market Data + Services segment, headed by managing director Holger Wohlenberg, will bring together its external technology, connectivity, market data, and analytics offerings.