Trading Tech
ASIC Picks First Derivatives Platform for Market Surveillance
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has chosen Delta Stream from Northern Ireland-based technology vendor First Derivatives as its new market surveillance system.
Bursa Malaysia Selects Nasdaq Tech
Nasdaq OMX has announced that its X-Stream Inet technology will power securities trading at Bursa Malaysia.
Linedata Releases Icon Upgrades
Technology vendor Linedata has released the latest upgrades for its fund accounting and administration platform, Icon.
SS&C and Abacus Pair Up on Connectivity
Connecticut-based SS&C Technologies has teamed up with Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, to provide investment firms hosting their platforms on the AbacusFLEX private cloud with a turnkey global FIX…
Instinet Adds Multi-Strategy to Commission Management Tool
Agency-only broker Instinet has launched an enhanced version of Plazma, its multi-asset commission management platform.
Orc Launches Pre-Trade Risk Management Tool
Swedish technology provider Orc has launched a new solution to help banks and brokers to monitor pre-trade risk.
DSF Deploys Orange
Paris-based broker DSF Markets has rolled out Orange's Open Trade system alongside the telecoms company's voice recording solution.
CounterpartyLink Releases KYC Compliance Index
Legal entity intelligence firm CounterpartyLink, also known as CPL, will make a know-your-client (KYC) compliance index, as well as deeper beneficial ownership information to 10 percent levels, available on its web-based service, CPL Online.
Fidelity Unveils Buy-Side Execution Venue, Plans Dark Pool 'Scorecard'
Fidelity Capital Markets, the institutional trading division of Fidelity Investments, has launched a new execution venue dubbed the Block Liquidity Opportunity Cross, or BLOX. The venue is a carved-out section of CrossStream, the firm's alternative…
Citi Joins with Tradable for FX
Foreign exchange (FX) platform Tradable has announced a partnership with Citi, which will allow brokers on its platform to transact with the bank through its CitiFX TradeStream.
Iowa BD Turns to SunGard for Social Media Surveillance
Iowa-based broker-dealer Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services announced today its adoption of SunGard's Protegent Social Media Surveillance for regulatory compliance and monitoring of its advisors' online activity.
Infrastructure, Optimization Tools Imperative for New Swaps Execution
A modernized US swaps market portends benefits as well as costs for the buy side. But most of all, experts say, it means building technology that can cope─independently─with change.
IPC Survey Reveals Tech Spend Shifting to Cloud, Away from HFT
Of over 120 respondents to a survey by communications technology vendor IPC at the Futures Industry Association (FIA) Chicago event, three out of four say technology spend will increase in 2013, driven mostly by a pursuit of increased efficiency, with…
Xenomorph, Numerix Pair on Derivatives Trade Pricing
The providers of data management and derivatives valuation analytics say users of Numerix's Portfolio solution will now have integrated access to Xenomorph's TimeScape system, forming a complete risk management function.
Letting the Multi-Asset Genie Out to Breathe
Going multi-asset may help your returns, but there are hidden costs and complexities.
CME Clearing Europe Joins Euroclear's Collateral Network
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Clearing Europe has become a member of Euroclear Bank's Collateral Highway, which facilitates processes such as tri-party collateral management through operating agreements.
SuperDerivatives Aims to Shake Up Display Market with Low-Cost Alternative, App Store
DGX marks SuperDerivatives' entry into the data terminal business, leveraging its expertise in pricing and real-time data.
OpenGamma Preps Hosted Data, Analytics
Managed service version of OpenGamma's risk analytics infrastructure will target smaller firms with fewer technology resources.
Flexibility Key to Infrastructure Agility, Responsiveness
Despite the economic environment dictating high-level sign-off on new technology deployments —- something that is becoming harder to obtain-— firms must build an element of flexibility into their market data infrastructures if they are to create best-of…