Trading Tech
CQG Releases Integrated Client 2013
Fresh order entry tools and keyboard shortcuts are among the upgrades to the software.
KLP Asset Management Chooses Quantifi for Interest Rate Derivatives
Nordic investment management firm KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS (KLP Asset Management) is using Quantifi's technology for risk management and the pricing of interest rate derivatives.
BankersAccuity Launches KYC Report to Address Know Your Customer Compliance
New due diligence report drives decision-making through comprehensive, accurate and verified data.
MarketPrizm Moves Into SGX
The new co-location infrastructure is the latest in MarketPrizm's move into Asia.
Icap Revamps Plus Stock Exchange Under New Name
Interdealer broker Icap has announced the launch of Icap Securities & Derivatives Exchange (ISDX), the remodeled version of the Plus Stock Exchange (Plus SX) acquired earlier this year.
Lessons Learned From the Mother of All Storms
Despite being devastating, Hurricane Sandy provided a valuable opportunity for firms to test their BCP contingencies. Did your firm pass or fail?
Datacom Debuts Trader-Tailored Monitoring Suite
New division will target banks, buy-side and network providers with cost-efficient feed monitoring tools.
Prescient Selects Connamara for Infrastructure
Prescient Ridge Management has signed Connamara Systems to design and implement a new trading infrastructure for its operation.
Dion Launches X-Gen 4 for STP
Dion Global Solutions has launched the latest version of its business process engine X-Gen.
Fifty Percent Not Preparing for T+2, Says Omgeo Survey
A study conducted by post-trade specialist Omgeo has found that half of the respondents are not preparing for a shortening of trade settlement cycles, despite an impending legislative requirement in Europe to do so.
Deutsche Bank Offers Outsourced Trade Cycle with dbIntegrate
Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of its dbIntegrate service, which utilizes the bank's venue connectivity and post-trade experience for a front-to-back office equities trading solution.
JSCC Extends Calypso Clearing Service to IRS
The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) has announced the introduction of Calypso for its interest rate swap counterparty clearing service.
LSE Group Names Hibernia Atlantic as Accredited Connectivity Partner
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group has named Hibernia Atlantic as an Accredited Connectivity Partner, part of the LSE Group’s new Customer Managed Connectivity (CMC) service, which allows customers direct access to its markets through Accredited…
SmartStream Reduces Reconciliations, Cash Management to T+0
Transaction life cycle management (TLM) specialist SmartStream has announced the release of a new service to offer combined reconciliations and cash management on a T+0 time frame.
CERN Implements TradingScreen for Pension Investments
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has selected TradingScreen to streamline its pension investment operation and provide best execution.
Data Volume, Velocity Necessitates In-Motion Analytics
David Wallace, global financial services marketing manager at Cary, NC-headquartered analytics provider SAS, says firms need in-motion analytics if they are to cope with the sheer volume and velocity of data today.
Increasing FX Venues Provide Options, Not Volume
At the recent FPL Americas conference in New York, a panel debated the cost/benefit of the raft of new foreign exchange ECNs that have popped up lately.
HFT's Delicate Balance
During a recent high-frequency trading webcast, industry leaders discussed the difficulties around creating an effective HFT environment, how to manage those costs, and how the market is evolving. It’s a delicate balance, but a necessary one for any…
Redline Reports Microsecond Benchmark in Futures Test
Ultra low-latency technology provider Redline says a futures latency test, performed with the CME, a prop trading firm, and the Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC), has presented the first tick-to-trade performance measure for its InRush 3…
Anthony Malakian: There’s No ‘Simple’ in Integration
Even in the face of constrained budgets, buy-side firms are still pushing forward on projects to combine their OMSs and EMSs. But, says Anthony, you can’t get the goods without the green.