Trading Tech
Quote MTF to Name Clearing Partner
BUDAPEST-A new Hungarian multilateral trading facility (MTF), dubbed Quote MTF, is set to name its clearinghouse later this week, officials tell DWT .
BT to Take Turret Support to Radianz
NEW YORK-Telecommunications and turret provider BT plans to deliver trading turret support via its Radianz Shared Market Infrastructure beginning in April, according to vendor officials.
Cloudy concept, clear gains
In an industry beset by acronyms, ‘cloud computing’ has become the latest buzzword and it is yet to be fully understood, let alone implemented, across the buy side. The term means different things to different firms, but it varies subtly to the ASP and…
Xignite Fires up BATS Data
Web services-based data provider Xignite is expanding the range of US equities datasets it can provide to clients, with the addition of quotes and market depth from the BATS Exchange.
BT Readies Ultra Network for London Rollout
BT Global Financial Services is preparing to launch its low-latency Ultra Access network in London, to provide low-latency connectivity to exchanges and multilateral trading facilities in the city.
Mob Index Shows 'Smart' Flows
A Wall Street data technology executive has created an online analytical tool, dubbed the Mob Index, that consolidates data on trading volume and open interest across different countries and exchanges, to provide an indicator of institutional sentiment…
Thomson Reuters Deepens NewsScope
Thomson Reuters will this week expand its NewsScope Archive to provide access to more than 20 years' of news stories tagged with metadata for use in algorithmic trading applications, and has added more third-party data sources as inputs for building or…
Misys Looks to Global Expansion
NEW YORK-To cope with the current state of the U.S. economy, applications software and services vendor Misys is looking to expand more aggressively into new geographic locations and strengthen its operations globally in 2009, DWT has learned.
dynaTrace Debuts Full-Cycle System
BOSTON-Application performance management solution provider dynaTrace software has launched the third version of its dynaTrace product, officials say.
Firms: Business as Usual as Snow Snarls U.K.
LONDON-Despite the disruption caused by the heaviest snowfall the southeast of the U.K. has seen in 18 years on Monday, Feb. 2, investment banks officials claim they were able to operate and have not suffered any major problems.
Virtualizing the Grid
Investment firms with any technology vision already have a grid in place and, if they want to stay ahead of the pack, they have more than one. The next step is making sure the grid is ready to operate at a moment's notice for the next major project. This…
Panel: Multi-Asset Trading Set to Grow
LONDON-Although multi-asset trading has been gaining traction in the financial industry in the last few years, firms have yet to adopt it across a wide range of instruments, say industry participants.
NYSE Arca Europe Plans to Go Live in Q1
PARIS-Exchange operator NYSE Euronext plans to launch its NYSE Arca Europe multilateral trading facility (MTF) later this quarter, after the migration of the exchange's equities trading to its new Universal Trading Platform (UTP), officials tell DWT .
Ágora Deploys Progress Apama CEP Platform
São Paulo, BRAZIL-Ágora Corretora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, a division of Banco Bradesco, has selected Progress Apama's complex event processing (CEP) technology to power its algorithmic trading strategies, officials announced today, Feb. 9.
IG Taps SkylerTech for Consolidated Data
UK-based derivatives trading firm IG Group has deployed Skyler Technology's C3 Liquidity Discovery Solution (LDS) to support market making in contracts for difference (CFDs) and financial spread betting markets.
CME Focuses on Globex, Integration in 2009
CHICAGO-Exchange operator CME Group plans to integrate the membership systems of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the acquired New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) by the end of this quarter.
3Tera Ups Operating Systems Support
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF.-Cloud computing technology provider 3Tera plans to roll out the general release version of its AppLogic grid operating system-designed to enable utility computing for running and scaling Web applications-tomorrow, Feb. 3, say…
Trimming the Fat? Or Cutting to the Bone?
In the event that we're lucky enough not to know someone whose job has been directly affected by the financial crisis, the current layoff frenzy sweeping the entire economy serves as a reminder that although the recession may have been sparked by…
Aleri Bolsters Risk Analytics
Chicago-based software vendor Aleri is developing a risk analytics library to help clients address growing demand for real-time risk analysis in their trading operations.
euNetworks Expands in Germany
Low-latency network service provider euNetworks is completing the rollout of its German-wide area network, connecting all its metropolitan area networks (MANs) within the country with high-speed, high-capacity fiber technologies.
Chi-Tech Ups European Feed Coverage
Chi-Tech, the technology and data vendor known as Cicada prior to its purchase by multilateral trading facility Chi-X, is expanding the European feed coverage of its MarketPrizm algorithmic trading infrastructure, and is adapting its technology to…
Clearing the Way for Dynamic Grids
Dynamic computing grids are said to be the next frontier for investment firms looking to maximize compute power, but just how to construct them remains unclear. Sibling publication Waters assembled a distinguished panel at City#Grid 2008 to discuss the…
Plus Markets Preps Dark Pool Launch
LONDON-U.K.-based equity stock exchange Plus Markets plans to launch its dark pool of liquidity for small and mid-cap securities by the end of the month, officials tell DWT .
Equinix Signs New Clients for NY4 Datacenter
NEW YORK-Datacenter provider Equinix will be announcing the addition of several new clients on its Secaucus, N.J.-based New York-4 (NY4) International Business Exchange (IBX) facility within the next two weeks.