Trading Tech
OptionMetrics Adds Europe Data
New York-based options data vendor OptionMetrics has added expanded exchange coverage and enhanced proprietary models for calculating dividends to its product for European historical equity and index option prices, and implied volatility data.
CQG Bolsters TradeFlow Tools
Denver, Colo.-based data and analytics vendor CQG is in the process of migrating clients to the latest release of its charting software, which includes new studies for using other traders' activity to identify and predict price trends.
Essex Radez Rolls Out Hosted Historical Ticks
Market maker and trading technology provider Essex Radez will this week launch a new historical data product that provides hosted access to historical tick data going back to August 2006.
UBS Launches Structured Products Trading Platform
NEW YORK-Global investment banking giant UBS went into production with its Web-based structured products trading platform, SI Trader, late last week, UBS officials tell DWT .
Panel: FX E-Trading Flourishing in Asia
SINGAPORE-Growth in the foreign exchange (FX) market in Asia is leading to major operational changes in the way both buy-side and sell-side institutions do business, according to Justyn Trenner, CEO of market research firm ClientKnowledge. Summing up a…
Nymex, MX Ready New Canadian Bourse
NEW YORK-The Alberta-based Canadian Resources Exchange (Carex), a joint venture between the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and the Montréal Exchange (MX), is set to launch in the first quarter of 2008, although it might hit some regulatory snags…
Expert: Sell Side Leads in Mifid Readiness
LONDON-Sell-side firms are in a better position than their buy-side counterparts when it comes to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive's (Mifid's) best-execution requirement, concludes a white paper by the Best Execution Subject Group of the…
FPL Preps Algo Schema Launch
LONDON-The new FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXATDL) is set to launch in the first quarter of 2008, FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL) officials tell DWT .
Fimat to Develop Margining Module
NEW YORK-Global brokerage Fimat Group will be looking to develop new technology to create a convertible bonds portfolio margining module to be available in the first quarter of next year, brokerage officials tell DWT .
OMX Readies New Feed, Content
Nordic exchange operator and technology provider OMX will launch a low-latency market depth feed of Nordic equity data in November, and will add new content sets to its existing Targin datafeed later this month, officials tell Inside Market Data .
Nasdaq's New Toy
Ever since the Nasdaq Stock Market announced the purchases it made at the Boston Stock Exchange's (BSE's) estate sale the last week, one thing that puzzles many in the industry is what Nasdaq will do with its new clearing license.
Limas Rolls Out Tullett Prebon FX Data
Jakarta, Indonesia-based data vendor Limas Centric Indonesia last week unveiled plans to add foreign exchange data from interdealer broker Tullett Prebon's data arm to its Limas StockWatch Desktop terminal and Web-based StockWatch Retail product, as well…
MiFID's New World Order
As the Nov. 1 MiFID deadline draws near, it is becoming clear that it will take much more time and work to clarify what the new rules mean, and how investors, managers and brokers will behave in the post-MiFID world order. By Bill Haney, European…
Swift Ratchets Up Aggressiveness
BOSTON-The annual Sibos user conference kicked off last week as Swift chairman Yawar Shah and new CEO Lázaro Campos engaged the audience with Swift's new aggressive strategy to win increased market share and improve product and service offerings.
CBOT Suffers Second Trading Snag
CHICAGO-Open-outcry traders on the Chicago Board of Trade grain markets were forced to enter their orders manually as the exchange's electronic order routing network went down last week, say exchange officials.
Central Africa to Gain New Exchange
LIBREVILLE, GABON-A new multi-nation Central African regional exchange is set to go live in the middle of next year, DWT has learned .
Need for Speed: Advice in the Thin Client/Fat Client Debate
Developing a trading system is like trying to build a race car: The faster you want it to go, the larger-and potentially heavier-the engine can become. This is the dilemma of building a trading system: the need for speed versus the desire to avoid…
LSE, Borsa Italiana Complete Merger
LONDON & MILAN-Officials from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Borsa Italiana announced last week their organizations completed their merger.
Nasdaq Seeks Second Protected Quote
NEW YORK-The Nasdaq Stock Market plans to establish a second protected quote from the assets it is set to purchase from the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE), according to Nasdaq officials, who spoke during an analyst call last week.
Thai Bourse Upgrades Matching Engine
HONG KONG-The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is investing $1.5 million to move to a new trading engine by the beginning of next year and upgrade network connectivity in 2009. The changes are part of SET's latest IT plan, dubbed the "Next Generation…
Saxo Taps Aegis for Exchange Simulation
COPENHAGEN-Online foreign exchange (FX) trading firm Saxo Bank has selected Aegis Software's product to replace its legacy FIX and exchange-specific messaging protocol connectivity testing system, bank officials tell DWT .
Capis to Distribute Research Via Pivot
DALLAS-Agency brokerage Capital Institutional Services (Capis) announced today, Oct. 1, that it will start distributing independent research via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) connections using the Pivot 360 platform from Pivot.