Trading Tools
PitchBook Goes Public with Morningstar Data
PitchBook has integrated more than 50,000 public datasets from its parent company Morningstar.
Debt Platform Overbond Hires Ex-Bloomberg Exec Harrington
Before his most recent role at Eris Exchange, Harrington spent a decade at Bloomberg.
Money.Net Buys Scout Finance to Grow Mobile Apps, Debuts HTML5 Web Terminal
The acquisition of Scout's apps and development of a new interface will bolster its mobile presence nad facilitate client adoption.
Thomson Reuters Adds ESG Features to Eikon
ESG Peer View allows users to conduct industry and regional peer group analysis across ESG data metrics.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 97: C-Level Execs Talk Bitcoin, Fintechs, Cognitive Computing & Open-Source Tech
In separate interviews, executives from AQR, JPMorgan, Cboe and IBM discuss topics permeating the capital markets.
Intrinio Taps Quodd for Nasdaq Data
The combination of Quodd's APIs and datafeed technology with Intrinio's interface and SDKs make it easier for individual and enterprise users to access Nasdaq Basic data.
LiquidityBook Debuts LBX as Outsourced Trading Popularity Grows
Vendor debuts portfolio, order and execution management system for outsourced trading desks.
Barchart Enhances Free API Offering
The vendor is looking to take advantage of the gap left by Yahoo Finance, which has discontinued its API service.
In Capital Markets, Blockchain's Evolution Has Left the Bitcoin Model Behind
Axel Pierron of Opimas looks at five blockchain projects set to go live in 2018 that the industry should keep an eye on.
BNP Paribas Gets into 40 Act Business with Janus Henderson Deal
Andrew Dougherty of BNP Paribas Securities Services talks to WatersTechnology about this recent acquisition and what it means for unit going forward.
Panopticon Boosts Visualizations, Connectivity in Latest Release
The vendor highlights the addition of connectivity to Apache Kafka as a key feature of the new release, to support high-performance trading infrastructures.
PacificData Offshoot PD Analytics Bows Japanese Mobile Data App
The new app provides thousands of data points on Japanese listed companies.
Vietnam’s Saigon Securities Taps Horizon for Warrants and Futures Market-Making
The solution will help Saigon Securities build liquidity of its covered warrant products, and allow it to deal with the complexities around T+2 settlement.
FSB Warns Artificial Intelligence Could Present Systemic Risks
Emerging technology could fall outside the regulatory perimeter, and could be impossible for outsiders to fully comprehend.
Not Everyone’s a Convert for Fixed Income’s Move to Screen
Panelists at Risk USA discussed electronification’s slow advancement in fixed income, and debated just how necessary it is.
November 2017: AI: Turning Buy-Side Donkeys Into Thoroughbreds?
Artificial intelligence is no panacea, but it can help with buy-side decision-making, Victor says.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 93: Recaps of Sibos Toronto, Risk USA & Sifma DC
This week Anthony and James discuss some of the major stories to come out of three major conferences.
Vendors Accused of Over-Promising on Liquidity Rule
Two buy-side risk officers believe that the SEC put too much faith in the vendor community when making its liquidity rules, specifically for fixed income.
Thomson Reuters Launches Liquidity Tool
The new tool allows traders to analyze and predict current and future liquidity direction.
TickTrade Taps Data Vet Kennedy for Sales, Marketing
Kennedy joins TickTrade from Collaborative Financial Services Inc., a Toront-based consultancy that he co-founded.
JPMorgan Deploys Platform from In-Residence Graduate Mosaic Smart Data
Mosaic Smart Data is the first JPMorgan fintech graduate to see its product implemented throughout the financial giant’s operations.
JP Morgan Chief Data Scientist Departs for Cerberus AI Role
Afshar, a former academic and Goldman Sachs exec, will be responsible for building a proprietary AI platform and supporting team of data scientists.
Nasdaq Adds Earnings Sentiment Data to Analytics Hub
The new dataset provides signals based on sentiment analysis of statements made during corporate earnings announcements.
NEX Optimisation Gets First Third-Party Provider for Infinity Platform
The company partnered with post-trade payments solution provider Baton.