Inside Market Data/News
SoftSolutions Implements MillenniumIT Protocol for Borsa Italiana Bond Markets
London Stock Exchange-owned Borsa Italiana has rolled out Italian fixed income connectivity and trading software provider SoftSolutions' connectivity suite to support the implementation of the new data protocol from LSE-owned exchange technology provider…
StatPro Gives Asset Managers Access to Nasdaq Index Data on Revolution
Portfolio data and analytics software vendor StatPro is to make more than 41,000 indexes in the Nasdaq Global Index Family available to asset managers via its cloud-based Revolution analytics desktop platform, as a result of joining Nasdaq OMX's Elite…
Credit Benchmark Raises $7M, Unveils Consensus Ratings Service
London-based Credit Benchmark, a startup provider of consensus credit rating data, has raised $7 million to support the ongoing production rollout of its data service by funding new hires and the opening of a new office in New York.
ICE Taps Morningstar for NYSE Web Data
IntercontinentalExchange is rolling out financial data and web components from Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar to make market data available online via the New York Stock Exchange's redesigned website.
SGX Unveils PoP at HKEx, Opens Local Derivatives Office
The Singapore Exchange has opened its "liquidity hub" point of presence (PoP) in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's datacenter--the first step in a series of moves to facilitate closer cooperation between the exchanges, including setting up PoPs in each…
Tryd Partners Cellbroker, SolutionTech Tap Perseus LiquidPath
Cellbroker, a Brazilian provider of mobile trading solutions for stocks, commodities and currencies, and Rio de Janeiro-based trading technology platform vendor SolutionTech have rolled out low-latency fiber and microwave network provider Perseus Telecom…
NovaSparks, Thesys Ally for Accelerated Data
French FPGA feed handler and data platform provider NovaSparks and New York-based Thesys Technologies, a provider of low-latency data, trading and risk solutions have integrated their offerings so mutual clients can apply the performance gains of…
Dow Jones' Smith to Head B2B Professional Products
Dow Jones has appointed New York-based Dan Smith head of the vendor's Professional Information Business product team, which covers its DJX terminal, Risk & Compliance offering, Dow Jones Newswires and Factiva.
Chi-X Canada Taps TickSmith for Tick Database
Toronto-based alternative trading system Chi-X Canada plans to roll out an online service for market participants to access its historical trade and quote data within the coming months, using technology developed by Montreal-based historical tick data…
Broadpeak Adds Real-Time Limits Compliance to K3 Data Platform
Integration software provider Broadpeak Partners has added position limit monitoring functionality to its K3 data integration software to enable users to monitor real-time data on their current holdings against pre-set limits and track those trade…
Exchanges, FINRA Reveal CAT Operator Shortlist
US self-regulatory organizations, including US exchanges and regulator FINRA, have selected six potential candidates for the role of processor of the US consolidated audit trail (CAT), which will capture all trades, quotes, cancellations and other…
Lucena Moves QuantDesk Databases to Amazon Cloud
Atlanta, GA-based decision support analytics provider Lucena Research is migrating the infrastructure behind its QuantDesk predictive analytics platform to the Amazon Web Services cloud, to provide greater scalability to support its expanding customer…
Telx Opens Third NYC Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Telx has completed construction of a new 72,000 square foot datacenter at 32 Sixth Avenue, one year after first announcing the project (IMD, July 17, 2013).
World'Vest Base Builds Sharia Index for Egyptian Islamic Finance Association
The Egyptian Islamic Finance Association (EIFA), a Cairo-based Islamic banking organization, has rolled out an index of sharia-compliant Egyptian stocks compiled by company information and research provider World'Vest Base, with the goal of attracting…
RVS Appoints Elmer New CEO
Rate Validation Services, a provider of benchmark rate pricing services with offices in Singapore, London and Australia, recently named Lachlan Elmer chief executive, following the departure of former CEO Kevin Milne earlier this year.
BOAT Sails from Markit to Cinnober
Cinnober, a Swedish provider of exchange trading platforms and related market technologies, has acquired the Markit Trade Reporting service (also known as BOAT), and has taken over full responsibility for the over-the-counter trade reporting platform and…
Thomson Reuters to Step Up UBS Index Data Integration, Post-Acquisition
Thomson Reuters says it will continue to distribute data on the UBS Convertible Indexes via its Eikon terminal, Elektron network and datafeeds, after acquiring the convertible bond benchmarks from UBS, renaming them the Thomson Reuters Convertible…
Informa IS Adds Nasdaq Indexes to Fund Management Platforms
New York-based investment technology provider Informa Investment Solutions, a subsidiary of UK publisher Informa, is adding index data from Nasdaq OMX to its Zephyr StyleAdvisor and PSN Enterprise products, to provide its customer base of consultants and…
Thomson Reuters Renews, Adds to Icap Swaps Data Deal
Thomson Reuters has renewed a long-standing contract to distribute price data on US Treasury bonds and US dollar-denominated interest rate swaps from interdealer broker Icap via the page 19901 service on its Eikon desktop for an undisclosed term, and is…
RVS Incorporates OTC "Trade Evidence" into Rates Pricing
Benchmark rate pricing software vendor Rate Validation Services has launched a "trade-evidenced data service," dubbed Creator, which provides clients with consensus contributions, adjusted using actual executed trade data.
Startup Trendrating Gets $1M Funding Boost
Switzerland-based Trendrating, a provider of price trend and momentum ratings for equities, exchange-traded funds, indexes and currencies, has raised $1 million in seed funding--including an undisclosed sum from the investment fund run by former Thomson…
Bloomberg Names Bigley Global CMO
Bloomberg has promoted Deirdre Bigley to the role of global chief marketing officer, responsible for overseeing international marketing strategy for the vendor's products and services.
SPN Alliance Connects to Volta
The SPN Alliance, a network of telecommunication providers, vendors and carriers, has completed the installation of its dark fiber connectivity into Volta Data Centre's London datacenter on Great Sutton Street to provide its members with improved…
Mergermarket Completes £26M Perfect Info Buy
Financial publisher Mergermarket Group has closed its acquisition of London-based corporate data provider Perfect Information for £26 million from business publisher Centaur Media.