Inside Market Data/News
Swann Glides into Xtrakter Data Role
European fixed-income trade matching and regulatory reporting service provider Xtrakter has appointed Kevin Swann as head of data, responsible for the development and commercial direction of the company's data products.
Rimes Adds Nasdaq Global Index Family to Data Service
Benchmark and economic data provider Rimes Technologies is now publishing Nasdaq OMX's global index family on its Benchmark Data Service, to provide joint asset manager and custodian clients with access to Nasdaq's alternative benchmarks for tracking…
Perseus Launches Hybrid Transatlantic NJ-Frankfurt Route
New York-based fiber and microwave network provider Perseus Telecom has established a new hybrid transatlantic route between Secaucus, NJ and Frankfurt─which combines fiber and wireless hops─to meet demand from US and German-based market makers and…
Solace Signs Clarke… Again
Crispin Clarke has rejoined hardware messaging platform provider Solace Systems in Toronto as senior vice president of its global accounts team, responsible for ensuring the vendor's internal resources—from sales and support to professional services,…
Updata Drills IIR Energy for Analytic Tools
UK-based technical analysis software vendor Updata has partnered with Houston, Texas-based supply-side energy market data provider IIR Energy to develop a new set of analytical tools for energy traders and analysts that leverage IIR Energy data covering…
KVH Lowers Latency on CME-Asia Routes
Tokyo-based datacenter and hosting provider KVH has upgraded its network between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in Aurora, Illinois and the Japan (JPX) and Singapore (SGX) stock exchanges in Asia, to provide low latency access for Chicago- and…
Nanospeed Adds FPGA Eurex Data Support
London-based startup hardware provider Nanospeed has added support for the T7 trading architecture utilized by Deutsche Börse’s Eurex derivatives market to its FPGA-accelerated Nano-TG ultra-low-latency trading gateway for futures and options markets,…
Bucharest Exchange Readies Index Expansion
The Bucharest Stock Exchange plans to launch two new indexes plus supporting data this year and to revise its existing Bucharest Stock Exchange Trading Index (BET) index family, in a move to turn its indicators into more accurate representations of the…
FIX Preps ITCH Data Protocol Integration
Standards association FIX Trading Community is working to incorporate elements of Nasdaq OMX’s ITCH data protocol into the FIX Protocol, to create an industry data standard that combines the efficiency of binary ITCH messages with the flexibility and…
Equinix Mulls NY5 Microwave Growth After BATS Migration, Eyes Asia-Pac Metro Microwaves
Datacenter provider Equinix is considering expanding its capacity for radio frequency data transmission at its NY5 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ, after US stock and options exchange operator BATS Global Markets announced plans last month to migrate its BATS…
FactSet Wraps Revere Schema Integration
FactSet Research Systems has completed the integration of data from San Francisco-based research and industry classification provider Revere Data, after acquiring the vendor six months ago for an undisclosed sum, and is now conducting research to…
Bloomberg, Markit Seal PMI Data Distribution Deal
Bloomberg has announced that it will begin distributing Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys via the Bloomberg Professional terminal service from Mar. 24, to provide subscribers with real-time access to Markit's PMI indicators of business…
Carbon Market Data Rolls out Kazakh Emissions Database, Adds EU Data
London-based emissions data vendor Carbon Market Data has launched a new database of Kazakh companies and their carbon emissions, to provide its clients with information on the country's emissions trading scheme, which started in January 2013.
Stoxx Names Former Banker Andreetto Sales Head
European index provider Stoxx has hired Matteo Andreetto as global head of sales, based in London, with responsibility for the strategic positioning of the vendor's indexes, and for leading sales activities with sell-side and buy-side clients.
Equinix Appoints Li China MD
Datacenter provider Equinix has appointed Sainti Li as its managing director for China, responsible for expanding the company's business in the region.
Redline Bows Osaka Data Handler
Low-latency market data technology and trading gateway provider Redline Trading Solutions has released support for low-latency market data from the Osaka Securities Exchange's J-Gate trading system in Redline's InRush 3 ticker plant.
Profile Software Readies Market Data Mobile App
Athens-based technology provider Profile Software has launched a new mobile app, dubbed Plexus, which allows users to monitor real-time data and news on their iPhone and iPad devices.
ITG Launches Trading Cost Index, App
Agency brokerage and trading technology provider ITG unveiled a new index today, Wednesday, March 19, that tracks daily transaction costs across different regions and assets, to provide portfolio managers and traders with a quick, aggregate view of…
Markit Bows Securities Finance Data Platform
Markit has launched a new online securities lending data platform that combines the vendor's daily global securities financing data-covering $15 trillion of securities in the lending programs of over 20,000 institutional funds, short interest data and…
Consultancy D-fine Deploys SuperDerivatives DGX Terminals
German quantitative and technical consulting firm D-fine is rolling out data, pricing and risk management software vendor SuperDerivatives' DGX data and news terminal to its consultants, freeing them from inflexible fee schedules offered by other…
9W Search Bows Mobile Company Data Query App
Financial search engine provider 9W Search has launched a mobile app for iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone devices and Android tablets and smartphones, to make it easy for investors to obtain answers to any question about US public company data.
Anova, AOptix Begin Low-Latency Laser Net Build
Chicago-based low-latency network provider Anova Technologies has begun construction on a laser link to connect datacenters in the New York and New Jersey metro area.
Bloomberg Launches Software Provider Partner Program
Bloomberg's Enterprise Solutions and Trading Solutions business units have established a formal partnership program to enable third-party financial software providers to connect to Bloomberg applications and market data to provide its customers with…
Equinix Taps Custom Connect for Dubai Datacenter Connectivity
Datacenter provider Equinix is rolling out the connectivity solutions of Custom Connect, a Netherlands-based provider of high-performance fiber and microwave networks, at its International Business Exchange datacenter in Dubai, to boost its presence in…