Inside Market Data/News
ICE to Migrate Nybot Data Feeds, Tech
The Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange is planning to combine its data with market data from the New York Board of Trade, which ICE acquired in January, on a single datafeed, as well as via a new broadcast feed to be developed specifically for…
Nasdaq OMX Targets Data Growth
Nasdaq and Nordic exchange group OMX, which announced plans to merge as Inside Market Data went to press on Friday, say that the proposed takeover will allow the combined exchange group to provide broader and richer market data, and to increase its…
BEA Announces CEP, Real-Time Platform
Enterprise software vendor BEA Systems will this week announce the upcoming launch of WebLogic Event Server and the release of version 2.0 of its WebLogic Real-Time platform this summer, which will improve the ability of Java-coded applications to handle…
SuperDerivatives Launches Cross-Asset Correlation Data
Derivatives data and pricing software vendor SuperDerivatives will this week launch an end-of-day correlation data service, having rolled it out to a number of banks and hedge funds as part of a “soft launch” during recent weeks.
LSE Preps Low-Latency ‘Channel’ Pilot
The London Stock Exchange will begin piloting a new low-latency feed delivery option when the exchange introduces its TradeElect trading platform on June 18, officials say.
CBOT Traders Await LDB Decision
Traders who use the Chicago Board of Trade's Liquidity Data Bank volume data to support trading strategies are concerned that the product will be withdrawn if the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's proposed takeover of the CBOT goes ahead.
Interfax Seeks Bloomberg Boost with News Trial
Russian news and market data agency Interfax is offering a free, two-week trial of its content to all Bloomberg Professional terminal users, starting today, Monday May 21, in a bid to increase usage of Interfax's content via Bloomberg.
STAC: Multi-Core Suns Tame Opera
Using a technology stack comprising the latest multi-core Sun Microsystems hardware and operating systems could enable firms to handle anticipated data traffic rises for the Options Price Reporting Authority's data feed while also reducing their hardware…
vwd Preps for Listed Status
As Inside Market Data went to press Friday, German market data vendor vwd group announced plans to go public and raise further capital in the second half of 2007 by completing a long-awaited downstream merger process with börsen-informations-systeme (b.i…
Telekurs to Merge with SWX, SIS
The SWX Swiss Exchange is expected to combine elements of its data infrastructure with those of data vendor and payment services provider Telekurs Group under plans for a three-way merger announced by the exchange last week that also incorporates…
Xinhua Growth Prompts Shared Group
Xinhua Finance last week announced the creation of a shared services group designed to meet the strategic development needs of the Shanghai-based vendor and its Xinhua Finance Media (XFM) subsidiary, which distributes Xinhua's content via various…
Reuters Board, Analysts OK Thomson Deal
Analysts last week reacted positively to Thomson Corp.'s proposed takeover of Reuters, saying that the deal should enable the combined vendor to offer more competitive products and pricing structures to compete against market leader Bloomberg.
Townsend, Zacks Combine Wares
Trading software and data vendor Townsend Analytics is integrating its RealTick front end with the research content and analytical capabilities of Zacks Investment Research in a bid to create a more comprehensive product to compete with services from…
RSJ Preps Chicago Feeds via BT Radianz
RSJ Invest, a Czech brokerage firm specializing in automated derivatives trading, is to expand its use of BT Radianz's Proximity Solution to provide low-latency access to direct datafeeds from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of…
Vendors Await 'Yes' Decision
Project Yes, an initiative devised by a consortium of continental European banks to rival trade reporting utility Project Boat, is expected to begin selecting vendor partners to provide data and technology support for its planned services by the end of…
Users Wary of Thomson-Reuters Deal
Market data professionals last week expressed caution over the proposed takeover of Reuters by Thomson Corp., but cited low product overlap and the combined entity's ability to take on rival Bloomberg as positive aspects of the deal.
Glitch Halts Euronext Data
A half-hour trading halt on Euronext's cash markets last Monday resulted in an interruption to market data dissemination to members after a technical glitch on its NSC trading platform slowed down the order-matching process.
HKEx Builds on Data Revenue Rise
Data revenues from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) rose nearly 50 percent in Q1, according to HKEx's financial statement, released last week.
Panel: EP to Marry More Analytics
Sophisticated analytics are likely to become ever-more tightly integrated with event processing engines as firms begin using them for more complex strategies in less liquid asset classes, according to a panel organized by Aite Group last week.