Inside Market Data/News
FactSet Launches FinTech Index
The FactSet Global FinTech Index is designed to provide an equity benchmark for investors to measure and track the performance of companies engaged in financial technology.
Wall Street Horizon, Estimize Ally on Earnings Dates, Estimates Info
The alliance combines related earnings information on each vendor's platform.
FXecosystem Furthers Asia Expansion with Equinix HK PoP
The vendor already has a presence in Equinix's SG1 datacenter in Singapore.
Almax Hires PhD Shynkevich as Data Scientist
Shynkevich's PhD research involved using machine-learning to predict price movements based on data and news.
CBOE Consolidates Historical Data Offering on Livevol Platform
By shifting historical data distribution from its MDX business to Livevol, CBOE will create a larger, consolidated dataset.
FISD FIA Certification Passes 1,000 Passes
The FIA program has achieved a 76 percent pass rate over its four years to date.
Web Financial Hires Former Interactive Data Exec Singeot as France MD
Singeot was previously head of sales for parts of EMEA at Interactive Data Managed Solutions.
CJC Adds Data Vets to Engineering Team
The new hires have almost 100 years of combined experience in engineering, most within financial market data.
Qineqt Raises $1.3M to Hire More Data Experts
The funding will help the vendor hire more data professionals, to complement a management hiring spree earlier this year.
CME Self-Service Licensing Portal to Underlie DataMine Content Expansion
CME’s self-service data portal will potentially provide outsourced data licensing services for third-party startup datasets, as well as the exchange’s own market data.
Jackson National AM Picks Markit Fixed Income, Equity Pricing Services
The pricing and fair value services from Markit will support Jackson's valuation processes.
MOEX Targets Chinese Investors with SSE Data Deal
CIIS will provide sales, marketing, and technical support for MOEX market data in mainland China.
LME Waives Data Fees for Reference Price Usage
Following "significant engagement" with users, LME has introduced an exception to its policy that those who do not contribute to pricing should pay for data.
Redline Adds Aquis Feed to InRush Ticker, Expanding European Coverage
The new handler extends Redline's coverage to more than 30 venues, and provides an alternative source for prices on LSE-listed stocks.
Intercontinental Exchange Named FISD ‘Outstanding Data Provider' 2016
ICE beat other finalists Bolsa Mexicana de Valores and Nasdaq.
Colt/Celent Report: Cloud Data Use to Balloon by 2020
Alsmost all data storage will be cloudbased by 2020, the report predicts.
Avelacom Shaves Latency Off ‘Flagship' London-Moscow Route
Market makers, hedge funds, brokers and investment banks will now be able to trade between London and Moscow faster than before.
MIAX Preps Complex Order Market Data Products
The announcement follows MIAX's recent approval to list complex order products on its exchange.
Pricing Vet Rice Joins Best Credit Data Advisory Board
Rice joins Best Credit Data's board after stints at Markit, Thomson Reuters, Telerate, Tradeweb, and Interactive Data
Deutsche Börse Adds Licensing Activities for New India INX Exchange to BSE Data Deal
Deutsche Börse will act as exclusive licensor for India INX's data products outside India.
Overbond Adds DBRS Ratings, Research to Bond Issuance Platform
Bond issuers and investors will now beable to access DBRS ratings and research within the Overbond platform.
LiquidityBook Integrates FactSet Data, Analytics
The integration will allow users to run FactSet analytics against data held in LiquidityBook's trading platforms.
Bats Europe Unveils Expanded Index Offering
The expanded offering includes a range of pan-European country indexes, ahead of further expansion scheduled to take place over the coming months.
NovaSparks Expands NovaTick Market Coverage
The new additions covering Asia-Pacific, Scandinavia and Canada bring NovaSparks' total coverage to more than 50 markets worldwide.