Sell-Side Technology/News
Another Tech Glitch Halts Trading on the TSE
This is the second disturbance this year, as it is working to take over the Osaka Securities Exchange.
Omgeo in Board Shakeup
Andrew Gray takes over top post as board of managers chairman while Tim Collier and Mark Bradbury are added as members.
FX Broker Suffers DDoS Attack, Hong Kong Partner Turns to Prolexic
The most serious DDoS attacks are down, but that may be temporary. Global eSolutions can attest to the fact that they haven't gone away.
ICE joins IPC's Connexus
ICE customers can access trade lifecycle applications and market data through the financial extranet.
A White Knight for Knight Capital
An emergency cash infusion has given Knight a chance to win back Wall Street's confidence.
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Witnesses Trading Outage
The interruption in Madrid, still under investigation, brought trading to a halt for five hours.
NYSE Reallocates Knight's DMM to Getco
Direct market making for Knight's allocation of NYSE listed securities becomes the temporary responsibility of Getco until a recapitalization plan is completed.
France Implements Transaction Tax
The seminal 0.2 percent tax, expected to be a guinea pig for other nations, goes into effect today.
BATS Chi-X Looks to Exponential-e for Lower Latency
Exponential-e to provide sub-millisecond connectivity to the venue.
Nomura Taps MarketPrizm for Ultra-Low Latency in Europe
Japanese investment bank looks to increase speed and performance of trading infrastructure.
Omgeo's Trade Matching Foray Approved by Chilean Regulator
Brokers will be able to access Omgeo's central matching via the Chilean central depository.
Fed Publishes FMU Risk Management Rules
Finalized regulation based on IOSCO-CPSS standards.
Japanese Firm Implements OneMarketData's OneTick
SBI Securities has added OneTick to its platform with the help of Intelligent Wave Inc.
Markit Introduces CVA and Capital Solution
The platform will help firms achieve Basel III compliance by calculating credit valuation adjustment and capital charges.
LCH.Clearnet Chooses RBS's Ryan to Lead Operations
Martin Ryan joins European clearing house.
NYSE Appoints Nomoto as Tokyo Chief Representative
Nomoto, who specializes in derivatives, spent previous time at Société Générale, Mizuho Securities, and Barclays.
Open Outcry is Silenced at ICE
ICE will shift all options execution to its electronic platform as of October 22.
CBOE Enables SPX Variance Strips Trading
US options exchange introduces process for electronic trading of complex portfolios.
Nomura's CEO, COO Resign as Regulators Hover
President pledges to rebuild reputation as Kenichi Watanabe, Takumi Shibata step down.
BATS Chi-X Adds Two to Board
European equities heavyweight appoints Adam Eades and John Woodman to its board of directors.
Equinix to Build New Brazilian Datacenters
Locations added in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Vantage FX Launches Live Trading Platform
MetaTrader 5 hosts 32 currency pairs for real-time trading.
European Energy Exchange Links with TT
EEX's natural gas, emissions, and coal-based contracts can now be traded via X-Trader through Eurex's exchange matching engine in Frankfurt.
ASX Colocates Futures Trading Hub in Singapore
The partnership with SGX is expected to enhance futures trading inflow into Australia.