Sell-Side Technology/News
SunGard Debuts Brass Successor
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-As part of a global rollout of a new integrated software and execution services suite, Valdi, SunGard officials announced today, April 19, the general availability of the vendor's next-generation multi-asset order management system (OMS…
TSE Arrowhead Targets Algo Flow
The operators of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) began this year with the deployment of a next-generation equities matching engine, Arrowhead, for equities trading. DWT European reporter Tanzeel Akhtar speaks with Yoshinori Suzuki, senior executive…
IPC Upgrades Toronto PoP
TORONTO-Financial services communications provider IPC Systems has upgraded the Toronto point of presence (PoP) serving its Electronic Connectivity Services (ECS) and Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) for the Canadian market, officials announced today, April…
GigaSpaces Brings Cloud to the Grid
NEW YORK-Grid-enabling platform provider GigaSpaces Technologies has released version 7.1 of its eXtreme Application Platform (XAP), which is designed to make data and application scaling simpler, according to vendor officials.
Algo Technologies Launches First Deliverables
LONDON-Trading infrastructure start-up Algo Technologies has debuted its new matching engine offering today, April 19, officials tell DWT .
Nascent Cloud Security Drives Hybrid Strategies
NEW YORK-While compute clouds promise inexpensive and plentiful computing resources, the lack of standard security practices has led many users in the financial services industry to adopt a hybrid public-private cloud strategy, according to members of…
Trayport Docks Gateway System at CME Globex Markets
LONDON-Commodities trading system provider Trayport is launching a new connectivity option to certain CME Globex markets in its Trader Gateway system by incorporating systems from Australian trading infrastructure provider Object Trading, officials tell…
Interxion Stockholm Center Key to Lower Latency
Stockholm-European datacenter provider Interxion has inked an agreement with Stockholm-based Nordic Growth Market (NGM) to locate NGM's matching engine at Interxion's Stockholm datacenter.
Options IT Reduces Latency in Fragmented Europe
LONDON-Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider Options IT has lowered the latency of its Options Pipe Velocity market connectivity service for major European trading venues by an average of 200 microseconds among all European markets, vendor…
Turquoise Set to Finish MillenniumIT Migration Before LSE
LONDON-Multilateral trading facility (MTF) Turquoise, owned by London Stock Exchange (LSE) operator LSE Group, is aiming to complete migration to LSE-owned MillenniumIT technology by mid-September, Turquoise officials tell DWT .
29West Preps Gateway Upgrade
New York-Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by California-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message routing product to early adopters this quarter, which will…
Liquidnet Takes Solace in Hardware for Messaging
OTTAWA-Block trading venue Liquidnet has begun implementing the Unified Messaging Platform from hardware-based middleware provider Solace Systems, replacing its previous software-based systems from Tibco and 29West, according to Liquidnet officials.
Naked Exposure: Getting the Full Picture
NEW YORK-While the industry waits for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review all of the responses it received during the 60-day comment period on proposed changes to sponsored unfiltered, or "naked," access to exchanges, brokers are…
Orange to Launch Mobile Voice Recording Feature
Voice and electronic trading infrastructure and services provider Orange Business Services-Trading Solutions is launching a mobile phone recording device for traders, available April 12 to Orange Business Services users, officials tell DWT .
FSMLabs Updates TimeKeeper
AUSTIN, TEXAS-Time synchronization platform provider FSMLabs has released version 3.0 of the vendor's TimeKeeper server clock synchronicity platform, officials announced today, April 12.
TT Plans Direct Access To BM&FBovespa
São Paulo-Multi-asset trading technology provider Trading Technologies International (TT) announced today, April 12, a partnership with Brazilian exchange BM&FBovespa in which TT will provide direct access, through its X_Trader platform, to the exchange…
SunGard Merges Business, IT Consulting Units
NEW YORK-Trading software provider SunGard will combine its business and IT consulting groups into a new entity, SunGard Global Services (SGGS), in an effort that has been in the works since early in 2009, vendor officials announced today, April 5.
Bursa Malaysia Preps For Globex Switchover
KUALA LUMPUR-Exchange operator Bursa Malaysia is in the midst of moving its derivatives market onto the Globex electronic trading platform from CME Group, operator of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), according to exchange officials.
Abel/Noser Launches Algo Customization Platform
NEW YORK-Building on its post-trade analytics product, Trade-Zoom, agency broker Abel/Noser recently launched its Signature Algorithms application, which will customize algorithms based on the trader's past trading behavior and lower their trading costs.