Sell-Side Technology/News
Chi-X Plans for a Big Summer in Asia
TOKYO-Alternative trading system (ATS) operator Chi-X Global expects to launch its Chi-X Japan and Chi-East non-displayed trading platforms this summer, officials tell DWT .
Rapid Addition to Launch FIXadtl Portal
LONDON-FIX messaging protocol software vendor Rapid Addition will launch a new global portal to ensure consistent deployment of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) files, and will announce the launch during the March 23 FIX Protocol…
FlexiSphere Expands Senior Management
NEW YORK-Startup compute cloud provisioner FlexiSphere has expanded its management team with the hire of Bob DeSantis as the vendor's president and COO, officials tell DWT .
AlgoEngineering Spins Off Tech Startup
NEW YORK-Low-latency execution provider AlgoEngineering recently launched a new venture, dubbed Algo Technologies, which will turn the vendor's proprietary infrastructure into products and services for third parties.
CQG Grows API Partners with MathWorks, KaiTrade
DENVER-Data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding the capabilities of its Integrated Client platform via new partnerships with Natick, Mass.-based mathematical and modeling software provider The MathWorks and Chicago-based trading…
RTS Ramps Up Latency Reduction
NEW YORK-Trading services provider RTS Realtime Systems Group has gone into beta testing with the first of a three-phrase technology initiative to enhance its low-latency offering.
Fire Shuts TD London Floor
LONDON-TD Securities shut down its London office on March 11 due to a nearby fire that ripped through an office block on Tabernacle Street in outskirts of the City of London.
RFQ-hub Evaluates Gateway Strategy
LONDON-Bank-backed request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platform provider RFQ-hub is in the process of determining how best to interact with its FIX gateway after recently joining the Fidessa network.
Ullink Implements FIXatdl Publishing System
PARIS-Trading platform and connectivity provider Ullink plans to announce enhancements to its Algorithm Management System (AMS) in conjunction with the launch of version 1.1 of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) at the upcoming FIX…
BOX Eyes April Datacenter Switchover
NEW YORK-The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) plans to go into production from its new Secaucus, N.J., datacenter facility on April 26, exchange officials tell DWT .
UBS to Join Dark MTF Club
LONDON-UBS Investment Bank recently announced plans to launch Europe's latest non-displayed multilateral trading facility (MTF), pending regulatory approval by the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA), according to bank officials.
Pink OTC to Launch Third Market
NEW YORK-Over-the-counter (OTC) securities market operator Pink OTC Markets is planning an April launch for a new market that trades companies registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), DWT has learned.
TipOff Gains Solace Support
NEW YORK-As a result of a mutual banking client's request to cut its latency, latency monitoring platform provider and consultancy TS-Associates is adding support for Solace Systems' hardware-based Unified Messaging Platform middleware to its TipOff…
CBOE Banks on Demutualization, IPO
CHICAGO-The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) expects to complete its planned demutualization and initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the second quarter, according to exchange officials.E
Verticlear Debuts Back-Office Trade Compression
IRVINE, CALIF.-Looking to the middle- and back-office needs of second- and third-tier Canadian broker-dealers, startup vendor Verticlear announced the availability of its portal-based Cross-Market Trade-Compression reporting tool today, March 15.
Bats Set to Enhance Sponsored Access
KANSAS CITY, MO.-Bats Global Markets is working on improvements to its sponsored access tools for its U.S.-based Bats Exchange, as well as its European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Bats Europe, according to Bats officials.
GTX Girds for Algo Trading Traffic
NEW YORK-Gain Capital, operator of the GTX foreign exchange (FX) ECN, expects to see an uptick in algorithmic trading as complex event processing (CEP) platform provider StreamBase Systems announced the availability of a GTX adapter for the vendor's CEP…
Orc Spins Off FIX Subsidiary
STOCKHOLM-Electronic trading platform and connectivity provider Orc Software recently spun off its FIX business unit into a new subsidiary, according to vendor officials.
Alpha ATS Set for Engine Update
TORONTO-Operators of Canadian alternative trading system (ATS) Alpha ATS plan to roll out the latest version of the TradExpress matching engine from exchange technology provider Cinnober sometime in the second half of the year, Alpha officials tell DWT .