Sell-Side Technology/News
Lightspeed Seeks Multi-Asset High-Frequency Platform
NEW YORK-Agency brokerage Lightspeed Trading plans to introduce multi-asset capabilities to its high-velocity trading Lightspeed Gateway platform, DWT has learned.
Ullink Expands Market Coverage via BGC Link
PARIS-Traders seeking more liquidity in credit and foreign exchange (FX) products can now access interdealer broker BGC Partners' eSpeed trading platform and the nascent ELX Futures exchange using a new gateway application programming interface (API)…
Progress Software Adds Lime as Destination
NEW YORK-Users of the Progress Apama Algorithmic Trading platform can now route their execution strategies through agency brokerage Lime Brokerage, according to Progress Software and Lime officials.
Sifma: A Show in Review
NEW YORK-Mirroring the industry that it serves, this year's Technology Management Conference and Exhibit, hosted by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) in Midtown Manhattan last week, saw fewer exhibitors and lighter foot…
Aite Group: Asia Poised for ATS Boom
BOSTON-Although regulatory hurdles and cultural issues hinder alternative trading systems (ATSes) from flourishing in the Asia-Pacific region, the proliferation of the venues is inevitable, according to a recent report published by industry analyst firm…
Nasdaq OMX Adds Functionalities to Genium
STOCKHOLM-Exchange operator and technology provider Nasdaq OMX is finalizing the addition of core functionalities to its Genium next-generation trading platform, which will power derivatives and fixed-income trading on the exchange operator's Nasdaq OMX…
FXecosystem Readies FX Network Launch
NEW YORK-Officials with foreign exchange (FX) connectivity provider FXecosystem plans to take its FX extranet for banks, buy-side traders and FX ECNs live in July with three buy-side clients and 10 liquidity providers.
Thomson Reuters Opens RMDS to Trade Messaging
NEW YORK-Global market data and trading platform provider Thomson Reuters has recently announced that its Thomson Reuters Market Data System (RMDS) now supports the transmission of peer-to-peer trade messaging.
LSE's Baikal Launch Imminent
LONDON-After having recently received the first phase of multilateral trading facility (MTF) Baikal's technology from order management system (OMS) and market connectivity provider Fidessa, London Stock Exchange (LSE) officials are now in the final…
NYSE Technologies Hosted OMS Targets Sub-Primes
NEW YORK-In an effort to expand high-frequency trading capabilities for the sub-prime broker community and its buy-side clients seeking sponsored access, NYSE Euronext's commercial technology business, NYSE Technologies, plans to roll out a hosted…
Equinix to House C2 Options Market
SECAUCUS, N.J.-The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has selected datacenter provider Equinix to host CBOE's new fully electronic venue, dubbed C2, exchange and vendor officials announced today, June 29.
Gain Capital Considers Co-Lo for Europe, Asia
NEW YORK-Foreign exchange (FX) trading and services provider Gain Capital Group is in the midst of evaluating co-location possibilities for markets in Europe and Asia as well as upgrading its technology to support trading in additional asset classes,…
EuroCCP Targets Clearinghouse Interoperability by '10
LONDON-Officials at the European Central Counterparty (EuroCCP)-the European subsidiary of the U.S. Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. (DTCC)-expect that by the first quarter of next year European central counterparties (CCPs) should be connected to…
3Tera Sets AppStore Beta Date
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF.-Cloud computing technology provider 3Tera plans to roll out next quarter a beta version of its AppStore grid operating system that is designed to support and scale Web applications, officials tell DWT .
TNS Prepares Turkish Point of Presence
LONDON-Telecommunications network and services provider Transaction Network Services (TNS) plans to enter the Turkish market by opening its first point of presence (PoP) in Istanbul later this year, officials tell DWT .
FTEN's VelocityXpress Gains Options Support
NEW YORK-High-velocity trading clients of direct market access (DMA) technology provider FTEN can now hedge their equities trades with off-setting options trades, as the vendor recently added support for options trading to its VelocityXpress (VX)…
Tradewire Adopts SunGard Liquidity Services
MIAMI-Institutional and private trading broker-dealer Tradewire Securities, which focuses on U.S. and Latin American markets, has selected the correspondent clearing and liquidity services tools from financial technology software and services provider…
BT Creates New Global Financial Division
LONDON-Telecommunications giant BT has recently formed a new division, dubbed Global Banking and Financial Markets, to provide network IT services to the international financial sector including banks, insurers, brokers, investment managers and…
Fixnetix Grows U.S. Presence
NEW YORK-As part of its global expansion plans, trading connectivity and market data distribution vendor Fixnetix has expanded operations into datacenter provider Equinix's International Business Exchange (IBX) datacenters in the U.S., vendor officials…
NYSE Euronext Culls Latency with SeaNet
NEW YORK-Exchange operator NYSE Euronext has expanded its latency-busting toolkit with the recent addition of technology from New York-based SeaNet Technologies for monitoring message latency, exchange officials say.