Sell-Side Technology/News
Switching Into High Gear
As liquidity continues to fragment and algorithmic trading grows, crossing networks that once experienced relatively low messaging volumes now boast performance on par with the major exchanges. DWT editor Rob Daly sits down with C. Thomas Richardson,…
Broadridge Automates Account Transfers
NEW YORK-In order to provide more streamlining capabilities to its Ascendis suite of business process management (BPM) products, financial technology outsourcing provider Broadridge Financial Solutions aims to link its New Account Opening and Account…
Metastorm Upgrades BPM System
BALTIMORE-Officials at business process management (BPM) technology provider Metastorm plan to announce tomorrow, March 31, the launch of version 8.5 of Metastorm Integration Manager, which includes a new Web-based interface for service management.
IPC Debuts Offering for Small Firms
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Trading floor communications technology provider IPC Information Systems has recently launched Alliance Express, a packaged product targeted for small and midsize firms.
SmartStream Enters the SaaS Market
LONDON-Boutique and midsize sell-side firms seeking to deliver a reconciliation service to their customers now have the option of implementing TLM OnDemand, a hosted version of TLM Reconciliations from trade-lifecycle management vendor SmartStream.
Liquidnet Brings Sell-Side Blocks to H2O
NEW YORK-Crossing network provider and agency brokerage Liquidnet hopes to roll out a new product, dubbed H2O Blocks, to provide additional block-sized liquidity to its members by the end of April. The new offering allows Liquidnet's streaming liquidity…
Vhayu Launches Real-Time TCA
LOS GATOS, CALIF.-In order to provide its customers with the ability to shift their trading strategies as data comes in-in real time-enterprise tick data technology vendor Vhayu Technologies has released a new product, dubbed Velocity TCA, today, March…
Colombian Exchange Preps For Electronic Migration
NEW YORK-Colombian commodities exchange Bolsa Nacional Agropecuaria (BNA) is in the process of changing from being a manual exchange to going fully electronic with the help of FIX-enabled trading network provider Marco Polo Network.
Nasdaq OMX Sets Neuro Dark Launch
LONDON-European liquidity is about to get a little darker as multilateral trading facility (MTF) Nasdaq OMX Europe plans to launch its pan-European dark pool, dubbed Neuro Dark, on April 27.
FFastFill Preps Dashboard Update
LONDON-Electronic trading software provider FFastFill is planning a mid-year rollout of a new dashboard offering that will make it easier to automatically clear trades, vendor officials tell DWT .
MarketAxess Plans European Cross
NEW YORK-Electronic fixed-income trading venue MarketAxess expects to introduce its hybrid Market List crossing capability to its European business sometime before the end of the year, say MarketAxess officials.
Pragma Readies New Dark Pool
NEW YORK-To combat the growing fragmentation of the dark pool space, quantitative financial technology provider Pragma plans to launch its own venue.
Tullett Prebon Selects Orc for Paris Office
PARIS-Global interdealer broker Tullett Prebon recently went live with Orc Software's electronic trading platform Orc Trading, which will be its main derivatives trading platform for its listed derivatives trading desk in Paris, say officials.
Panel: Latency Also Key for Smart Order Routers
LONDON-Aside from worrying about whether their smart order routers are the smartest, sell-side firms operating in the European markets also need to ensure they are the fastest, according to market participants.
LSE, Borsa Italiana Eye Consolidation Finish Line
LONDON-Officials from Borsa Italiana and its owner, the London Stock Exchange (LSE), expect to complete the integration of the exchanges' trading activities in the second quarter of this year, DWT has learned.
NSX Shaves Latency on Blade Engine
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-After multiple concurrent year-long projects to optimize and improve its Blade matching engine, the National Stock Exchange (NSX) is currently performing at sub-millisecond speeds.
Newedge: Assessing One Year On
The initial spade work needed prior to a merger is always difficult, but integrating two IT infrastructures to meet a single unified business plan is never a simple task. DWT U.S. reporter Oksana Poltavets speaks with Stephen Davy, the newly appointed…
Front Arena Update Sports Added FX Functionality
LONDON-Trading software and services provider SunGard has recently rolled out version 4.3 of its Front Arena trading platform, which includes high-volume foreign exchange (FX) trading capabilities, straight-through processing (STP) features, scalable…
EDX London to Adopt New Engine
LONDON-The London Stock Exchange (LSE) plans to have its EDX London equities derivatives business running on the Sola matching engine from Montreal Exchange (MX), a subsidiary of the TMX Group, sometime this November, according to exchange officials.