Sell-Side Technology/News
NYSE Euronext Unveils Options Floor
NEW YORK-After eight months of build-out and development, trading on the newly formed NYSE Amex Options trading floor begins today, March 2.
Calypso Gains CDO Management Platform
SAN FRANCISCO-In an effort to expand its functionality, trading software vendor Calypso Technology has acquired a collateralized debt obligation (CDO) portfolio construction and management platform from a London-headquartered vendor Codefarm.
Fidessa Adds Asia to USTP
NEW YORK-Clients using the global trading service on the U.S. Trading Platform (USTP) from order management system (OMS) and market connectivity provider Fidessa now have the ability to trade Asian equities from the same screen, officials announced today…
Tervela Opens Platform To Third Parties
NEW YORK-Hardware-based data acceleration platform provider Tervela announced today, March 2, that it has opened up its proprietary Tervela Message Network to third-party applications and protocols via its Tervela Open Data Framework, available with its…
Thomson Reuters Debuts Integrated TCA to U.S.
LONDON-After making it available to the European market since December 2008, market data and trading platform provider Thomson Reuters recently launched its Thomson Transaction Analytics Global transaction cost analysis (TCA) platform in the U.S. market…
LSE Adopts Rapid Addition for FIX
LONDON-The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has selected FIX protocol software vendor Rapid Addition to provide a high-performance FIX engine to the exchange's TradElect trading platform, DWT has learned.
Glitch Leads to $31 Billion Trade Snafu for UBS
TOKYO-Due to a system error, a Japanese unit of Swiss bank UBS mistakenly place a ¥3 trillion ($31 billion) order for convertible bonds for computer games vendor Capcom last week instead of an intended ¥30 million ($304,200) trade.
Sybase Debuts Analytic Server Upgrade
DUBLIN, CALIF.-Enterprise software and services provider Sybase has released the latest version of its Sybase IQ analytics server, today, Feb. 23.
TNS Sports New Network Management System
NEW YORK-Telecommunications network and services provider Transaction Network Services (TNS) is in the process of rolling out its network management platform, dubbed Network Management System (NMS), to its global clients, DWT has learned.
Hi-mtf Retools for Sovereign Debt
MILAN-Italian-based fixed-income multilateral trading facility (MTF) Hi-mtf is in the process of adapting its trading platform to support government bond trading, which should go live in the second quarter, officials tell DWT .
Aegisoft Gains U.S. Client
LONDON-A major U.S. bank has gone live with execution management system (EMS) AthenaTrader 4.2 for foreign exchange (FX) last week, says a senior official at technology vendor Aegisoft.
Burgundy Readies for May Launch
STOCKHOLM-Officials at Nordic multilateral trading facility (MTF) Burgundy are in the final stages of preparation for the MTF's scheduled May launch.
Knight Grows N.J. Datacenter
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-To meet the demands of its growing electronic trading business, broker-dealer Knight Capital Group is currently building out additional space in its datacenter and on its trading floor, DWT has learned.
Eastern Europe Exchanges to Standardize Platforms
BUDAPEST-A Central and Eastern European exchange conglomerate formed by Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), Ljubljanska Borza, Prague Stock Exchange and Weiner Börse, plans to adopt Deutsche Börse's Xetra as a single trading platform across the markets,…
BT, Corvil Enter Low-Latency Agreement
LONDON-Telecommunications giant BT has entered into the realm of latency monitoring services via a partnership with latency monitoring platform provider Corvil, BT officials announced today, Feb. 23.
Appro Readies GreenBlade
MILPITAS, CALIF.-Enterprise server maker Appro will release its new GreenBlade system designed to run high-performance and high-density computing applications tomorrow, Feb. 17.
Exchanges Seek Cost Cuts,Technology Synergies
NEW YORK-In the face of economic hardship, U.S.-based exchange operators are looking to acquisition synergies and new revenue generators to make it through 2009.
Aleri Boosts Sales, Support Staff
CHICAGO-Complex event processing (CEP) technology vendor Aleri has hired new sales and support staff in an effort to increase sales and gear up for the upcoming launch of its real-time Liquidity Risk Manager product.
Swift Plans Service Expansion
NEW YORK-Industry messaging cooperative Swift is considering introducing a range of new services in 2009 to expand its penetration within financial firms.