Sell-Side Technology/News
3Tera Adds Solaris Support
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF.-By the end of March, users of AppLogic platform, a grid operating system designed to enable utility computing for running and scaling Web applications from 3Tera, will be able to run Sun Microsystems Solaris-based applications, say…
NYSE shops in India
At press time, NYSE Euronext announced its purchase of a 5 percent equity stake in Indian commodity marketplace Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).
Turquoise Selects AppLabs for Acceptance Testing
LONDON & PHILADELPHIA-Pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Turquoise will be testing its new trading platform using offerings from software testing specialist AppLabs, say vendor officials.
Credit Suisse Expands FX Algos
LONDON-Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse plans to expand its trading algorithm offering in the near future, according to bank officials.
Illiquidity Dampens Institutional Options Trade
NEW YORK-Despite the introduction of automated trading tools like smart order routers and trading algorithms, buy-side traders are still demanding more liquidity in listed equity options before expanding further into the growing market.
Industry Unfazed by BlackBerry Outage
WATERLOO, ONTARIO-For the second time in 10 months, BlackBerry users experienced a partial service outage as Internet service was disrupted during the afternoon of Feb. 11.
SLA Dearth Holds Back SOAs
NEW YORK-The lack of service level agreements (SLAs) is keeping financial services firms from realizing the full potential of service-oriented architecture (SOA), say industry insiders.
Icap Opens EBS to ISVs
LONDON-Interdealer broker Icap is expanding access to electronic spot foreign exchange (FX) broking platform EBS by allowing selected independent third-party software vendors (ISVs) to write directly to its platform.
SunGard Preps First Infinity Client
NEW YORK-Financial services platform provider SunGard is on the cusp of signing its first deal with a large unnamed investment bank for its Infinity Process Platform, vendor officials tell DWT .
Bombay Stock Exchange Upgrades Platform
Mumbai-The operators of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are in the midst of deploying the Click XT trading and clearing platform from Nordic exchange operator and technology provider OMX, according to vendor officials.
Cross-Asset Platforms Not a Done Deal
LONDON-Although true cross-asset trading from a single platform is an industry desire, widespread adoption is still a long way off, agree buy- and sell-side experts.
Reuters Sweeps Post-Merger Management Roles
NEW YORK-Officials at Thomson Financial and Reuters have named the second tier of executives that will take up management positions within the recently re-branded Thomson Reuters Markets business following the merger of Thomson and Reuters, with Reuters…
ISE to Phase Out OMX
NEW YORK-The International Securities Exchange (ISE) plans to move from its current OMX Click platform to an options trading system to be developed internally, in conjunction with Eurex, exchange officials say.
OMX Plans 2009 Genium Debut
STOCKHOLM-OMX, technology provider and the operator of the Nordic Exchange, expects to deploy its next-generation trading platform, Genium, during the second quarter of 2009, OMX officials tell DWT .
Saxo Plans Easy Integration
COPENHAGEN-Danish foreign exchange (FX) firm Saxo Bank expects a relatively simple integration with Switzerland-based Synthesis Bank, which Saxo recently acquired.
Exchange Alliances Set to Grow
KINGSTON, JAMAICA-Traders on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) as well as the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) soon will have direct market access (DMA) to each venue via a new exchange alliance set to go live in…
Exchange Axis Preps Smart Routing ASP
LONDON-Industry startup Exchange Axis plans to provide hosted smart order routing for firms looking to aggregate data from and intelligently route orders to multiple trading venues, DWT has learned.
Tunis Exchange Cuts Latency with Upgrade
TUNIS-The Tunis Stock Exchange will announce today, Feb. 4, that it has implemented the latest version of Nouveau Système de Cotation (NSC) electronic trading platform, dubbed NSC V900, from Atos Euronext Market Solutions (AEMS) for equities, DWT has…