Sell-Side Technology/News
Squawker Adds Fidessa Support
High-touch block-trading venue Squawker has announced that it is now available through Fidessa Spotlight.
Bats Chi-X Europe Bolsters Interoperable Clearing
Bats Chi-X Europe has announced that it will extend its interoperable clearing program to include exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs).
EBS Reshuffles Senior Management
Interbank foreign-exchange (FX) platform EBS has released details of changes in personnel, with the current senior leadership below CEO Gil Mandelzis leaving the Icap-owned firm.
Bloomberg Acquires RTS RealTime Systems
Bloomberg has acquired low-latency connectivity and trading support provider RTS RealTime Systems to expand its exchange connectivity through RTS’ existing global network of datacenters.
ITRS Names Warren CEO
Guy Warren has been named CEO of ITRS Group, a provider of performance monitoring and management technology. He replaces Kevin Covington, who will remain as a senior adviser to ITRS.
Numerix, CameronTec Partner for Structured Products RFQ System
Numerix and CameronTec have announced a joint project that allows clients to institute a FIX-based request-for-quote system for over-the-counter structured products, returning a quote in seconds.
SGX Moves Forward with HKEx Partnership, Opens Local Derivatives Office
The Singapore Exchange has opened its "liquidity hub" point of presence (PoP) in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's datacenter-the first step in a series of moves to facilitate closer cooperation between the exchanges, including setting up PoPs in each…
MarkitSERV Connects to KRX for Swaps Clearing
MarkitSERV, Markit’s electronic trade processing service for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions, has connected to Korea Exchange (KRX) for the clearing of interest-rate swaps.
Pierpont Selects SunGard's Loanet for Securities Finance
Pierpont Securities, a specialized fixed income shop, has selected SunGard’s Loanet to help manage its securities finance operations, including trading, inventory management, accounting and settlement.
Horizon Software to Launch Chinese Options Trading System
Horizon Software, a Paris-based provider of front-end trading software, is planning the launch of an options trading system for the Chinese market, set to launch in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Barclays Africa Goes Live on EquiLend
Johannesburg-based Absa Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays Africa, has become South Africa’s first domestic bank to execute a securities finance trade on the EquiLend trading platform. The move marks a progression toward the automation of Absa’s trading and…
Network Glitch Halts Trading on BSE
Asia's oldest stock exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange, experienced an outage Thursday morning that halted trading for three hours.
CAT Bid List Shrinks to Six
The national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) have selected six bids from the list of ten request-for-proposal (RFP) responses that were submitted to build and maintain the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT).
New Clients Join BATS Chi-X Europe Reporting Service
BATS Chi-X Europe has announced that four new participants have joined BXTR, its recently-launched suite of on- and off-exchange trade reporting service.
Investit Adds John Boyce to its Roster
London-based consultancy Investit has hired John Boyce to help grow its technology consulting, data and benchmarking services.
Markit Announces Confirmation Service for FX Options
London-headquartered technology provider Markit has announced the development of a new electronic service for foreign-exchange (FX) options confirmations and exercise management, in conjunction with a number of investment banks.
Cinnober Takes Helm of Boat
Cinnober has acquired Markit Trade Reporting, dubbed Boat, from Markit. Starting today Cinnober will take control of Boat's European trade reporting service after Markit earlier this year announced it would no longer support the service.
Philippine Stock Exchange Adopts Nasdaq Tech
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will adopt X-stream Trading technology from Nasdaq OMX for trading equities and ETFs. It is expected to go live in mid-2015.
At Integral, New Appointments for Barker, Farrell Ahead of Product Refresh
The FX platform has given new responsibilities to Jon Barker, now managing director of products, and hired Richard Farrell as managing director, who replaces Barker as global head of sales.
Omgeo Adds ProtoColl Link to DTCC Repository
Post-trade vendor Omgeo has announced that its ProtoColl software now connects to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Trade Repository (GTR).
Gilbert Dupont Connects to Turquoise via SunGard Valdi
Société de bourse Gilbert Dupont, the brokerage arm of Crédit du Nord, owned by French financial services group Société Générale, has connected to Turquoise, the multilateral trading facility (MTF) operated by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), using…
Thomson Reuters Gives Access to CME Direct in Eikon
Thomson Reuters has announced that its flagship product, Thomson Reuters Eikon, will provide access to CME Direct, CME Group’s front-end trading platform for commodity futures, option and over-the-counter (OTC) markets.
Broadridge and Doxim Partner on CRM
Lake Success, New York-based Broadridge Financial Solutions and Ontario-based Doxim have partnered to deliver the Smart Statement solution to help clients make the move from their current statement design to enhanced, Client Relationship Management 2…
Orc Adds Connectivity to Nasdaq OMX NLX
Orc Group has connected to London-based derivatives market Nasdaq OMX NLX, allowing access to both short-term and long-term interest-rate futures products denominated in euro and sterling, and cleared through LCH.Clearnet.