In these pages we capture a range of the most significant events, launches and developments to impact the industry today. To access the latest news by specialist-interest category, use the News Sections menu on the right.
September 3rd, 2010 - Bloomberg’s B-Dark algorithm offers transparency, ICAP to launch interest rate swaps MTF, 4th Story adds portfolio features, Kx Systems adds intelligent file compression to kdb+, euNetworks launches Slough - Central London, & London - Frankfurt routes, Reuters extends Elektron network in Asia, LCH.Clearnet in free equity clearing, SMX goes live, CBOE to launch C2 options exchange
Automated Trader Updates
- ABN AMRO relocates senior management to Asia Pacific
September 3rd, 2010 - ABN AMRO relocates senior management to Hong Kongfull story
Chi-X Europe launches IDR market segment
September 3rd, 2010 - Further expands reach across Europe and beyondfull story
- CBOE to launch all-electronic C2 options exchange in October
September 2nd, 2010 - Chicago Board Options Exchange to launch all-electronic options exchange in late Octoberfull story
euNetworks launches London to Frankfurt route
September 2nd, 2010 - New ultra low latency network route launched between London & Frankfurtfull story
Eik Bank selects Orc Software
September 2nd, 2010 - Eik Bank selects Orc Software for trading on NASDAQ OMX Nordicfull story
- NovaSparks appoints ex BT Global CEO as Director and Strategic Advisor
September 2nd, 2010 - Industry veteran Francois Barrault joins NovaSparks as Director and Strategic Advisorfull story
SMX completes first trading, clearing & settlement cycle
September 2nd, 2010 - Singapore Mercantile Exchange announces successful completion of its first trading, clearing and settlement cyclefull story
4th Story introduces portfolio features to platform
1st September 2010 - 4th Story introduces portfolio features for strategy backtesting and operationfull story
- ICAP to launch interest rate swaps MTF
September 1st, 2010 - ICAP announces launch of electronic market for trading Euro interest rate swaps (Euro IRS)full story
b-next releases MACOC:DOC
September 1st, 2010 - b-next releases MACOC:DOC application for cost effective reporting for FSA ARROW visitsfull story
euNetworks launches new ultra low latency route
September 1st, 2010 - euNetworks delivers new London based network dedicated to the finance communityfull story
- Free equity clearing from LCH.Clearnet
August 31st, 2010 - Free equity clearing from LCH.Clearnet for volumes of 150k plusfull story
Knight Direct joins Orc ExNet broker connectivity network
August 31st, 2010 - Knight Direct joins ExNet by Orc Software for market accessfull story
Thomson Reuters launches Elektron in India
August 31st, 2010 - Reuters aligns with Bombay Stock Exchange data centre to extend Elektron network in Asiafull story
Kx Systems releases kdb+ v2.7
August 31st, 2010 - Kx’s new release allows intelligent compression & reduces latencyfull story
EXQIM Selects OneTick CEP and Database
August 31st, 2010 - EXclusive Quantitative Investment Management selects OneMarketData’s OneTick CEP and Database to power quantitative research and strategy developmentfull story
Bloomberg Tradebook forges dark pool transparency agreements
31st August, 2010 - B-Dark algorithm to offer real-time venue transparency in dark poolsfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
August 27th, 2010 - KVH-SingTel appoints TOCOM & SMX, Serisys to distribute Solace in China, Numerix opens Seoul office, DBATS launched in HK, HKFSCE approves NYSE Liffe ATS, HKMA signs Calypso, UBS MTF approved, PLUS selects AlgoData & AlgoSpan, Colt deploys Infinera, Chi-X Europe bidder speculation.full story
NYSE Euronext completes migration of NYSE and NYSE Amex to U.S. data center
August 27th, 2010 - Mahwah now handling all NYSE and NYSE Amex trade processing and data servicesfull story
NASDAQ OMX and DWS Investments launch Volatility Target Index
August 27th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX and DWS Investments launch Volatility Target Index to manage investment riskfull story
- Credit Suisse launches new generation of ETFs
August 26, 2010 - Credit Suisse expands range of Exchange Traded Funds by 13 fundsfull story
Vello Systems supplies HFN with low latency high-frequency trading network infrastructure
August 26th, 2010 - Vello Systems supplies Hudson Fiber Network with ultra-low latency high-frequency trading network infrastructurefull story
- Hong Kong members gain direct access to NYSE Liffe
August 26th, 2010 - NYSE Liffe receives approval from Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to provide Automated Trading Servicesfull story
StreamBase CTO named "One of the World’s Top Young Innovators for 2010" by Technology Review
August 26th, 2010 - MIT Technology Review names StreamBase's Richard Tibbets "One of the World’s Top Young Innovators for 2010"full story
UBS MTF granted FSA approval
August 25th, 2010 - UBS Investment Bank granted permission by UK Financial Services Authority to operate UBS MTFfull story
- HKMA signs Calypso
August 25th, 2010 - Hong Kong Monetary Authority signs Calypso for trading and treasury managementfull story
Tora analysis finds wide gaps in algorithm performance across Asian markets
August 25th, 2010 - Study finds Hong Kong and Singapore weaker than Japanfull story
PLUS Markets Group selects AlgoData and AlgoSpan
August 25th, 2010 - Algo Technologies signs Heads of Terms with PLUSfull story
Berenberg Bank rolls out FIX Flyer’s FIX tools
August 24th, 2010 - Berenberg bank employs FIX's Daytona tool and Ignition softwarefull story
- Solace Systems and Serisys sign distribution agreement for China
August 24th, 2010 - Serisys Solutions to distribute Solace's hardware-based middleware products to financial firms in Chinafull story
StreamBase launches certification program
August 24th, 2010 - Certification reflects growing importance of CEP developer skillsfull story
Saudi Start-Up opts for Advent
August 24th, 2010 - United Financial House selects Advent’s integrated solutions to support launch and development of asset management enterprisefull story
Colt deploys Infinera to deliver low latency routes in Europe
August 24th, 2010 - Colt deploys Infinera to deliver low latency routes in Europefull story
- Numerix opens South Korean office
August 24th, 2010 - Numerix continues expansion across Asia/Pacific; opens South Korean officefull story
- Colt introduces new European trading routes
Aug 24th, 2010 - Colt introduces London to Frankfurt, and Paris to Brussels routesfull story
Deployment of IPC’s IQ/MAX fuels South American growth for GFI Group
August 24th, 2010 - GFI Group deploys IPC Systems for expanded trading solutions in South Americafull story
- Chi-X Europe confirms company purchase enquiry
August 24th, 2010 - Chi-X Europe confirms receipt of third party enquiry concerning full or partial salefull story
- Deutsche Bank Automated Trading System (DBATS) launched in Hong Kong
August 23rd, 2010 - Deutsche Bank launches automated equity trading system and liquidity algorithm in Hong Kongfull story
TOCOM and SMX deploy KVH-SingTel latency network solutions
August 23rd. 2010 - TOCOM and SMX deploy KVH-SingTel latency solution for Japan-Singapore networkfull story
Eurex rolls out Training & Education Initiative in Asia
August 20th, 2010 - Cooperation with The Chinese University Of Hong Kong -“Trader Training Program” in Taiwan startedfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
August 20th, 2010 - BATS to launch BYX, SMX go live date 31/8, RTS to provide access, Chi-X Japan selects KVH, Connemara releases RiskScope, FTEN awarded patent, Atrium upgrades Exchange Ring, HFN opens new NY routes, Lime rolls out data feed from CBOE, Societe Generale adds "Block Cross" to QES, Automated Trader teams with OptiRisk to offer training courses full story
- Advent Software named ‘Best Portfolio Management System Provider’
August 20th, 2010 - Waters Magazine recognizes Advent for second consecutive yearfull story
- Otkritie strengthens Research team with two more senior hires
August 19th, 2010 - Otkritie strengthens Research team with two more senior hiresfull story
Fidessa provides access to Chi-X Japan
August 19th, 2010 - Fidessa's FIX network connects to Chi-X Japanfull story
RTS to provide connectivity & latency access to Singapore Mercantile Exchange
August 19th, 2010 - SMX launch builds on RTS low latency solutions in Asiafull story
Instinet most widely accepted CSA provider, according to Integrity Research buyside survey
August 18th, 2010 - Firm also ranked #1 in “Overall Satisfaction” and named #1 Global, European and Asian CSA providerfull story
FFastFill continue to attract LME clients
August 18th, 2010 - FFastFill continue to attract London Metal Exchange clientsfull story
SRL Global appoints Alex Lowe as Managing Director
August 18th, 2010 - SRL Global appoints ex Man Global Strategies CEO Alex Lowe as Managing Directorfull story
SGX admits Deutsche Bank as Clearing Member
August 18th, 2010 - SGX admits Deutsche Bank to securities market as Bank Clearing Memberfull story
Trading Technologies releases X_TRADER® 7.8
August 18th, 2010 - Trading Technologies releases X_TRADER® 7.8full story
- Theoria Capital Management implements SunGard’s Front Arena
August 18th, 2010 - Theoria Capital Management implements SunGard’s Front Arena for trading and risk management of multi-strategy hedge fundfull story
FTEN wins patent for system to manage marketwide risks
August 18th, 2010 - FTEN awarded patent for real-time risk management data cloudfull story
Chi-X Japan selects KVH low-latency services for new trading platform
August 18th, 2010 - Chi-X Japan chooses KVH low-latency network connections and proximity hosting services for new equities trading platformfull story
- Instinet adds multi-asset functionality to Newport 3 EMS
August 17th, 2010 - Listed futures and options trading technology now fully integrated within Instinet’s execution management systemfull story
FXall adds to Management Team
August 17th, 2010 - FXall adds senior hire to head Global Trade Supportfull story
Hudson Fiber Network opens two new Fast Path fibre routes
August 17th, 2010 - New fiber routes provide customers with ultra-low latency metro connectivityfull story
Connamara releases risk application, RiskScope
August 17th, 2010 - Connamara's RiskScope provides real time risk reporting with scalable, multi-asset and venue solutionfull story
Paladyne releases Paladyne Portfolio Master™ 7.0
August 17th, 2010 - Paladyne introduces new software to help hedge funds with short selling costs and managementfull story
SMX to go-live on 31 August 2010
August 17th, 2010 - Singapore Mercantile Exchange to go live for trading on 31 August 2010full story
Atrium Network scales up North American Exchange Ring
August 16th, 2010 - Atrium Network upgrades its New York to Toronto Exchange Ring to 10Gbpsfull story
Lime rolls out Real Time Data from the CBOE
August 16th, 2010 - Lime Brokerage introduces real-time, low-latency options data offering from CBOEfull story
BATS receives SEC approval for 2nd US stock exchange
August 16th, 2010 - BYX approved for launch in 60 daysfull story
- Societe Generale adds "Block Cross" to QES
August 16th, 2010 - Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking expands Electronic Trading, adds new liquidity-seeking featurefull story
- Nomura hires Jon Block as US Head Of International Trading
August 13th, 2010 - Nomura appoints Jon Block as Head Of International Trading in the United Statesfull story
- Credit Suisse to launch emerging markets fund
August 13th, 2010 - Credit Suisse launches new fund, focus on credit opportunities in emerging marketsfull story
- UBS appoints Jakob Stott as Head Wealth Management Europe
August 13th, 2010 - UBS hires ex J.P. Morgan COO as Head Wealth Management Europefull story
- Automated Trader Updates
August 12th, 2010 - Atrium Network offers access to Chi-X Canada, Interactive Data selects Corvil, DMZ connects to CQG, J.P. Morgan joins EuroCCP, StreamBase connects to BM&FBOVESPA, GBM selects Fix Flyer’s software, Thai Bourse increases algo tech, TMB selects SunGard's Ambit, Credit Suisse offers DMA via AES, SMX granted AE status, TOCOM lifts market access restrictions full story
- High Frequency Trading World Europe 2010
August 12th, 2010 - High Frequency Trading World Europe 2010, 8-10 November, Londonfull story
- Societe Generale goes live with MetricStream for Compliance Risk Program
August 12th, 2010 - MetricStream GRC Platform implementation to streamline, automate and integrate compliance risk managementfull story
MAS grants “Approved Exchange” status to SMX
August 12th, 2010 - Monetary Authority of Singapore grants final approval to Singapore Mercantile Exchange as regulated and licensed commodity and currency derivatives exchangefull story
DMZ Trading Solutions certified as CQG API partner
August 11th, 2010 - DMZ Trading Solutions connects to CQG's API and hosting servicesfull story
J.P. Morgan joins EuroCCP as a general clearing participant
August 11th, 2010 - J.P. Morgan becomes general clearing participant (GCP) in EuroCCPfull story
- Credit Suisse launches AES® Velocity in Singapore
August 11th, 2010 - Credit Suisse offers sub one millisecond DMA speeds via Advanced Execution Services (AES®) Velocityfull story
- New survey shows little change around role of quants at major financial institutions
August 10th, 2010 - 7city Learning survey shows same or less understanding of the role of quants than there was a year ago at home institutionsfull story
- TOCOM to allow Foreign Commodity Brokers to trade through intermediaries
August 10th, 2010 - TOCOM lifts restrictions on market access by Foreign Commodity Brokersfull story
ConvergEx grows its NorthPoint Boutique prime services business
August 10th, 2010 - ConvergEx Group makes four new hires to NorthPoint Trading Partnersfull story
- Thailand's TMB Bank selects SunGard's Ambit Risk & Performance solution
August 10th, 2010 - Thailand's TMB Bank selects SunGard's Ambit Risk & Performance solutionfull story
- Threadneedle upgrades Fidessa’s buy-side suite
August 9th, 2010 - Threadneedle Asset Management goes live with updated version of Fidessa's buy-side front office technology suite, LatentZerofull story
- Thai Bourse allows wider usage of algorithmic trading
August 9th, 2010 - SET moves to broaden use of algorithmic tradingfull story
Interactive Data selects Corvil for latency monitoring
August 9th, 2010 - Interactive Data selects Corvil for latency monitoringfull story
StreamBase offers low latency connection to BM&FBOVESPA
August 9th, 2010 - StreamBase extends CEP platform to connect to Brazilian exchangefull story
Mexico’s GBM chooses Fix Flyer’s software for electronic trading
August 9th, 2010 - Latin American broker expands client connectivity for high-frequency and high-touch tradingfull story
Atrium Network offers access to Chi-X Canada
August 9th, 2010 - Atrium Network first connectivity provider to offer access to new Chi-X Canada facilityfull story
Advent’s Geneva® provides platform for managed accounts
August 6th, 2010 - Maples Finance leverages Geneva® to diversify business and service institutional investorsfull story
- LSE's UnaVista approved by Dutch regulator AFM
August 6th, 2010 - Unavista expands transaction reporting service into Europefull story
StreamBase partners with Alphastream
August 6th, 2010 - StreamBase launches strategic partnership with Alphastream for algorithmic trading in Brazilfull story
- Interactive Data to distribute Tradition OTC data
August 5th, 2010 - Interactive Data to distribute Tradition OTC data via PlusFeedSMfull story
SGX launches bond market initiatives
August 5th, 2010 - Singapore Exchange to enhance listing, trading and distribution of fixed income productsfull story
- Deutsche Börse publishes prices for “MiFID Post Trade”
August 5th, 2010 - Post-trade transparency product to be available as of 1 December 2010full story
TradingScreen to launch electronic platform for trading corporate bonds
August 5th, 2010 - TradingScreen to launch Galaxy, a Multilateral Trading Facility for European corporate bondsfull story
- Rosenblatt Securities selects NYSE Technologies’ SuperFeed™
August 4th, 2010 - Rosenblatt Securities selects NYSE Technologies’ SuperFeed™ for global data feed servicefull story
- ConvergEx receives patent for Commission Management Technology
August 4th, 2010 - ConvergEx receives patent for Commission Management Technology from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Officefull story
- CQG connects trading platforms to TurkDEX
August 4th, 2010 - CQG to provide TurkDEX derivatives contractswith low-latency trade routing and consolidated market data accessfull story
Instinet Launches Dark Liquidity Pool for U.S. Listed Options
August 3rd, 2010 - Instinet Options CBX to complement agency-only broker’s existing electronic options trading suitefull story
- Equinix opens third IBX data center in Atlanta
August 3rd, 2010 - Equinix announces first phase of its third International Business Exchange data center in Atlantafull story
- LCH.Clearnet to clear Spanish government bonds and repos
August 3rd, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet Group to launch clearing for Spanish government bonds and reposfull story
- NASDAQ OMX introduces one click solution in Directors Desk EMS
August 3rd, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX introduces one click solution in Directors Desk(SM) online board management toolfull story
- Netik appoints John Mason as COO
August 3rd, 2010 - Netik appoints John Mason as Chief Operating Officerfull story
First Derivatives acquires LakeFront Data
August 3rd, 2010 - First Derivatives acquires Toronto-based Data Management consultancy LakeFront Datafull story
IPC launches express trading route between New York and Chicago
August 3rd, 2010 - New route to provide high-speed trading connectivityfull story
- AlphaTrade launches online trading platform
August 2nd 2010 - AlphaTrade launches online trading platformfull story
Interactive Data enhances PrimeTerminal's wealth management tools
August 2nd, 2010 - Enhanced user interface can provide investment advisors with intuitive workflow solutionsfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
July 30th, 2010 - Automated Trader HFQ survey results,NASDAQ acquires SMARTS, Okachi signs for Patsystems XConnect, Eurex, STOXX & SGX partner, Chi-X Japan begins ops, Bourse Direct & Equiduct partner, BATS joins Reuters Elektron, Alliance selects OneTick, BAML unveils ETF-aX,Goldman debuts DCSfull story
Direct Edge to provide detailed Latency Data through Correlix RaceTeam™
July 30th, 2010 - RaceTeam will reveal EDGX and EDGA new matching engine latency detailsfull story
First Derivatives signs contract for Delta with SGX
July 29th, 2010 - First Derivatives signs contract for Delta with Singapore Exchangefull story
- SBI Japannext securities joins Fidessa network
July 29th, 2010 - Fidessa announces FIX network connectivity to SBI Japannext Securitiesfull story
Turquoise number one MTF dark pool for second month running
July 29th, 2010 - July dark volumes show Turquoise extending lead ahead of competitors, Lit pool also showing steady growth – now 2nd largest MTF for majority of stocks listedfull story
Sifma 2010 - Stewart Orrell - Equinix
29 July 2010 - John Howard talks to Stewart Orrell Senior manager within the Equinix Financial Services team about their acquisition of Switch and Datafull story
Sifma 2010 - Steffen Gemuenden and Mark Van Vugt - RTS
29 July 2010 - John Howard speaks to Steffen Gemuenden and Mark Van Vugt about their RTS initiative to bridge the gap between click and algorithmic trading.full story
Sifma 2010 - Richard Tibbetts - Streambase
29 July 2010 - John Howard gets Richard Tibbett's perspective on message volumes, market structure, regulation and the "Flash Crash"full story
Sifma 2010 - Andrew Marks de Chabris - Tethys
29 July 2010 - John Howard interviews Andrew Marks de Chabris Tethys Technologyfull story
Sifma 2010 - Barry Neumann and Richard Tibbetts
29 July 2010 - John Howard interviews Barry Neumann, Solace Systems Marketing Director and Streambase CTO Richard Tibbetts full story
Chi-X Japan successfully commences operations
July 29th, 2010 - Chi-X® Global rolls out Asia trading platform - Chi-X Japanfull story
OptionsCity introduces Metro 2.2
July 28th, 2010 - OptionsCity releases Metro 2.2full story
Blaylock Robert Van launches trading platform using Fidessa
July 28th, 2010 - Blaylock Robert Van launches new US equities trading platform using Fidessafull story
India's National Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange Group sign Letter of Intent
July 28th, 2010 - Agreement to explore feasibility of mutual licensing of indices, enabling access to each other's markets - training and education on SME marketsfull story
Progress Software survey results
July 28th, 2010 - Progress survey concludes over 50% of capital markets firms do not use real time market surveillance and monitoring toolsfull story
- Goldman Sachs announces clearing services for OTC derivatives
July 28th, 2010 - New Derivatives Clearing Services (DCS) business to provide suite of integrated agency clearing services for all listed and OTC derivativesfull story
NASDAQ OMX to acquire SMARTS
July 27th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX signs agreement to acquire market surveillance system provider SMARTSfull story
Bourse Direct partners with Equiduct for "Best Execution"
July 27th, 2010 - Bourse Direct partners with Equiduct for "Best Execution"full story
- Nomura launches two US stock related ETFs
July 27th, 2010 - Nomura Asset Management to launch two US stock related ETFs, NASDAQ-100ETF and DJIA ETFfull story
Bank of America Merrill Lynch announces ETF-aX algo
July 27th, 2010 - Bank of America Merrill Lynch unveils ETF-aX exchange traded fund algofull story
- NYSE Euronext to create first European MTF for corporate bonds
July 26th, 2010 - NYSE Euronext to develop Europe’s first electronic platform for trading corporate bondsfull story
Okachi signs license for Patsystems XConnect
July 26th, 2010 - Okachi Co., Ltd. signs license for Patsystems XConnect in Hong Kongfull story
- Standard Chartered appoints Michael Haigh as Global Head of Commodities Research
July 26th, 2010 - New position to support growing business in commodity derivatives and physical marketsfull story
BATS Europe joins Thomson Reuters Elektron community for Euro data
July 26th, 2010 - BATS Europe joins Thomson Reuters Elektron community for Euro datafull story
SGX, STOXX and Eurex to bring EURO STOXX 50 Futures to Asia
July 26th, 2010 - SGX, STOXX and Eurex partner to launch EURO STOXX 50 Futures in Asiafull story
- Nomura creates new platform, appoints Head of Corporate Sales and Risk Solutions Group
July 26th, 2010 - Eng Chien Chan to spearhead Nomura's newly-combined sales and marketing platformfull story
Alliance Asset Management selects OneMarketData’s OneTick
July 26th, 2010 - Alliance Asset Management selects OneMarketData’s OneTick CEP and Database to power its quantitative research and algorithmic tradingfull story
SunGard acquires Fox River Execution
July 23rd, 2010 - SunGard acquires Fox River Executionfull story
- LaSalle Street News now available on CQG
July 23rd, 2010 - CQG offers LaSalle Street News on CQG Integrated Client and CQG Traderfull story
- ABN AMRO Clearing expands market coverage on tick-TS
July 23rd, 2010 - ABN AMRO Clearing expands market coverage on tick-TSfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
July 23rd, 2010 - XSP & Patsystems launch ASP’s, ITG expands, CQG& Broco partner, MICEX selects NASDAQ OMX, ISE introduces DNR Orders, Atrium Network extends FX to Hotspot FX & FXCM., Sapient partners with Numerix, SWIFT acquires SunGard’s AMH assets, BarCap launches Portfolio WebBench® Livefull story
Lightspeed Financial launches Black Box Software Development Kit
July 23rd, 2010 - Lightspeed Financial unveils Black Box Software Development Kit (SDK) for algorithmic tradersfull story
ConvergEx’s Eze OMS™ and Crossing Networks receive best-in-class Waters Rankings awards
July 23rd. 2010 - Eze OMS named best buy-side OMS Provider; ConvergEx Group named Best Crossing Network Providerfull story
Rapid Addition to provide FIX technology to Bolsa de Valores de Colombia
July 23rd, 2010 - Rapid Addition wins Bolsa de Valores de Colombia stock exchange for low latency trading technologyfull story
- Xtrakter announces sixth edition of execution venue league table
July 22nd, 2010 - Tradeweb Europe ranked No.1 for fixed income & Chi-X ranked No.1 for equities trading by Xtrakter clientsfull story
- Clearstream's REGIS-TR, the first European trade repository, ready for testing
July 22nd, 2010 - BME’s and Clearstream’s European trade repository “REGIS-TR” starts testing - BBVA & Banco Sabadell to join pilot phasefull story
- Morningstar powers first free iPhone investment app offered by UK fund manager
July 22nd, 2010 - Fidelity International appoints Morningstar to supply investment data for new iPhone appfull story
- Korea Exchange introduces new Auction-based Block Trading Service
July 22nd, 2010 - KRX introduces new auction-based Block Trading Service: ‘A-Blox’full story
Patsystems launches new ASP ‘XConnect’
July 22nd, 2010 - Patsystems launches ‘XConnect’ as new ASP hubs open across Asia Pacificfull story
Sapient Global Markets and Numerix announce partnership
July 21st, 2010 - Sapient Global Markets partners with Numerix to provide integrated pricing and analytic solutions for the financial and commodities marketsfull story
South African bank FirstRand Group selects Advent Portfolio Exchange® & Moxy®
July 21st, 2010 - FirstRand Group chooses Advent Portfolio Exchange® and Moxy® for operational efficiency and client servicefull story
- Progress Software appoints regional vice president for financial services in EMEA
July 21st, 2010 - Graeme Clark appointed regional vice-president for financial services in EMEAfull story
- CQG and Broco to expand trading connectivity in Russia and Eastern Europe
July 21st, 2010 - CQG and Broco partner to expand trading connectivity in Russia and Eastern Europefull story
- LSE to add new private investor price promotion
July 21st, 2010 - London Stock Exchange to add new private investor price promotionfull story
- LCH.Clearnet - Roger Liddell to retire in 2011
July 21st, 2010 - Roger Liddell announces 2011 retirement from LCH.Clearnetfull story
- NYSE Technologies launches Order Routing Direct connectivity service
July 21st, 2010 - New service utilizes patent-pending technology for point-to-point FIX connectivityfull story
- ConvergEx’s NorthPoint Trading Partners makes senior appointment
July 21st, 2010 - Sean Westley appointed senior vice president of Sales at NorthPoint Trading Partnersfull story
- Eurex - dividend derivatives open interest exceeds 1 million contracts
July 21st, 2010 - Eurex exceeds 1 million mark in open interest on its dividend product suitefull story
- Barclays Capital launches Portfolio WebBench Live
July 21st, 2010 - New web-based quantitative analytics platform offers real-time execution monitoring and transaction cost analysisfull story
Atrium Network connects to FXCM
July 21st, 2010 - Atrium Network expand range of foreign exchange destinations with connectivity to FXCMfull story
ITG hires equity market veteran Jamie Selway & White Cap Trading partners
July 20th, 2010 - ITG hires equity market veteran Jamie Selway & White Cap Trading partnersfull story
- Fidessa appoints Robert Thompson as President of its North American buy-side business
July 20th, 2010 - Robert Thompson appointed President of Fidessa's North American buy-side operationsfull story
ISE introduces new options order type
July 20th, 2010 - Do Not Route Orders provide ISE’s customers with increased control over order executionfull story
ITG launches suite of algorithms in key European markets
July 20th, 2010 - ITG now offers suite of algorithms across 21 European marketsfull story
NASDAQ OMX and the MICEX Group announce market data partnership
July 20th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX® selected to provide market data audit services for the MICEX Groupfull story
Xenfin Capital hires new fixed income specialist
July 20th, 2010 - Luca Rubinelli to head Xenfin Capital's new fixed income trading arm and manage global macro strategyfull story
XSP launches ASP corporate actions solution in AsiaPac
July 20th, 2010 - XSP® v5 solution goes live on Decillion Group platform, integrates corporate actions data from Interactive Datafull story
SMX launches Euro-US Dollar Futures contract for Asian trading timezone
July 20th, 2010 - Singapore Mercantile Exchange to introduce Euro-US Dollar Futures contracts in August 2010full story
Alvarium Capital selects Deltix Product Suite for new quantitative hedge fund
July 20th, 2010 - Alvarium Capital selects Deltix Product Suite for new quantitative hedge fundfull story
SWIFT to acquire AMH assets from SunGard
July 19th, 2010 - SWIFT acquires SunGards's Ambit Messaging Hub assetsfull story
Atrium Network extends foreign exchange connectivity to Hotspot FX
July 19th, 2010 - Atrium Network connects to Hotspot FX via extranet infrastructurefull story
- Automated Trader Updates
July 16th, 2010 - NYSE Euronext & WSE partner, LSE promotion, BSE & Eurex to launch on SENSEX. TNS offers connectivity via Equinix, StreamBase partners with MarketFactory, Interxion provides access to BATs, Level 3 & NovaSparks partner, Advent integrates Sungard’s Valdi with Moxy, ConvergEx partners with PAC-Invest, Portware unveils new FX Trading Platform, Otkritie launches new trading platform, Chi-X Europe sets Q2 recordfull story
SunGard launches new derivatives Stream Gateway for Nord Pool
July 16th, 2010 - SunGard launches new derivatives Stream Gateway for Nord Poolfull story
- NYSE Euronext opens ‘NYSE Euronext London’
July 16th, 2010 - New securities market targets issuers seeking a London listingfull story
Deutsche Börse Systems selects Equinix as strategic data center provider
July 15th, 2010 - Deutsche Börse Systems selects Equinix as strategic data center providerfull story
- ConvergEx’s Eze OMS partners with PAC-Invest
July 15th, 2010 - New Solution offers end-to-end management of short order processingfull story
OneMarketData partners with IWI to expand reach of OneTick in Asian markets
July 15th, 2010 - Intelligent Wave Inc. named first Japanese reseller of OneTick Database and CEP solutionsfull story
SunGard's MarketMap distributes Tullett Prebon Asia money market data
July 15th, 2010 - MarketMap customers to access and analyse Tullett Prebon data from Asiafull story
LSE launches new post-trade market data service
July 14th, 2010 - London Stock Exchange Group launches new post-trade market data service - real time, post-trade data modulefull story
- LSE announces new market data promotion
July 14th, 2010 - London Stock Exchange announces new market data promotion for retail investors - real time data from 20p per monthfull story
- Eurex & Bombay Stock Exchange to launch futures and options on Sensex
July 14th, 2010 - New Listings are latest Eurex Product offering targeting the Asia-Pacific regionfull story
Sungard’s Valdi certified by Advent for Moxy
July 14th, 2010 - Sungard’s Valdi certified by Advent Software to deliver advanced algorithmic trading tools integrated with its Moxy solutionfull story
Portware unveils next generation FX Trading Platform
July 14th, 2010 - Portware FX 5.0 to include new TCA package, enhanced trading strategies, integration with bank algorithmsfull story
StreamBase partners with MarketFactory
July 13th, 2010 - StreamBase partners with MarketFactory to speed time to market in FXfull story
Otkritie launches Russian trading platform for international investors
July 13th, 2010 - Development to allow internationally regulated, direct, transparent and cost effective route into Russian equity marketsfull story
- Saudi investment company adopts Fidessa's sell-side trading platform
July 13th, 2010 - Partnership with NCB Capital strengthens Fidessa's MENA operationsfull story
Low-latency access to BATS Europe now available via Interxion
July 13th, 2010 - Interxion to offer low-latency access to Bats Europefull story
Deutsche Börse: Tradegate Exchange to connect to Deutsche WertpapierService Bank
July 13th, 2010 - 1,600 Institutions to gain access to second largest exchange for private investorsfull story
- Credit Agricole launches new online private bank with Temenos
July 13th, 2010 - New private bank, BforBank goes live on TEMENOS T24full story
Instinet JapanCrossing records largest volumes since 2008
July 13th, 2010 - Instinet JapanCrossing™ sees return to pre-financial crisis volume levels, readies new products for Asian releasefull story
Speakerbus introduces eight-channel endpoint for IP and digital deployments
July 13th, 2010 - SE708 provides new migration to VoIP options for the financial services industryfull story
TradingScreen launches TCA Consulting Services
July 13th, 2010 - TradingScreen launches post-trade Transaction Cost Consulting Servicefull story
IPC upgrades electronic trading and voice connections to CBOE
July 13th, 2010 - IPC Systems expands Electronic Connectivity Services reach to Chicago Board Options Exchangefull story
- Tehran Stock Exchange to trial online trading system
July 12th, 2010 - Tehran Stock Exchange launches trial scheme for online trading systemfull story
TNS leverages Equinix in US & Europe; expands managed connectivity services to Apac
July 12th, 2010 - Transaction Network Services Secure Trading Extranet to offer low-latency connectivity via Equinix's IBX data centers in Australia and Singaporefull story
Level 3 and NovaSparks deliver market data transport solution between Frankfurt and London
July 12th, 2010 - Level 3 and NovaSparks deliver end to end low-latency market data transport solution between Frankfurt and Londonfull story
NASDAQ OMX introduces Nordic Last Sale for Professional Investors
July 12th, 2010 - New Market Data Product to address demand for transparency, unbundled pricing, and a new, lower pricefull story
NYSE Euronext and Warsaw Stock Exchange announce strategic partnership
July 12th, 2010 - Warsaw bourse to acquire cash and derivatives trading platform provided by NYSE Technologies as part of multi-year business partnershipfull story
LINZ STROM selects Alphacet Discovery as enterprise financial modeling platform
July 12th, 2010 - LINZ STROM selects Alphacet Discovery to streamline its quantitative commodity and financial modeling workflowfull story
Chi-X Europe posts another record quarter
July 12th, 2010 - Chi-X Europe sets second quarter record by value and volume of shares traded - Hails EMCF clearing fees reductionfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
July 9th, 2010 - ABN AMRO & Fortis merge, NYSE Euronext & MICROFIS partner, Chi-X Japan launch approved, Equiduct price promotion announced, record growth for SmartPool &Turquoise, Finamex offers new DMA, Bloomberg launches DVS, free Forex widgets from Saxo, Deutsche Börse announces iPhone app.full story
SMX signs up Phillip Futures as First General Clearing Member
July 9th, 2010 - Phillip Futures to handle both customer and proprietary trading at SMXfull story
NYSE Technologies introduces SFTI® internet VPN service
July 9th, 2010 - New service to provide connectivity to order routing, market data applications and colocated infrastructure over the internetfull story
- Patrick J. Kenny named Vice President at CQG
July 9th, 2010 - CQG appoints Patrick J. Kenny as Vice President, Client Relationshipsfull story
Deutsche Börse launches post-trade transparency product
July 9th, 2010 - “MiFID Post Trade“ provides trading prices for all MiFID relevant instrumentsfull story
- Morgan Stanley and Barclays Capital join TIL Consortium
July 9th, 2010 - Morgan Stanley and Barclays Capital join Trade Ideas Limited Consortiumfull story
Deutsche Börse expands online services for investors
July 8th, 2010 - iPhone apps with latest stock exchange information for investors on the gofull story
Turquoise tops monthly dark trading
July 8th, 2010 - Cinnober delivered trading platform leads European dark pool race for Junefull story
- ConvergEx announces Paradice Investment Management is live on the Eze OMS
July 8th, 2010 - Paradice Investment Management goes live on on ConvergEx's Eze OMSfull story
- ABN AMRO Clearing first GCM to provide VAN Service on LSE
July 8th, 2010 - ABN AMRO Clearing first GCM to provide VAN Service on LSEfull story
- Aberdeen Unit Trust Managers selects Calastone
July 7th, 2010 - Aberdeen Unit Trust Managers selects Calastone for order routing and settlement servicesfull story
- FRSGlobal announces new in-built dashboards to product suite
July 7th, 2010 - New in-built dashboards added to FRSGlobal product suitefull story
- IPC’s financial network goes high speed across Asia
July 7th, 2010 - IPC completes pan-Asian Optical Network enhancementfull story
- Bloomberg Professional launches Derivatives Valuation Service
July 7th, 2010 - New Bloomberg Derivatives Valuation Service launched for OTC derivativesfull story
- OnixS to support NYSE LIFFE UTP
July 7th, 2010 - OnixS announces support for the NYSE LIFFE Universal Trading Platformfull story
- Equiduct announces price promotion to run until end December
July 7th, 2010 - Equiduct rebates aggressive flow on its lit order bookfull story
- Chi-X Japan launch approved
July 7th, 2010 - Chi-X Japan’s PTS license granted; trading to begin July 29thfull story
- Level 3 upgrades London Frankfurt network
July 6th, 2010 - Level 3 upgrades ultra-low-latency fiber network from London to Frankfurtfull story
OnixS adds Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework support to FIX and FAST
July 6th, 2010 - OnixS adds Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework support to OnixS selfConnect FIX engine and FAST Encoder/Decoder productsfull story
- Heartwood selects Calastone’s automated cross-border transaction network
July 6th, 2010 - Heartwood Wealth Management connects to Calastone’s cross-border transaction networkfull story
LCH.Clearnet and LME to provide OTC gold post-trade services
July 6th, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet And London Metal Exchange to provide OTC gold post-trade services to London's bullion marketfull story
- NYSE Euronext and MICROFIS to create responsible finance market segment
July 6th, 2010 - Listing and trading of bonds based on debt from international microfinance institutions and solidarity businessesfull story
- Interoute connects to Equinix’s LD4 IBX data dentre
July 6th, 2010 - Interoute announces direct connectivity to Equinix’s LD4 IBX data centrefull story
- Saxo Bank launches new suite of free Forex widgets
July 6th, 2010 - Saxo Bank launches new Forex content sharing program for real-time FX prices, charts and commentary to websites and blogsfull story
Banco Espirito Santo selects Calypso Technology for front office derivatives trading
July 6th, 2010 - Portuguese bank to use the Calypso trading solution for FX, Interest Rate, Credit, Equity and Commodity derivativesfull story
- ABN AMRO Bank and Fortis Bank Nederland complete legal merger
July 6th, 2010 - ABN AMRO Bank and Fortis Bank Nederland announce completion of legal mergerfull story
SmartPool announces record Q2 volumes
July 5th, 2010 - SmartPool announces record growth during Q2, best monthly performance to date in Italy and Germanyfull story
- Finamex announces new proximity DMA offering
July 5th, 2010 - Finamex introduces Mexican Exchange Trading, DMA and proximity through co-location for high frequency, low-latency executionfull story
Advent and SuperDerivatives provide pricing and analytics to Geneva® clients
July 5th, 2010 - Advent enters into agreement with SuperDerivatives to provide pricing and analytics services to Geneva® clientsfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
July 2nd, 2010 - Instinet & NYSE Euronext partner with Markit, Redkite selects Cognizant, NYI launches X-Connect, FFastfill deploys CorvilNet, Advent releases Geneva, Misys & Numerix partner, Interactive Brokers enhance ScaleTrader, FlexTrade introduces FlexSpread, Bulltick joins Fidessa, QuantFACTORY upgraded, Knight partners with Alphacet, announces Knight Advisor Servicesfull story
SunGard Expands Valdi Market Access with EuroTLX
July 2nd, 2010 - SunGard Expands Valdi Market Access to incorporate fixed income trading with EuroTLXfull story
- Knight launches Knight Advisor Services, appoints ex Morgan Stanley team
July 1st, 2010 - Knight hires five ex-Morgan Stanley traders & managers for new fixed income offeringfull story
Advent unveils major new release of Geneva®
July 1st, 2010 - Geneva® 8.0 evolves from accounting engine to portfolio management solutionfull story
- Connamara releases securities data solution TADD
July 1st, 2010 - Connamara releases Tradeable Asset Document Database - securities data solution for financial institutionsfull story
Redkite selects Cognizant as technology partner
July 1st, 2010 - Redkite selects Cognizant to enhance market surveillance solutionsfull story
- NYSE Euronext and Markit to enhance post-MiFID market transparency
July 1st, 2010 - NYSE Euronext and Markit in joint initiative to enhance post-MiFID market transparencyfull story
- Interactive Brokers launches Pairs Trading algorithm
June 30th, 2010 - Interactive Brokers enhances ScaleTrader algorithm to encompass Pairs Tradingfull story
- Instinet BlockMatch to report trades via Markit Boat
June 30th, 2010 - Instinet Europe switches reporting of all trades from BlockMatch MTF to Markit Boatfull story
- Bulltick Capital Markets joins Fidessa network
June 30th, 2010 - Financial services firm opens up Latin American equities markets to international communityfull story
ConvergEx launches enhanced IQx
June 30th, 2010 - Additional prediction technology offers improved performance for small ordersfull story
QuantHouse announces QuantFACTORY v5
June 30th, 2010 - QuantHouse upgrades QuantFACTORY with version 5.0.full story
- Interactive Data sponsors first training course for FISD Professional Certification train
June 29th, 2010 - Interactive Data sponsors first in-depth training course for FISD Professional Certificationfull story
- Norwegian broker First Securities selects Fidessa
June 29th, 2010 - First Securities becomes third Oslo-based broker to choose Fidessa in 2010full story
SEC statement on regulatory reform legislation
June 29th, 2010 - Chairman Schapiro statement on regulatory reform legislation to be considered this weekfull story
Deutsche Börse announces new version of Xetra
June 29th, 2010 - Functionality, speed and liquidity to be improved with Release 11.0full story
FCStone and Integral roll out next-generation FX platform
June 29th, 2010 - FCStone partners with Integral to launch comprehensive FX Platform to support broad push into FXfull story
FlexTrade rolls out FlexSpread
June 29th, 2010 - FlexTrade launches cross currency program for pairs trading and risk arbitragefull story
NYI launches NYI X-Connect, powered by Hudson Fiber Network
June 29th, 2010 - NYI launches NYI X-Connect, new platform for financial exchange connectivityfull story
- CMA enables trading with SLW Corretora de Valores e Cambio
June 29th, 2010 - CMA enables trading with SLW Corretora de Valores e Cambio for BVMF exchange tradingfull story
Winterflood Securities goes live with SunGard’s SGN Securities
June 28th, 2010 - Winterflood Securities goes live with SunGard’s SGN Securities for order collection on European equity marketsfull story
Misys and Numerix expand partnership
June 28th, 2010 - Partnership to improve modeling, pricing and risk management of OTC derivatives and structured productsfull story
Savvis to provide proximity hosting for Reuters Elektron
June 28th, 2010 - Savvis to provide proximity hosting for Thomson Reuters Elektronfull story
Knight Capital and Alphacet offer integrated algorithmic pairs trading workflow
June 28th, 2010 - Knight Capital and Alphacet to offer integrated algorithmic pairs trading workflowfull story
- FIA statement on conclusion of House-Senate Conference Committee on financial reform legislation
June 28th, 2010 - FIA statement on conclusion of House-Senate Conference Committee on financial reform legislationfull story
FFastfill selects Corvil for latency management
June 28th, 2010 - FFastfill deploys CorvilNet solution to manage latency for exchange and client connectivityfull story
Spread Intelligence launches aptly named trading software
June 25th, 2010 - Spread Intelligence releases XS trading platform, delivers "more edge" to tradersfull story
FFastFill connects to SMX
June 25th, 2010 - FFastFill to provide connectivity when Singapore Mercantile Exchange goes live in August 2010.full story
- Automated Trader Updates
June 25th, 2010 - Deutsche Börse launches AlphaFlash, NASDAQ & Xignite partner, ACTIV selects Hibernia, InteractiveData announces Essential Equities Service, HFN introduces passive wavelength technology, Infinera & Spread Networks enable new route, Progress powers Agora, StreamBase & Solace integrate, Jefferies & Instinet select OneTick, Eze Hosting launched, Tradar unveils latest Insight, BBVA live on Progress FX, Numerix CrossAsset XL announced, IBM debuts FMF, IBM & SIFMA survey results. full story
Verizon Financial Network offers direct access to Fixnetix Trading and Data Services
June 25th, 2010 - Verizon customers to access on-demand financial trading and data from Fixnetixfull story
FFastFill adds two new international back office clients
June 24th, 2010 - FFastFill adds two new international back office clientsfull story
Interactive Data enhances Eurobank EFG Securities’ trading platform with Trader’s Eye
June 24th, 2010 - Interactive Data enhances Eurobank EFG Securities’ trading platform with Trader’s Eye, a customised version of Interactive Data’s PrimeTerminal Private Investor Applicationfull story
- ACTIV Financial selects Hibernia Atlantic for low-latency connectivity
June 24th 2010 - ACTIV Financial selects Hibernia Atlantic's Global Financial Network for Ethernet between Frankfurt and Chicagofull story
IBM announces Financial Markets Framework
June 24th, 2010 - New technology platform to help financial markets manage increasing volumes of transactions in electronic tradingfull story
- Wall Street firms set to increase IT spend through 2011 on transformation initiatives
June 24th, 2010 - SIFMA and IBM survey reveals twice as many participants expect 2010-2011 budgets to increase as compared to last year - Main areas of increase likely to be risk, compliance and tradingfull story
Chi-Tech extends MarketPrizm to US
June 24th, 2010 - Chi-Tech offers MarketPrizm trading infrastructure service to North America Marketfull story
- Instinet selects OneTick for tick data management
June 23rd, 2010 - Instinet selects OneMarketData’s OneTick Database as its comprehensive solution for collecting, storing and analyzing tick datafull story
Jefferies selects OneMarketData’s OneTick CEP and Database
June 23rd, 2010 - Onetick CEP and Database selected by Jefferies to support algorithmic trading in global equities marketsfull story
Agora brokerage house launches new algo suite
June 23rd, 2010 - Progress Apama Capital Markets powers new Agora algorithm suitefull story
J.P. Morgan and NASDAQ OMX announce new clearing options for Nordic Derivatives Markets
June 23rd, 2010 - J. P. Morgan becomes NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB's first non-Nordic custodian for the NASDAQ OMX Derivatives Marketsfull story
Progress Software introduces a new generation Apama Capital Markets Foundation
June 23rd, 2010 - Apama Capital Markets Foundation enhances CEP platform with reusable servicesfull story
- ConvergEx launches Eze Hosting
June 23rd, 2010 - New program to provide additional options for application management and deliveryfull story
StreamBase accelerates time to deployment with NVIDIA GPUs
June 23rd, 2010 - StreamBase component exchange to host integration between StreamBase Technology and NVIDIA Tesla GPUsfull story
NASDAQ selects XigniteOnDemand platform to build NASDAQ Data-On-Demand
June 22nd, 2010 - NASDAQ and Xignite to provide on-demand tick data via cloud computing platformfull story
Deutsche Börse algo news feed now available in three data centres in London
June 22nd, 2010 - New proximity hosting alternatives aim to ensure lowest latency for AlphaFlash customers full story
Interactive Data broadens offerings in its hosted content and SaaS Cloud
June 22nd, 2010 - Interactive Data broadens offerings in its hosted content and SaaS Cloudfull story
FinAnalytica sees broad acceptance of Cognity fat-tailed methods
June 22nd, 2010 - Twelve new clients adopt FinAnalytica's Cognity risk management and portfolio allocation platform since start of yearfull story
IPC provides Orbixa with high-speed connectivity to BATS Exchange
June 22nd, 2010 - Orbixa to leverage IPC’s high-speed Electronic Connectivity Services for ethernet connectivity into BATS Exchangefull story
Deutsche Börse launches AlphaFlash Monitor
June 22nd, 2010 - Deutsche Börse launches real-time, web-based macroeconomic data servicefull story
Interactive Data launches Essential Equities Service
June 22nd, 2010 - New service helps reduce bandwidth required for obtaining the NYSE and Nasdaq Market datafeeds and can help control total cost of ownershipfull story
GoldenSource launches Data Warehouse solution
June 22nd, 2010 - GoldenSource Data Warehouse to help achieve enterprise view of risk, performance and compliancefull story
- OneMarketData selects Tsuyoshi Inoyama to head new Tokyo office
June 22nd, 2010 - OneMarketData appoints Tsuyoshi Inoyama director of sales engineering, Japan and Asia Pacificfull story
Sophis launches VALUE portfolio and risk management system as a hosted solution
June 22nd, 2010 - Sophis selects Options IT to power the solution and provide technology and infrastructure supportfull story
Dow Jones joins Markit hub
June 22nd, 2010 - Dow Jones & Company joins Markit Hub as first third-party content providerfull story
SGX launches first dividend futures in Asia
June 22nd 2010 - Singapore Exchange has successfully launched Asia’s first dividend futures contract, the Nikkei Dividend Point Index Futures contractfull story
Yuanta Securities joins Fidessa network
June 22nd, 2010 - Move gives Fidessa community DMA access to Taiwan Stock Exchangefull story
- Redline Trading Solutions showcases InRush 10G
June 22nd, 2010 - Redline Trading Solutions to showcase InRush 10G at SIFMAfull story
Mentum goes live with SunGard’s Stream Clearvision and Stream Ubix
June 22nd, 2010 - Mentum goes live with SunGard’s Stream Clearvision and Stream Ubix for allocation and reporting operations on commoditiesfull story
- Phatra Securities licenses the OnixS selfConnect FIX solutions
June 22nd, 2010 - Phatra Securities licenses the OnixS selfConnect FIX solutionsfull story
Infinera and Spread Networks enable sub-13.33 ms route between New York and Chicago
June 22nd, 2010 - Spread Networks certifies Infinera for low latency optical networkfull story
- Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions launches BlackBerry recording app
June 22nd, 2010 - Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions to launch mobile voice recording application for BlackBerry smartphonesfull story
NASDAQ OMX introduces two Sharia-compliant indexes
June 22nd, 2010 - New Indexes based on the NASDAQ-100 Index and the OMX Stockholm Benchmark Indexfull story
StreamBase and Solace Systems partner for low latency trading solutions
June 22nd, 2010 - StreamBase and Solace Systems combine technologies for latency solutionsfull story
IXE goes live on SGN
June 22nd, 2010 - IXE goes live on the SunGard Global Networkfull story
Hudson Fiber Network debuts passive wavelength technology
June 21st, 2010 - Hudson Fiber Network debuts its passive wavelength, ultra low-latency solution at 1400 Federal Blvdfull story
Leading financial services firms utilize Interactive Data’s new options volatility service
June 21st, 2010 - Access to critical data spanning U.S. Options Market can assist with risk assessment processfull story
Numerix announces Numerix CrossAsset XL and Numerix Portfolio Products Solution
June 21st, 2010 - Numerix to provide users with solution for pricing, valuation and risk management based on Microsoft platformfull story
OptionsCity certified by BOX
June 21st, 2010 - OptionsCity becomes approved vendor for electronic trading and market making on BOXfull story
First Wilshire live with INDATA iPM front office solution
June 21st, 2010 - First Wilshire now live with INDATA’s front office solution - delivered through INDATA iPM platformfull story
- New technology hire at Trading Cross Connects
June 21st, 2010 - Trading Cross Connects hires Zhen “Zach” Wangfull story
Interactive Data launches new data permissioning solution
June 21st, 2010 - Open API can be integrated into a firm’s content management system; enables automation of entitlement and reporting workflow; helps manage data spendfull story
- OneMarketData appoints former Progress Apama architect as director of solutions
June 21st, 2010 - OneMarketData appoints Louis Lovas as director of solutionsfull story
BBVA goes live on Progress Apama FX Aggregation accelerator
June 21st, 2010 - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is live on the Progress Apama FX Aggregation accelerator for FX operationsfull story
Tradar unveils latest version of Insight™
June 21st, 2010 - Tradar launches Insight 4.0full story
Mapleridge Capital selects OneMarketData’s OneTick CEP
June 21st, 2010 - Mapleridge Capital selects OneMarketData’s OneTick CEP to support its quantitative strategy research and developmentfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
June 21st, 2010 - Credit Suisse launches Onyx, AboveNet extends toTelehouse West. NomuraCross goes live, Liquidnet to trade in New Zealand equities CQG connects to MexDer. Correlix releases RaceTeam 3.0, Atrium Network & NovaSparks partner, ITRS & Solace collaborate, Jefferies deploys ACTIV, UNX integrates Credit Suisse algos, Progress Apama’s CEP incorporated into UL ALGO full story
Essex Radez launches Normalized Multicast Feed
June 21st, 2010 - Essex Radez launches high-speed consolidated order book feed, powered by Exegy ticker plantfull story
OptionsCity supports new ICE mass quoting
June 18th, 2010 - OptionsCity supports new ICE mass quoting, beginning 21st Junefull story
NYSE Technologies and Corvil launch LatencyStats.com
June 18th, 2010 - NYSE Technologies and Corvil announce LatencyStats.com, first market data latency transparency website and community blogfull story
Bravura Solutions completes acquisition of Mutual Fund Technologies
June 17th, 2010 - Bravura Solutions completes acquisition of Mutual Fund Technologiesfull story
Morgan Stanley enhances electronic trading services in Canada
June 17th, 2010 - Morgan Stanley adds to Canadian algorithmic and direct market access offering.full story
- CQG announces trading connectivity to MexDer
June 17th, 2010 - CQG to provide low-latency trade routing and consolidated market data access to the Mexican Derivatives Exchangefull story
Winterflood signs IOI distribution agreement with Autex
June 17th, 2010 - Winterflood signs agreement with Autex, includes Autex SMART algorithmfull story
ConvergEx releases Eze Compliance Version 5.7
June 17th, 2010 - New tools offer interface for configuring rules and expanded functionalities for UCITS Fund Managersfull story
- Eurex expands commodity index derivatives offering
June 17th, 2010 - Introduction of six more futures on Dow Jones UBS commodity indices on 28 Junefull story
- Nomura goes live with NX in Hong Kong
June 17th, 2010 - Nomura announces that NX (NomuraCross), its non-displayed global crossing network, has gone live in Hong Kongfull story
- Liquidnet to launch trading in New Zealand equities
June 16th, 2010 - Believed to be the first alternative trading venue to offer trading in New Zealand Equities - Liquidnet expands its equity market coverage in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America during Junefull story
Progress Software partners with ULLINK
June 16th, 2010 - Progress Software teams up with ULLINK to provide enhanced algorithmic tradingfull story
Solace Systems releases V5.0 of SolOS
June 16th, 2010 - Solace Systems announces release of V5.0 of SolOS, specialized firmware for Solace message and content routersfull story
First Quadrant deploys Portware
JUne 16th, 2010 - First Quadrant deploys Portware for global FX Tradingfull story
NYSE Arca Europe expands service offering into Eastern Europe
June 16th, 2010 - NYSE Arca Europe expands service offering to Budapest and Praguefull story
AboveNet connects to Telehouse West data centre
June 16th, 2010 - AboveNet’s secure fibre network connects to London’s Telehouse West data centrefull story
Redkite and StreamBase partner for real-time market surveillance solution
June 16th, 2010 - Redkite chooses StreamBase as CEP partner for its trading surveillance system Redeyefull story
Jefferies deploys ACTIV MPU
JUne 16th, 2010 - ACTIV's Market Data Processing Unit deployed by Jefferies to enhance performance and capacityfull story
ITRS Group and Solace Systems collaborate on real-time monitoring of low latency messaging infrastructure
June 16th, 2010 - ITRS Group and Solace Systems collaborate on real-time monitoring of low latency messaging infrastructurefull story
- Clearstream and Brazilian CETIP to cooperate on collateral management
June 15th, 2010 - Extension of the collateral management value proposition to Brazilfull story
UNX integrates Credit Suisse AES and Algos into its Catalyst EMS
June 15th, 2010 - UNX LLC offers access to Credit Suisse’s equity algorithms and electronic trading services through UNX’s Catalyst® Portal and EMSfull story
- SIX Swiss Exchange chooses Equinix for Proximity Services
June 15th, 2010 - SIX Swiss Exchange to open new access node at Equinix ZH4 International Business Exchange data centrefull story
- Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions to showcase Open Trade at SIFMA
June 15th, 2010 - Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions to showcase intelligent trading communication platform, Open Trade, at SIFMA 2010full story
CQG adds MNI Fixed Income Select product
June 15th, 2010 - New MNI Fixed Income Select to feature real-time fixed income contentfull story
- Exchange Pulse goes live with SunGard’s MarketMap
June 15th, 2010 - Exchange Pulse employs SunGard’s MarketMap to provide real-time pricing data to brokers and tradersfull story
Atrium Network and NovaSparks announce latency partnership
JUne 15th, 2010 - Atrium Network and NovaSparks partnership to deliver next generation market data processing capabilityfull story
- Global Trading Strategies plans for growth with IPC Trading Technology
June 14th, 2010 - New trading turrets and networking services allow staff to operate from outside the officefull story
- IPC and CyberTech International partner for voice recording and compliance solutions
June 14th, 2010 - IPC and CyberTech International partner for voice recording and compliance solutionsfull story
Hedge Fund G Capital selects Alphacet for financial modeling
Jun 14th, 2010 - Hedge Fund G Capital Management selects Alphacet Discovery as its platform for quantitative strategy development and deploymentfull story
RealTick® expands Bulltick's LatAm product suite
June 14th, 2010 - RealTick® and Latin American broker Bulltick Capital Markets expand execution offering in equities and futuresfull story
Correlix unveils RaceTeam™ 3.0
June 14th, 2010 - New version includes market latency data feed for leveraging latency data into actionable trading datafull story
- Finantix and NorthStar announce alliance
June 14th, 2010 - Finantix and NorthStar announce strategic alliance and co-marketing agreementfull story
- Credit Suisse launches Onyx platform for fixed income
June 14th, 2010 - Credit Suisse launches first fixed income algorithmic trading platform enabling clients to trade directly with a dealerfull story
- Interxion to provide low latency proximity hosting for SIX Swiss Exchange participants
June 14th, 2010 - SIX Swiss Exchange to offer proximity services to market participants from Interxion’s Zurich data centrefull story
FXall adds Japanese client FX PRIME Corporation
June 14th, 2010 - FXall announces FX PRIME Corporation as a new clientfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
June 11th, 2010 - AT, BATS, Fixnetix, & Higton present panel, SGX expands into London, AlgoSpan & ALGO Technologies select Interxion, Fixnetix offers connectivity via Hotspot, Knight Capital invests in Equiduct, Omega announces ThymeX, BAML adds pairs trading, BBY selects Orc, SunGard expands Valdi to KAS & JSE full story
SEC approves new stock-by-stock circuit breaker rules
June 11th, 2010 - SEC approves circuit breaker, exchanges and FINRA may begin implementing new rules immediatelyfull story
FinAnalytica launches version 3.2 of Cognity platform
June 11th, 2010 - FinAnalytica integrates holdings, exposures and returns risk in new Cognity releasefull story
Liquidnet launches trading in Mexican equities
June 11th, 2010 - Liquidnet Members to trade Mexican Equities from todayfull story
Morgan Stanley expands electronic trading services in Brazil
June 11th, 2010 - Morgan Stanley launches cash equity trading for securities listed on the BM&F Bovespa Exchangefull story
Bank of America Merrill Lynch unveils new pairs algo trading strategy
June 10th, 2010 - Bank of America Merrill Lynch adds new pairs trading strategies for equity securitiesfull story
Interactive Data integrates NASDAQ Basic into Market-Q and PlusFeed
June 9th, 2010 - Interactive Data Corporation and the NASDAQ OMX Group have announced that NASDAQ Basic is now available through Market-QSM and PlusFeedfull story
First Derivatives appoints President of U.S. Operations
June 9th, 2010 - Dale Richards appointed as President and member of the Board of Directors of First Derivativesfull story
Patrick Thornton-Smith leaves FFastFill
June 9th, 2010 - FFastFill announces departure of Managing Director Patrick Thornton-Smithfull story
- SunGard expands Valdi Market access offering to JSE
June 9th, 2010 - SunGard expands Valdi Market access offering to cover South African Derivatives Exchangefull story
CameronTec partners with E2E infotech
June 9th, 2010 - CameronTec announces partnership with E2E infotechfull story
Brazilian asset manager KAM deploys StreamBase CEP platform
June 9th, 2010 - Kairos Asset Management deploys StreamBase Complex Event Processing platform for high frequency trading strategiesfull story
Omega unveils next-generation matching engine
June 9th, 2010 - Omega announces increased performance and enhanced features for electronic trading with new ThymeX matching enginefull story
Solace partners with NovaSparks
June 9th, 2010 - Solace partners with NovaSparks for hardware-based market data accelerationfull story
Charles River connects to BlocSec platform
June 9th, 2010 - Charles River Development connects to CLSA's BlocSec platformfull story
- AboveNet expands Metro portfolio
June 9th, 2010 - AboveNet expands Metro portfolio with launch of Core Wave servicesfull story
Options IT expands IaaS offerings, launches PIPE Momentum
June 9th, 2010 - PIPE Momentum provides fully managed and optimized hosting service for financial applications, spans front-, middle-, and back-officefull story
- CMA broadens Trade Hub connectivity with Bolsa de Colombia de Valores
June 9th, 2010 - CMA broadens Trade Hub connectivity with Bolsa de Colombia de Valores (BVC) Exchange trading through InterBolsafull story
Crédit Agricole CIB goes live with Calypso for back-office processing
June 9th, 2010 - Calypso Technology provides solution to Crédit Agricole for centralized cross-asset processingfull story
Fixnetix offers Direct Market Access to CME Group
June 9th, 2010 - Fixnetix announces colocation to Chicago Mercantile Exchange Groupfull story
BNP Paribas joins SGX derivatives market as Clearing Member
June 9th, 2010 - BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes Clearing Member of Singapore Exchange derivatives marketfull story
AlgoSpan and ALGO Technologies select Interxion as London Hub
June 9th, 2010 - AlgoSpan and ALGO Technologies select Interxion for low latency connectivity and market data servicesfull story
Atrium Network enhances Exchange Ring
June 9th, 2010 - Atrium Network enhances Exchange Ring with ultra-low latency between New Jersey and Chicagofull story
- SGX expands in London
June 8th, 2010 - Singapore Exchange (SGX) establishes London office to leverage $250m REACH initiativefull story
- Knight Capital makes strategic investment in Equiduct
June 8th, 2010 - Knight Capital Group, Inc. and Equiduct Systems Ltd., announced that Knight has agreed to make a strategic investment in Equiduct, the pan-European equities trading platform.full story
- SunGard's European broker dealer Valdi connects with KAS BANK for clearing and settlement
June 8th, 2010 - SunGard’s Valdi Execution Services, has chosen KAS BANK to provide an integrated clearing, settlement and back-office solution for European markets offering Valdi clents a single solution for pre- and post-trade processing.full story
- Fixnetix offer co-located connectivity to FX liquidity via Hotspot
June 7th, 2010 - London based low latency provider, Fixnetix has announced FX trading connections to Hotspot FX, LLC. are now available with co-location services in NY4, Secaucus, New Jersey. full story
- Gaitame deploys Integral's Global FX Liquidity Aggregation Platform
June 7th, 2010 - Gaitme selects Integral for FX Liquidity Aggregation full story
- BBY selects Orc Software for Australian market connectivity
June 7th, 2010 - BBY Limited has selected Orc Software for connectivity to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). full story
Tbricks opens New York office
June 4th, 2010 - Tbricks expands presence in North America, hires Joshua Hodge as Managing Directorfull story
Orangefield Trust selects Advent hedge fund solution
June 4th, 2010 - Orangefield Trust selects Advent’s Geneva® and Advent Partner World Investor for fund administrationfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
June 4th, 2010 - Algo Data launched, Fixnetix and MarketFactory partner, AT, BATS, Fixnetix & Higton present panel discusion, NASDAQ OMS introduces SGX Reach, SunGard adds to MarketMap, integrates networks, OSE selects KVH, BATS+launched, Tora expands Crosspoint, ConvergEx announces SONAR, ITC links OMS & EMS. full story
BIDS Trading reports record trading volumes
June 4th, 2010 - BIDS Trading reports record trading volumes for May 2010, 49 million shares traded per dayfull story
NASDAQ OMX to deliver ultra low latency trading platform to SGX
June 3rd, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX announces new trading platform - SGX Reach - for Singapore Exchangefull story
- SunGard expands MarketMap market data content
June 3rd, 2010 - SunGard adds new corporate actions feed to MarketMap market data solutionfull story
MarketFactory enters strategic alliance with Fixnetix
June 3rd, 2010 - Fixnetix and MarketFactory combine to expand services and lower latenciesfull story
NYSE SmartPool becomes 3rd largest dark pool
June 3rd, 2010 - SmartPool announces record growth during May and its best monthly performance to datefull story
ConvergEx goes live with technology for Mahogany Partners
June 2nd, 2010 - Custom-built platform offered to the sell-side brings expanded access to block liquidityfull story
NASDAQ OMX announces NASDAQ Volatility Guard
June 2nd, 2010 - New functionality to focus on safeguarding investors during times of high trading stressfull story
ITG announces new OMS capabilities: availability of linked Triton®/XIP
June 2nd, 2010 - ITG links Triton EMS with Macgregor XIP OMSfull story
- Sieracki and Creswell to head sales for Netik
June 2nd 2010 - Netik announces management appointmentsfull story
TradingScreen integrates Short Position Reporting for Australian Securities
June 2nd 2010 - TradingScreen integrates new Short Position Reporting functionality for Australian Securities tradingfull story
Impulse and Luxoft create modular computational finance solutions to minimize latency
June 2nd, 2010 - Financial market data-processing solutions minimize latency via modular software and C-to-FPGA accelerationfull story
- AFME forms organisation to represent FX industry
June 2nd, 2010 - New global organisation formed to represent Foreign Exchange industryfull story
TORA expands Crosspoint to HK, Singapore & Australia
June 2nd, 2010 - Tora targets expansion of TORA Crosspoint after successful Japan launchfull story
Chi-X Global and BM&FBOVESPA to streamline international trading into Brazil
June 2nd 2010 - BM&FBOVESPA & Chi-X Global to leverage Chi-FX for new Brazilian market servicefull story
- SunGard expands global network
June 2nd, 2010 - SunGard expands connectivity and routing options for customersfull story
BATS Europe launches BATS+ routing
June 1st, 2010 - BATS+ primary strategy provides access to LSE liquidity with reduced fees via BATS Europe; now available for UK-listed securities at 0.28 BPS Ratefull story
- KVH appointed as proximity vendor for OSE new derivatives trading system
June 1st, 2010 - KVH appointed as proximity vendor for the OSE new derivatives trading systemfull story
- TOCOM and SICOM collaborate to develop commodities markets
June 1st, 2010 - TOCOM and SICOM to develop cross-listing collaboration and enhance liquidity of Singapore and Japan commodity markets.full story
Cinnober launches TESS™ (TRADExpress Streamlined Services)
June 1st, 2010 - Cinnober launches full exchange solution as a servicefull story
ALGO Technologies launches Algo Data
June 1st, 2010 - ALGO Technologies launches new extreme low latency data servicefull story
NASDAQ OMX acquires Nord Pool ASA
June 1st, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX completes Nord Pool ASA acquisitionfull story
- Automated Trader Q2-2010 issue - Out Now
Tuesday 1st June - Automated Trader Q2-2010 issue - TradeTech Europe 2010; High Frequency Trading; RTS Realtime Systems RTD Tango Trader; proximity hosting; UBS liquidity seeking Tap algo; cloud computing; Xenfin Capital; Bloomberg Tradebook's trading strategy development and deployment tools; commodity markets; Machine readable and elementised news; humans vs. robots; regulatory initiatives from the SEC and CESR aimed at HFT; automation and compliance; Tokyo Stock Exchange "arrowhead" trading platform; Hibernia Atlantic's low latency network expertise.full story
- Automated Trader Updates
May 28th, 2010 - AT Q2 Edition out, SunGard launches MarketMap, Reuters acquires Point Carbon, DGCE appoints FFastFill as ISV, HFN opens new Fast Paths, SEC & six banks address transparency issue, Caerus selects Orc, KNIGHT transferrs from Nasdaq to NYSE, Pipeline announces Liquidity Builder, Goldman Sachs provides DMA to Brazil. full story
- F&C Asset Management adopts SunGard's APT commodities model
May 28th, 2010 - F&C Asset Management adopts SunGard's APT commodities modelfull story
SEC votes on audit trail for market trades
May 27th, 2010 - SEC proposes consolidated audit trail system to better track market tradesfull story
- Thomson Reuters to acquire Point Carbon
May 27th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters to extend critical energy market insight through the acquisition of Point Carbonfull story
- SunGard launches MarketMap
May 27th, 2010 - SunGard launches MarketMap for market data SaaS, in the USfull story
- Goldman Sachs to begin DMA and Algo trading in Brazil
May 27th, 2010 - Goldman Sachs announces direct market access and algorithmic trading for Brazilian Equitiesfull story
DGCX appoints FFastFill as approved technology provider
May 27th, 2010 - Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange appoints FFastFill as approved technology providerfull story
FPL achieves greater industry participation
May 26th, 2010 - FIX Protocol Ltd announces membership increase, appoints Bernie Simon to the position of FPL Membership Relations Managerfull story
BATS Options completes rollout
May 26th, 2010 - All multiply-listed U.S. equity options now available for tradingfull story
Portware FX integrates with Traiana
May 26th, 2010 - Partnership to deliver connectivity to Harmony platform and streamline post-trade processes for FX Clientsfull story
ICF Systems taps Atrium Network to access NYSE Liffe (UTP Derivatives) platform
May 26th, 2010 - ICF Systems extends use of Atrium Network to access NYSE Liffe (UTP Derivatives) platformfull story
- Pipeline announces Liquidity Builder
May 25th, 2010 - New service monitors liquidity across multiple cash equity and options markets, predicts availability of Pipeline-qualified large blocksfull story
KNIGHT transfers to NYSE Euronext
May 25th, 2010 - KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP transfers from Nasdaq to NYSE and cross-lists on NYSE Euronext in Parisfull story
Crédit Agricole-CIB goes live with Caplin's SDP
May 25th, 2010 - Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank offers live Fixed Income trading with Caplin Trader and Caplin Xaquafull story
FXall makes senior global appointments
May 25th, 2010 - FXall appoints Steven Zieselman as Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and David Lu as Director, Head of Sales for Japanfull story
- NETIK names Ishan Manaktala to lead Asia Pacific expansion
May 25th, 2010 - Ishan Manaktala to lead NETIK's Asia Pacific expansionfull story
- LCH.Clearnet SA becomes FSA authorised Recognised Overseas Clearing House
May 25th, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet SA granted Recognised Overseas Clearing House (ROCH) status by the UK Financial Services Authorityfull story
Chi-X Global names Tony Mackay Chairman Emeritus
May 25th, 2010 - Former Chi-X Global Chairman Tony Mackay named Chairman Emeritusfull story
Chi-X Europe appoints John Woodman Chairman of Board
May 25th, 2010 - Previous Non-Executive Director steps up to replace Tony Mackay; Marye Humphery to stand down as Non-Executive Directorfull story
Caerus Trading selects Orc Trading for market making
May 25th, 2010 - Caerus Trading selects Orc Trading for expanding market making operationsfull story
- SunGard integrates AQS trade data into Astec Analytics Product Suite
May 25th, 2010 -SunGard integrates AQS trade data into Astec Analytics platformfull story
HFN opens two ultra low-latency Fast Paths
May 25th, 2010 - Hudson Fiber Network opens two ultra low-latency Fast Paths between Chicago and New Jersey and Toronto and New Jerseyfull story
- Leading banks to publish share volumes traded in dark pools
May 24th, 2010 - Banks to launch voluntary initiative to improve post-trade transparency in European over-the-counter equity marketsfull story
Atrium Network offers access to NYSE Liffe (UTP derivatives)
May 24th, 2010 - UTP derivatives to become available on the Atrium Network platformfull story
Corvil delivers unified application and network latency management system
May 24th, 2010 - New CorvilNet release offers transaction, message and packet latency management in one platformfull story
- SunGard certified for trading connectivity to SICOM
May 21st, 2010 - SunGard certified for trading connectivity to the Singapore Commodity Exchangefull story
QuantHouse selects Interxion for London based data centre coverage
May 21st, 2010 - QuantHouse's fibre optic network now available to Interxion customersfull story
Singapore Mercantile Exchange to launch Singapore’s first Gold futures contract
May 21st, 2010 - Singapore’s first gold futures contract with physical delivery at vaults in Singaporefull story
- Allied Testing appoints new VP of Sales & Marketing
May 21st, 2010 - Macie Whittington appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Allied Testingfull story
- NYSE Technologies adds Knight Capital Group as SFTI destination
May 21st, 2010 - NYSE Technologies establishes Knight Capital Group as destination on Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) networkfull story
- Turquoise announces pricing promotion
May 20th, 2010 - New pricing promotion to take effect 1st Junefull story
SunGard's VPM integrates with Bloomberg ASP hedge fund solution
May 20th, 2010 - Integrated front-to-back offering targets emerging managers with solution for OMS, EMS, risk and accountingfull story
- Germany's BaFin prohibits naked-short sales to 31st March 2011
May 19th, 2010 - BaFin prohibits uncovered short-selling transactions and uncovered CDS in government bonds of euro zonefull story
StreamBase FX Trading and Technology Trends 2010 report released
May 19th, 2010 - Increased electronic FX trading puts new demands on technologyfull story
SIFMA statement on new exchange circuit breaker rules
May 19th, 2010 - SIFMA statement on exchanges’ proposed rules for single-stock circuit breakers in response to May 6 market disruptionsfull story
- LuxCSD: a new central securities depository for Luxembourg
May 19th, 2010 - Banque centrale du Luxembourg and Clearstream launch LuxCSDfull story
- New technology hires at Trading Cross Connects
May 19th, 2010 - Trading Cross Connects expands with technology staff hiresfull story
Burgundy applies to become exchange
May 19th, 2010 - Burgundy files application to become an exchange - to list warrants, certificates, ETFs and structured productsfull story
- Interactive Data teams with InvestEdge
May 18th, 2010 - Interactive Data teams with InvestEdge to provide customized financial datafull story
SEC proposal on five-minute circuit break
May 19th, 2010 - SEC proposes to pause trading in 'certain individual stocks' if price moves 10 percent or more in a five-minute periodfull story
MetaBit opens Hong Kong office
May 18th, 2010 - MetaBit opens Hong Kong office, appoints new MD, formally joins FPLfull story
- Credit Suisse launches ETF on US equity market
May 18th, 2010 - Credit Suisse launches ETF on the U.S. Benchmark S&P 500 Indexfull story
- Nomura strengthens India services platform
May 18th, 2010 - Nomura makes senior level appointments in Mumbaifull story
- Chi-X Australia hires senior market figures prior to launch
May 18th, 2010 - Chi-X Australia appoints Mike Aikins as Chief Technology Officer and Andrew Walton as Business Development Managerfull story
List announces European expansion plans
May 18th, 2010 - List opens new operating subsidiary in Polandfull story
Advent partners with RIMES for provision of index data
May 17th, 2010 - Advent teams with RIMES to expand customer access to Index Data with Advent Portfolio Exchangefull story
NASDAQ OMX and SunGard to deliver risk analytics for NASDAQ OMX indexes
May 17th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX and SunGard partner to deliver risk analytics for NASDAQ OMX indexesfull story
- PlusFeed now available on Interactive Data 7ticks network
May 17th, 2010 - Interactive Data's low-latency consolidated datafeed available on 7ticks network full story
INDATA launches iPM Analyst
May 17th, 2010 - INDATA launches iPM Analyst; latest addition to iPM technology platformfull story
RTS introduces RTD Tango Trader
May 17th, 2010 - RTS introduces comprehensive trading solution combining advantages of click and algorithmic tradingfull story
- Fidessa connects to Santiago Stock Exchange
May 17th, 2010 - Fidessa expands access to Latin America with connection to Santiago Stock Exchangefull story
Bravura appoints new sales executive
May 17th, 2010 - Bravura appoints Eric Welsby as new sales executivefull story
Cutwater and Calypso to deliver ALM platform
May 17th, 2010 - Cutwater Asset Management and Calypso Technology partner to deliver ALM platformfull story
- S&P: LCH.Clearnet 'A+/A-1' ratings placed on CreditWatch negative on notice of termination of NYSE Euronext clearing contract
May 17th, 2010 - S&P: LCH.Clearnet 'A+/A-1' ratings placed on CreditWatch negative on notice of termination of NYSE Euronext clearing contractfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
May 14th, 2010 - AT & SpryWare Happy Hour, iPad winner, ATsurvey extended,Savvis hosts UBS ATS, BT Radianz expands,Ballista selectsTelx,Tradeweb offers access to BlocSec, smartTrade's LiquidityDistributor, Reuters Insider unveiled, Exegy & Solace partner, QuantFEED enhanced, RealTick adds Jefferies Algo, ITG launches Dynamic IS Algo,SAP acquires Sybase, NYSE Euronext to establish own clearing. full story
And the iPad winner is.....
May 13th, 2010 - Yesterday's Automated Trader Happy Hour with co-host SpryWare at Ceres Bar, Chicago Board of Trade, resulted in some new friendships, some re-discovered friendships, a few hang-overs, and an iPad winner....full story
ITG launches new multi-asset portfolio algorithm: Dynamic IS with futures
May 13th, 2010 - ITG announces new equity index futures trading capabilities in its portfolio algorithm, Dynamic Implementation Shortfallfull story
- SAP to acquire Sybase
May 13th, 2010 - Strategic move aims to accelerate the reach of SAP® Solutions across mobile platformsfull story
- TMX Information Processor launches with all Canadian marketplaces
May 13th, 2010 - Provides access to full suite of consolidated data productsfull story
- SunGard’s Stream post-trade solutions certified for the FICC’s MBSD central counterparty services
May 13th, 2010 - SunGard’s Stream post-trade solutions certified for the FICC’s MBSD central counterparty servicesfull story
SMX appoints RBS as settlement bank
May 13th, 2010 - Singapore Mercantile Exchange appoints RBS for settlement prior to August launchfull story
- Advent Software upgrades Tamale RMS®
May 12th, 2010 - Advent Software releases latest version of Tamale RMS®full story
smartTrade introduces LiquidityDistributor
May 12th, 2010 - smartTrade Technologies unveils latest component, LiquidityDistributor for customized liquidity distributionfull story
Savvis hosting UBS ATS
May 12th, 2010 - Savvis hosts UBS Alternative Trading System and direct execution trading infrastructurefull story
RealTick adds Jefferies newest algorithmic suite and pairs trading capabilities
May 12th, 2010 - RealTick users to access Jefferies’ newest suite of algorithmsfull story
- Thomson Reuters launches Reuters Insider
May 12th, 2010 - New Interactive platform claims to revolutionize news and research consumptionfull story
NYSE Euronext to establish own clearing houses, ends clearing relationship with LCH Clearnet
May 12th, 2010 - NYSE Euronext announces European clearing strategy - new, purpose-built clearing houses to be established in London and Paris, clearing relationship with LCH.Clearnet group to cease in 2012full story
- Interactive Investor offers new smartphone trading security option
May 12th, 2010 - Interactive Investor partners with FireID to reduce online financial transaction riskfull story
Crédito Agricola goes live on Calypso
May 12th, 2010 - Calypso Technology provides front-to-back office FX functions for Portuguese cooperative banking groupfull story
NYSE Euronext clearing services
May 12th, 2010 - NYSE Euronext clearing servicesfull story
Instinet Europe named exclusive execution broker by Euler Securities
May 12th, 2010 - Instinet’s Plazma to direct payment to Eulerfull story
Exegy partners with Solace Systems
May 11th, 2010 - Exegy partners with Solace Systems to provide hardware-accelerated market datafull story
QuantHouse enhances QuantFEED technology
May 11th, 2010 - QuantHouse announces support for inter process communication allowing sub-microsecond communication performancefull story
- UnaVista to offer transaction reporting service
May 11th, 2010 - FSA grants platform Approved Reporting Mechanism statusfull story
Numerix launches Bond Trader application
May 11th, 2010 - Bond Trader joins existing suite of Numerix trader applications FX Trader, Rates Trader and Credit Traderfull story
- Instinet expands Canadian sales trading team
May 11th, 2010 - Instinet Canada hires Canadian institutional trading veterans Jeff Houslander and Andrew Hill as Executive Directorsfull story
IPC extends collaboration with Equinix
May 11th, 2010 - Equinix to host core IPC networking infrastructure to ensure close proximity with venues and financial communities located at five key Equinix data centres for financial marketsfull story
- Algorithmic Trading Software developers get new high performance computing C-to-FPGA tools
May 11th, 2010 - Impulse C support enhanced for DRC’s Accelium Xilinx-based Acceleration cardsfull story
Tbricks integrates Pantor Engineering’s FIX/FAST technology
May 11th, 2010 - Tbricks supercharges connectivity with FIX/FAST technology from Pantor Engineeringfull story
- OTKRITIE appoints new directors to executive team
May 11th, 2010 - Howard Snell and Nicholas Richmond appointed to Otkritie executive teamfull story
- BT enhances BT Radianz proximity solution offering in Singapore
May 11th, 2010 - New facility to double BT Radianz Proximity Hosting floor space and available powerfull story
- Ballista Securities selects Telx for colocation
May 11th, 2010 - Ballista joins Telx’s Financial Business Exchange Ecosystemfull story
- SEC statement on meeting with Exchanges
May 11th, 2010 - SEC & six major exchanges discuss structural framework to prevent repeat of 6th May market disruptionfull story
Liquidnet launches trading in Estonian and Lithuanian Equities
May 11th, 2010 - Liquidnet expands further into Central and Eastern Europefull story
OTKRITIE signs up senior FX & Money Markets team
May 11th, 2010 - OTKRITIE signs up MDM Bank’s FX & Money Markets team in Moscowfull story
- Trading Cross Connects completes Tokyo hosting facility
May 11th, 2010 - Trading Cross Connects implements Tokyo hosting facilityfull story
Bravura Solutions announces rights issue to fund acquisition of Mutual Fund Technologies
May 10th, 2010 - Bravura to undertake fully underwritten rights issue to raise funds for acquisition of Mutual Fund Technologiesfull story
- Tradeweb and BlocSec provide direct access via Autex
May 10th, 2010 - Tradeweb and BlocSec announce direct access to Asian-based crossing network via Autex Trade Routefull story
Robert Barnes named UBS MTF CEO
May 10th, 2010 - UBS names Robert Barnes CEO of UBS MTFfull story
- Credit Suisse to purchase Fortis Bank Nederland’s PFS business
May 10th, 2010 - Credit Suisse to purchase Fortis Bank Nederland’s Prime Fund Solutions businessfull story
- NASDAQ OMX and NYSE Euronext coordinate to determine cause of May 6th market event
May 10th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX and NYSE Euronext to investigate May 6th market plungefull story
- The NASDAQ Stock Market names stocks with cancelled trades
May 7th, 2010 - The NASDAQ Stock Market had no technology or system issues associated with yesterday's trading between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. ET, cancels trades with swings greater than 60%full story
- Statement from SEC and CFTC
May 7th, 2010 - The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission release statement on yesterday's 'unusual trading activity'full story
- Nextam Partners goes live with SunGard’s APT
May 7th, 2010 - Nextam Partners goes live with SunGard’s APT for multi-asset risk modeling, analysis and reportingfull story
LeveL ATS executes record 214 million shares
May 7th, 2010 - LeveL ATS reaches 'significant milestone', 214 million shares executed on May 5thfull story
NASDAQ OMX starts trading in ten new ETFs from Deutsche Bank
May 7th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX expands ETF offering with new products from Deutsche Bankfull story
UNX integrates Knight's e-trading services and algos
May 7th, 2010 - Catalyst open portal includes SDK, enables Knight to add new products and strategiesfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
May 6th, 2010 - Automated Trader & SpryWare Happy Hour, NomuraCross launched, Advent opens Singapore office, SME go-live date, Equinix & NYSE Euronext open data centres, Atrium Network connects to NASDAQ OMX, latest Orc Spreader released, ISE Order Feed introduced, SunGard launches Cliq, OptionsXpress selects ACTIV MPU, free connectivity from Turquoise to LSE, Progress Software broadens FX portals, Interactive Data acquired.full story
- Nomura rolls out NX dark pool in Hong Kong
May 6th, 2010 - Nomura to launch NX (NomuraCross), its non-displayed global crossing networkfull story
- OptionsXpress selects ACTIV MPU
May 5th, 2010 - OptionsXpress to upgrade to ACTIV's Market Data Processing Unitfull story
FFastFill expands LME client base
May 5th, 2010 - FFastFill signs international investment bank to its Software as a Service trading platform on the London Metal Exchange (LME).full story
Equinix opens fourth data centre in Zurich
May 5th, 2010 - New Equinix ZH4 International Business Exchange data centre to provide 2,300 gross square metres of additional capacity in Switzerlandfull story
- Advent Software opens Singapore office
May 5th, 2010 - Advent opens third office in Asiafull story
- ISE expands market data offering
May 5th, 2010 - The International Securities Exchange introduces ISE Order Feedfull story
NYSE Euronext opens its European liquidity data centre
May 5th, 2010 - New facility to house all of NYSE Euronext’s European markets and include next generation co-location service for trading firmsfull story
Turquoise offers LSE hosted members free connectivity, upgrades trading platform
May 4th, 2010 - Turquoise offers London Stock Exchange hosted members free connectivity and upgrades trading platformfull story
ITG & FXall launch TCA for Foreign Exchange
May 4th, 2010 - ITG Introduces ITG TCATM for FX in cooperation with FXallfull story
- Fortis extends Market Access services to include MTA
May 4th, 2010 - Fortis extends Market Access services to include Milan Stock Exchangefull story
Interactive Data to be acquired by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in $3.4 billion transaction
May 4th, 2010 - Interactive Data stockholders to receive $33.86 per share in cashfull story
Orc Software releases new Orc Spreader
May 4th, 2010 - New Orc Spreader to provide greater functionality and lower latencyfull story
- SunGard launches Cliq
May 4th, 2010 - SunGard launches Cliq, a SaaS Solution for derivatives post-trade processingfull story
Progress Software expands single bank platform FX connectivity with Apama Capital Markets Framework
May 4th, 2010 - FX Dealers to access additional FX banks and ECNs on a single screenfull story
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) announces go-live date
May 4th, 2010 - Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) to go-live in August 2010full story
Atrium Network expands connectivity
May 4th, 2010 - Atrium Network expands connectivity to NASDAQ OMX’s Nordic marketsfull story
- BOX launches high-capacity operations platform
April 30th, 2010 - BOX partners with Equinix to create ultra-fast matching engine within the Equinix NY4 International Business Exchange data center.full story
- Vietnam’s Techcombank adopts Bloomberg trade order management system
April 30th, 2010 - Bloomberg TOMS is first electronic trade order management system in Vietnamfull story
Equiduct in talks with NASDAQ OMX Europe
April 30th, 2010 - Equiduct announces exclusive talks with NASDAQ OMX Europe to provide NEURO clients with connectivity to Equiduct platformfull story
Tbricks expands reach to London
April 30th, 2010 - Tbricks expands its reach to London, hires Darran Hodder as Sales Directorfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
April 30th, 2010 - AT HFT Webinar- Asia, AT & Spryware happy hour, Nasdaq closes MTF,Toro selects Orc, Pragma introduces Adaptive Overlays, Fidessa integrates US options, Indata & Instinet partner, TSE adds half rack cabinet, new historical data products launched for Eurex and Xetra, peterevans launch xanite Wavefull story
Record non-display trading on Turquoise
April 30th, 2010 - Trading mid-point book exceeds €200 million for first timefull story
- Webinar - High Frequency Trading in Asia
29 April 2010 - Growth Opportunities & Technology Challenges for the HFT Communityfull story
Fidessa appoints Dan Smalley as Head of Enterprise Business Development in the US
April 29th, 2010 - Dan Smalley appointed Head of Enterprise Business Development in the US for Fidessafull story
- Hanweck integrates with SpryWare for high-performance options analytics
April 29th, 2010 - Hanweck’s options analytics solution, VoleraFEED integrated with SpryWare Market Information Serverfull story
- Savvis expands UK data centre for European cloud infrastructure
April 28th, 2010 - Ł20m investment in Slough data centre expansion for enterprise cloud computing and IT infrastructure servicesfull story
- peterevans unveils xanite Wave mobile app
April 28th, 2010 - peterevans launches xanite Wave, supporting UK real-time share trading iPhone applicationfull story
INDATA provides users with access to latest Instinet product offerings
April 28th, 2010 - INDATA Precision Trading users to gain access to Instinet’s Newport 3 EMS and Execution Experts algorithmic trading suitefull story
NASDAQ OMX closes MTF
April 28th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX to close European equity MTF, confirms commitment to profitable growth in Europe with renewed focus on pan-European strategy in Nordicsfull story
Paladyne Systems leverages Equinix
April 28th, 2010 - Paladyne's ASP Platform extended to Equinix London Data Centerfull story
RTS rolls out RTD Tango to Singapore’s UOBF Schneider
April 28th, 2010 - Singapore Association of Financial and Commodity Traders (AFACT) and UOBF Schneider lead efforts in bringing Algorithmic Trading to Singaporefull story
Pragma introduces 'Adaptive Overlays' for algorithmic suite
April 28th, 2010 - Pragma develops suite of 'Adaptive Overlays' for customization and controlfull story
- TSE introduces "Half Rack Cabinet" to co-location service
April 27th, 2010 - New Half Rack Cabinet option to provide customers with lower priced co-location alternative, On-Site Survey Space to be set upfull story
- 28 new ETNs added to London Stock Exchange
April 27th, 2010 - 28 new products from two separate issuers in one dayfull story
- Red Kite partners with CameronTec for Brazil market
April 27th, 2010 - Red Kite Americas to provide Brazilian financial community with regional sales and professional services for CameronFIX.full story
Deutsche Börse launches new products with historical data for Eurex and Xetra
April 27th, 2010 - Deutsche Börse’s Market Data & Analytics launches “EnBSol Historical Data Eurex” and “EnBSol Historical Data Xetra”full story
- Exegy releases next generation Ticker Plant
April 27th, 2010 - Exegy releases Exegy Ticker Plant 3.0.full story
- RealTick selects Endace for real-time network monitoring
April 27th, 2010 - RealTick selects Endace to supply real-time network monitoring and analyticsfull story
Fixnetix completes US expansion of ultra low latency networks using Cisco
April 26th, 2010 - Fixnetix extends multi-asset class connection footprint with Ciscofull story
Fidessa integrates US options into EMS Workstation
April 26th, 2010 - Fidessa announces integration of US options into its EMS Workstationfull story
DealHub connects to GAIN GTX trading platform
April 26th, 2010 - Option Computers adds new STP feed handler for GAIN GTXfull story
- ITRS and 29West announce partnership
April 26th, 2010 - ITRS and 29West to develop interface between the ITRS Geneos framework and 29West’s Ultra Messaging systemfull story
- Winterflood selects Intelligent Financial Systems' LiquidMetrix
April 26th, 2010 - Winterflood selects Intelligent Financial Systems' LiquidMetrix product for best execution analysisfull story
Toro Trading selects Orc Software
April 26th, 2010 - Toro Trading selects Orc Software for options market making on Chicago Climate Futures Exchangefull story
- Automated Trader Updates
April 23rd, 2010 - Trade Tech report, Reuters introduces Electron, Algo M2 and Brain3 announced, CQG unveils new interface, StreamBase 6.6 introduced, Progress launches surveillance solution, Execution Noble selects Redkite, Nomura enhances ModelEX, SunGard launches Valdi, RealTick releases 9.3, Linedata's touchscreen OMS introduced, UBS connects to MarketPrizmfull story
Sucden Financial selects IPC network for London - Hong Kong access
April 23rd, 2010 - Sucden Financial selects IPC Electronic Connectivity Services to facilitate access between London and Hong Kongfull story
Algo Technologies set out their stall
23 April 2010 - Algo Technologies CEO Hirander Misra talks to Automated Trader editor, William Essex, about their new Algo M2 matching engine, ultra low latency data feed and fibre network, AlgoSpan.full story
Thomson Reuters makes key executive appointments to Enterprise
April 23rd, 2010 - New apppointments demonstrate investment in Enterprisefull story
- Johannesburg Stock Exchange to launch dark pool
April 23rd, 2010 - Johannesburg Stock Exchange announces plans to launch dark pool - Block Xfull story
OptionsCity clients to trade Ultra T-Bond Options
April 23rd, 2010 - OptionsCity clients to trade Ultra T-Bond Optionsfull story
- Bats Europe takes issue with LSE’s new pilot pricing promotion
April 22nd, 2010 - Bats Europe 'intrigued' by LSE's four-page pricing schedulefull story
- LSE introduces new pricing promotion effective 4 May 2010
April 22nd, 2010 - London Stock Exchange announces enhancements to trading tariff through pilot pricing promotionfull story
- MF Global FXA Securities goes live with Fidessa's Japanese trading platform
April 22nd, 2010 - Tokyo branch of MF Global FXA Securities goes live with Fidessa's Japanese trading platform for new equities businessfull story
Linedata Services unveils touchscreen OMS
April 22nd, 2010 - Linedata Services unveils touchscreen trading in LongViewfull story
- SunGard's Valdi ATS hits record high volumes crossed
April 22nd, 2010 - SunGard’s Valdi ATS builds momentum with record high crossingsfull story
- MillenniumIT to provide EGX with surveillance system
April 22nd, 2010 - MillenniumIT to provide trading surveillance system to the Egyptian Exchangefull story
StreamBase releases StreamBase 6.6, latest version of CEP platform
April 21st, 2010 - StreamBase 6.6 extends collaboration and testing tools for enterprise developmentfull story
Progress Software launches new Market Surveillance and Monitoring Solution Accelerator
April 21st, 2010 - New solution to detect abusive and fraudulent trading and accelerate corrective actionfull story
- Execution Noble selects Redkite surveillance for European equities trade monitoring
April 21st, 2010 - Redkite Surveillance to help investment bank optimise compliance, best execution and monitoring of insider trading in post-MiFID environmentfull story
RealTick launches advanced options functionality in latest 9.3 release
April 21st, 2010 - RealTick launches advanced options functionality for multi-asset trading in latest 9.3 releasefull story
Dow Jones unveils Lexicon, news analyst and converter
April 21st, 2010 - New Dow Jones Lexicon analyzes newspatterns to create more powerful trading strategiesfull story
- CMA Trade Hub activates LarrainVial S.A.
April 21st, 2010 - CMA Trade Hub activates Santiago Stock Exchange direct market access provider LarrainVial S.A.full story
Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions launches Open Trade
April 21st, 2010 - Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions launches first intelligent trading communication platformfull story
CQG unveils premier fixed income trading interface
April 21st, 2010 - CQG expands order execution, market data, and analytics platform, provides new range of trading features for fixed income tradersfull story
Credit Suisse in Europe selects OneTick
April 21st, 2010 - Credit Suisse selects OneTick for data management and CEPfull story
Andras Vajlok appointed Head of Post Trade Solutions within NASDAQ OMX Nordics
April 21st, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX Nordics appoints Andras Vajlok as Head of Post Trade Solutions full story
NYSE Arca Europe to introduce U.S. Equities from Wednesday 21 April
April 20th, 2010 - Three-month fee holiday from launchfull story
- Trade Haven colocates in Interxion’s Frankfurt and Dusseldorf financial hubs
April 20th, 2010 - Trade Haven colocates in Interxion’s Frankfurt and Dusseldorf financial hubsfull story
I-Net Bridge selects Morningstar Real-Time Data
April 20th, 2010 - I-Net Bridge selects Morningstar Real-Time Data as its preferred international market data vendorfull story
Thomson Reuters unveils high speed network Elektron
April 20th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters introduces Elektron, next generation data distribution networkfull story
- Webinar - Trading Strategies, Technology and Regulatory Challenges for the High Frequency Trading Community
21 April 2010 - Join Automated Trader on April 29 for an online panel discussion to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the high frequency trading community .full story
Chi-Tech connects UBS Investment Bank to MarketPrizm
April 20th, 2010 - UBS connects to Chi-Tech's MarketPrizm for low latency & co-locationfull story
Knight launches Oasis small and mid-cap algorithm for European equities
April 20th, 2010 - New Algo sources liquidity in thin and difficult-to-trade namesfull story
- LSE announces schedule for migration to Millennium Exchange
April 19th, 2010 - Migration to Millennium Exchange for the UK cash market scheduled for September 2010full story
SunGard launches new trading solutions suite Valdi
April 19th, 2010 - New trading solutions suite to provide integrated transaction processing and compliance solutions for broker-dealersfull story
ALGO Technologies unveils ALGO M2 exchange/MTF matching engine
April 19th, 2010 - ALGO Technologies unveils exchange/MTF matching engine, latency verified by CorvilNet at 15-30 times faster than current fastest exchange/MTF platformsfull story
- Nomura enhances Asia-Pacific algorithmic trading platform
April 19th, 2010 - Nomura adds new execution strategies, co-locates TactEx strategy for Japan on TSEfull story
QuantHouse breaks the 5.55 million market data messages decoded per second
April 19th, 2010 - QuantHouse breaks the 5.55 million market data messages decoded per second with the latest Xeon 5680 series from Intel Corporationfull story
List to introduce algo engine Brain3
April 19th, 2010 - List presents algorithmic trading solution at TradeTechfull story
ODL Securities partners with Integral to deliver FX trading solutions
April 19th, 2010 - Integral to provide technology and liquidity links for ODL Alpha FX trading platformfull story
- Neuro executes first trades in Central European securities
April 19th, 2010 - NEURO adds Budapest and Prague Stock Exchanges as routing destinations, confirms trading tariff for ATX Index, BUX Index and PX Indexfull story
Direct Edge lowers fees
April 19th, 2010 - Direct Edge adjusts rate structure for stocks trading below $1 per sharefull story
Chi-X Europe announces record Q1 2010 trading statistics
April 19th, 2010 - Chi-X Europe has record day exceeds EUR 10 billion; sets record in March with EUR367.5 billion value traded; reaches new market share highs in leading European indicesfull story
OneMarketData integrates OneTick Database and CEP
April 19th, 2010 - OneTick CEP eliminates divide between processing historical and real-time datafull story
- Automated Trader Updates
April 16th, 2010 - NYSE Arca & Turquoise offer US Equities, AlgoSpan launched, NASDAQ Basic available to Atrium Network customers, TraderServe connects to RA-Cheetah, 29West & Voltaire introduce new Ethernet, Deutsche Börse expands AlphaFlash, Solace partners with Redline, ConvergEx & Northpoint create ‘one-stop shop’full story
RTS offers access to TOCOM
April 15th, 2010 - Tokyo Commodity Exchange interface strengthens Asian connectivity portfoliofull story
- Sucden Financial launches STORM Multi-Asset DMA Trading with SunGard
April 15th, 2010 - Sucden Financial expands into multi-asset DMA with launch of STORM electronic trading platformfull story
SEC votes to propose large trader reporting system
April 15th, 2010 - SEC proposes reporting system for monitoring largest tradersfull story
- FBGC Asia Pacific new network to encompass multiple data centres
April 15th, 2010 - Fortis offers access to multiple exchanges via proximity and collocation data centres from one single point of entry.full story
- 29West and Voltaire introduce new Ethernet solution
April 14th, 2010 - 29West and Voltaire announce new Ultra Messaging solution for 10 Gigabit Ethernetfull story
- NASDAQ OMX to launch Nordic fund market
April 14th, 2010 - New Nordic Fund Market (NFM) to provide electronic alternative for managing transactions between fund distributors and fund management companiesfull story
- Turquoise to launch US Equity trading
April 14th, 2010 - Turquoise to launch US Equity tradingfull story
IPC expands participation in Switch and Data’s Financial EcoCenters
April 14th, 2010 - IPC to provide low-latency exchange interconnection solutions as first Georeach participant for Switch and Data’s Toronto’s Financial EcoCenterfull story
EuroCCP launches clearing service for US equity issues
April 14th, 2010 - First European equities clearing service that supports trading of US securities during European trading hours with settlement in DTCfull story
ConvergEx’s NorthPoint launches new integrated prime services model
April 14th, 2010 - ConvergEx completes integration of NorthPoint Trading Partnersfull story
NGM to locate matching engines at Interxion’s Stockholm data centre
April 14th, 2010 - Nordic Growth Market members to benefit from colocation and low-latency connectivity; new trading opportunities for Interxion clients at Nordic Financial Hubfull story
Solace partners with Redline Trading Solutions for market data distribution
April 14th, 2010 - Integrated hardware-based ticker plant and messaging systems to offer faster, simpler delivery of market datafull story
NYSE Arca Europe to launch U.S. Equities
April 14th, 2010 - NYSE Arca Europe to admit U.S. equities to trading platformfull story
ALGO Technologies and FibreSpan launch AlgoSpan
April 14th, 2010 - ALGO Technologies and FibreSpan form joint venture to establish new firm AlgoSpanfull story
- Rob Flatley named CEO and President of Netik LLC
April 14th, 2010 - Netik appoints Rob Flatley as CEO and President of Netik LLCfull story
TraderServe selects RA-Cheetah
April 13th, 2010 - TraderServe selects Rapid Addition's RA-Cheetah for lowest latency FIX enginefull story
FERNBACH, HP and Intel team up to address liquidity risk management
April 13th, 2010 - Common initiative to help UK banks address new FSA liquidity risk regulations on timefull story
- Neonet appoints new CEO
April 13th, 2010 - Orc Software’s CEO Thomas Bill appointed as Neonet CEOfull story
Atrium Network connects to ISE
April 13th, 2010 - Atrium Network’s extranet connects to International Securities Exchange Depth of Market Feedfull story
Harmonic selects Numerix analytics to power independent valuation
April 13th, 2010 - Harmonic to utilize Numerix's CrossAsset library to power independent valuation and risk platform for clientsfull story
- TMX Group completes first phase of technology upgrade
April 13th, 2010 - TMX Group announces successful completion of the first phase of equity enterprise expansion projectfull story
Trading Technologies and BM&FBovespa announce partnership
April 13th, 2010 - Trading Technologies and BM&FBovespa partner to provide direct access to BM&FBovespa's multi-asset class platform via Trading Technologies' X_Trader platformfull story
Options IT Optimizes Options PIPE®
April 13th, 2010 - Options IT optimizes velocity market connectivity service to provide lowest-latency access for European marketsfull story
Deutsche Börse launches fastest algo news feed with macroeconomic information
April 12th, 2010 - “Alphaflash” delivers indicators into algorithmic trading applicationsfull story
RealTick and Goldman Sachs expand electronic offering
April 12th, 2010 - RealTick adds Goldman Sachs’global futures and options execution services to platformfull story
OCL releases FX liquidity aggregation solution
April 12th, 2010 - Option Computers announces DealHub FX liquidity aggregation solutionfull story
FSMLabs announces TimeKeeper™
April 12th, 2010 - FSMLabs introduces new software product for financial services and other critical applicationsfull story
Record selects Calypso
April 12th, 2010 - Record selects Calypso system to support currency management businessfull story
- OnixS announces certification for the CME FIX/FAST 2.0 update
April 12th, 2010 - OnixS announces certification for the CME FIX/FAST 2.0 updatefull story
Progress Software launches Sonic 8.0 Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
April 12th, 2010 - New version of ESB supports event-driven integration for delivery of operational responsivenessfull story
Knight appoints Didier Bankole vice president of sales
April 12th, 2010 - Didier Bankole appointed vice president of sales for Knight Electronic Trading Group in Europefull story
- First mobile recording solution launched by Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions
April 12th, 2010 - Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions launches first mobile recording solutionfull story
NASDAQ Basic feed now available to Atrium Network’s community
April 12th, 2010 - Lower cost alternative to NASDAQ Level 1, now available to Atrium Network’s European and North and South American customersfull story
Instinet Europe connects to Burgundy
April 12th, 2010 - Instinet Europe Ltd joins Burgundy as sixth trading participantfull story
- Xtrakter launches new OTC liquidity service
April 9th, 2010 - Xtrakter launches XVOL its new OTC liquidity servicefull story
- MarketAxess Europe appoints new head
April 9th, 2010 - MarketAxess appoints Paul Ellis as European headfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
April 9th, 2010 - NYSE Liffe U.S to offer interest rate futures, NYSE Arca & Amex announce new pricing, EMCF refunds fees, Tradeweb links to clearing houses, CQG version 8.2 released, Intel® Xeon® 7500 launched, NASDAQ OMX creates iPad App, Liquidnet selects Solace, Fidessa partners with Omgeo, SunGard chooses StreamBase for CEP & launches Global Services.full story
- Equinix opens third data centre in Paris
April 9th, 2010 - PA3 International Business Exchange Data Centre doubles Equinix’s capacity in strategic marketfull story
NYSE Technologies and Unitelco launch SuperFeed in Brazil
April 9th, 2010 - NYSE Technologies and Unitelco bring SuperFeed’s real-time market data to Brazilfull story
Fixnetix appoints Karen Bertoli as Head of Global Communications Development
April 9th, 2010 - Karen Bertoli chosen as Head of Global Communications Development at Fixnetixfull story
- LCH.Clearnet's SwapClear approved for Ireland & Switzerland
April 8th, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet receives approval for its SwapClear client clearing service in Ireland and Switzerlandfull story
- EMCF to refund fees
April 8th, 2010 - European Multilateral Clearing Facility announces refund of fees, cites 2009 record volumesfull story
- SunGard launches SunGard Global Services
April 8th, 2010 - SunGard creates 4,500 person-strong global services organizationfull story
NYSE Liffe U.S. to offer full suite of interest rate futures
April 7th, 2010 - NYSE Liffe U.S. to offer full suite of interest rate futures, challenges dominance of CME Groupfull story
Tradeweb completes electronic links to clearing houses
April 7th, 2010 - First centrally cleared multi-dealer electronic interest rate swap trade executed on Tradewebfull story
Fidessa partners with Omgeo
April 7th, 2010 - Fidessa completes upgrade between Minerva OEMS and Omgeo Central Trade Managerfull story
SunGard selects StreamBase CEP technology
April 7th, 2010 - SunGard selects StreamBase to enhance OMS and Execution Services Infrastructurefull story
CQG releases version 8.2 of trading platform
April 7th, 2010 - CQG releases version 8.2 of the CQG Integrated Client Professional Trading Platformfull story
Liquidnet selects Solace for low latency messaging
April 7th, 2010 - Solace's unified messaging platform to provide backbone for institutional investment liquidity servicefull story
Bravura Solutions signs five-year deal with Australian Ethical
April 6th, 2010 - Bravura’s Garradin investment management system to replace Australian Ethical’s softwarefull story
Intel launches Intel® Xeon® 7500 processor series
April 6th, 2010 - New computing chip to provide average three times increase in processing speed, more than 20 new reliability featuresfull story
- NYSE Euronext’s U.S. options exchanges announce new pricing and fee
April 6th, 2010 - NYSE Arca and NYSE Amex options announces new rate changes for each market center, effective 1st Aprilfull story
- DMA trading registers historic records in BM&FBOVESPA’s derivatives segment
April 6th, 2010 - DMA trading registers historic records in BM&FBOVESPA’s derivatives segmentfull story
- NASDAQ OMX launches Portfolio Manager App For iPad
April 6th, 2010 -Portfolio Manager App to provide real-time market intelligence for ipad usersfull story
- MUFG and Morgan Stanley agree joint venture in Japan
April 1st, 2010 - MUFG and Morgan Stanley to integrate securities operations in Japanfull story
- TSE & TOCOM to create joint emissions trading exchange
April 1st, 2010 - Tokyo Stock Exchange and Tokyo Commodity Exchange create joint firm to establish emissions trading exchangefull story
Japanese FX provider partners with FXall
April 1st, 2010 - SBI Liquidity Market joins FXall's client portfolio in Asiafull story
- IDCG introduces interest rate swap link with MarkitSERV
April 1st, 2010 - International Derivatives Clearing Group (IDCG) to accept interest rate derivative products into its clearinghouse via MarkitServfull story
- Citi launches next generation algorithmic trading platform
April 1st, 2010 - Citi launches Citi Algorithmic Trading strategiesfull story
- LCH.Clearnet launches clearing services for Credit Default Swaps
March 31st, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet launches clearing services for Credit Default Swapsfull story
Solarflare and Solace demonstrate market data performance metrics
March 31st, 2010 - Hardware acceleration collaboration produces new low-latency benchmarksfull story
NYSE Euronext appoints Cees Vermaas to Managing Board
March 31st, 2010 - Cees Vermaas to succeed Joost van der Does de Willebois as member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V. and chairman of the Managing Board of NYSE Euronext Amsterdamfull story
Equinix’s 50th IBX Data centre opens in London
March 31st, 2010 - Equinix opens its 50th International Business Exchange (IBX) data centrefull story
Interactive Data delivers historical price and trade data via PrimeContent
March 30th, 2010 - New hosted tick history service provides historical intra-day market data and stock prices from trading venues on a tick-by-tick basisfull story
- NASDAQ launches Financial Advisor Center
March 30th, 2010 - NASDAQ unveils Financial Advisor Center On www.nasdaq.comfull story
Orc Software establishes CameronTec
March 30th, 2010 - Orc Software establishes focused CameronFIX Subsidiary, CameronTecfull story
- LocateStock's Matador available through ConvergEx Group’s Eze OMS
March 30th, 2010 - Real-time stock locate platform, Matador now available through ConvergEx Group’s order management system, the Eze OMSfull story
- Cervalis partners with Hudson Fiber Network
March 30th, 2010 - Cervalis customers connect to North American exchanges using Hudson's X-Change Connectfull story
Instinet launches “Meet the Street” corporate access platform
March 29th, 2010 - New solution employs web-based service to match corporate management teams with targeted investorsfull story
- Nomura announces new management appointments in equities
March 29th, 2010 - Nomura appoints ex-Lehman bankers as Equities co-headsfull story
TradeTech Europe, April 20-22, 2010
March 29th, 2010 - The 10th Equity Trading and Technology Summit, London 20-22 April, 2010full story
- Algorithmics awarded US patent
March 29th, 2010 - Algorithmics awarded US patent for Algo Scenario Enginefull story
Atrium Network links to Omega ATS
March 29th, 2010 - Atrium Network enhances North American connectivity option with link to Omega ATSfull story
Chi-X Europe celebrates third anniversary
March 29th, 2010 - Chi-X announces third successful yearfull story
- CQG adds market data from NSE India
March 26th, 2010 - CQG expands Asia coverage, adds market data from the National Stock Exchange of Indiafull story
- Automated Trader Updates
March 26th, 2010 - FIXatdl launched, we interview FPL’s Stuart Adams & Scott Atwell, Rapid Addition introduces FIXadtl portal, Chi-X selects Reuters for latency, Informatica acquires 29West, Interactive Data launches Options Analytics, EuroCCP introduces simplified billing, Lime Brokerage announces LimeInside, BATS adds RECYCLE to SOR, RealTick adds Nomura algos, Deutsche Bank releases Super X Algorithmfull story
Redline Trading Solutions releases InRush version 10G Accelerated Ticker Plant
March 26th, 2010 - InRush 10G to deliver next level of latency and throughput performancefull story
- Tullett Prebon partners with MillenniumIT
March 25th, 2010 - Tullett Prebon partners MillenniumIT for electronic broking solutionsfull story
FIX Protocol launches standards based algorithmic trading definition language - FIXatdl
March 24th, 2010 - Financial Services Industry set to adopt FIXatdl and change how algorithms are distributed to global clientsfull story
Lime Brokerage introduces sponsored access solution for high-frequency trading firms
March 24th, 2010 - LimeInside provides pre-trade controls that meet or exceed proposed regulatory criteria with single-digit microsecond latencyfull story
- CQG expands market data coverage in India with MCX
March 24th, 2010 - CQG adds the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) to list of market data sourcesfull story
FIXatdl - Rapid Algo Deployment
March 24th, 2010 - Stuart Adams, Regional Director, FIX Protocol Ltd talks to Automated Trader's John Howard at the 2010 FPL EMEA Trading Conference about the launch of FIXatdl 1.1 and what it means for the trading communityfull story
- Equinix extends operations into China
March 24th, 2010 - Equinix extends operations into China through partnership with Shanghai Data Solutionfull story
FIXatdl - The Buy-Side Perspective
March 24th, 2010 - Reducing integration and time to market with algorithmic strategies has always been a key challenge for buy-side firms. Scott Atwell of American Century Investments offers the buy-side perspective on FIXatdl and what it means for his firm.full story
Rapid Addition Chairman announces launch of free FIXatdl portal
March 24th, 2010 - Kevin Houstoun of Rapid Addition details the launch of a free web service allowing users to publish and share FIXatdl files.full story
FIXatdl - The Sell-Side Perspective
March 24th, 2010 - Nomura's Andrew Bowley explains the rationale behind Nomura's early adoption of FIXatdlfull story
Otkritie signs up senior FX & Money Markets team
March 24th, 2010 - Okritie signs up MDM Bank’s FX & Money Markets team in Moscowfull story
- Portware collaborates with Thomas Weisel on FIXatdl integration
March 24th, 2010 - Portware integrates Thomas Weisel algo suite using FIXatdlfull story
TABB Group expands European presence
March 24th, 2010 - Will Rhode appointed as a research analyst in Londonfull story
Interactive Data launches Options Analytics
March 24th, 2010 - Provides real-time advanced analytics for options on U.S.- listed equities and indicesfull story
- Deutsche Bank Autobahn Equity releases Super X Algorithm
March 23rd, 2010 - Super X Algorithm now available in the United States and Europefull story
ISE enhances management tools
March 23rd, 2010 - International Securities Exchange launches enhanced risk management tools for exchange membersfull story
- NYSE Euronext is Europe’s top trading venue
March 23rd, 2010 - NYSE Euronext trades EUR 13.4 billion on European electronic order bookfull story
Syntel launches pricing services for capital markets
March 23rd, 2010 - New service offering powered by Numerixfull story
Lasalletech partners with CameronTec
March 23rd, 2010 - Lasalletech to provide professional services for CameronTec around its product CameronFIXfull story
ICAP re-focus cash equities broking business on execution only service
March 23rd, 2010 - ICAP to focus cash equities broking businesses on execution-only service following strategic reviewfull story
EuroCCP introduces comparability of all-in trading costs
March 23rd, 2010 - First European Equities CCP to provide clearing cost data in same format as trading feesfull story
Informatica acquires 29West
March 23rd, 2010 - Informatica completes acquisition of 29West - aims to provide the industry's first zero-latency data integration platformfull story
- Lasalletech signs partnership with Macdonald Associates
March 23rd, 2010 - Lasalletech and Macdonald Associates form strategic partnership for sales and support of the Lasalletech FIX productivity toolsfull story
RealTick expands relationship with Nomura
March 23rd, 2010 - RealTick adds Nomura's latest U.S. electronic equity trading capabilities - leverages FIXatdlfull story
Rapid Addition launches new global portal for electronic dealing community
March 22nd, 2010 - Rapid Addition launches free to use ElectronicDealing.comfull story
SmartPool names Paul Squires to its Board Of Directors
March 22nd, 2010 - Paul Squires of AXA apppointed to SmartPool Board Of Directorsfull story
Goldman Sachs becomes new SGX trading and clearing member
March 22nd, 2010 - Goldman Sachs becomes new trading and clearing member of Singapore Exchangefull story
- Capital Futures adds Orc’s market making solution
March 22nd, 2010 - Capital Futures adds Orc’s market making solution to accelerate trading business in Taiwanfull story
BATS Europe unveils new smart order routing feature
March 22nd, 2010 - BATS Europe adds RECYCLE functionality to its European smart order routing service, on pace for record market share in Marchfull story
Chi-X Europe selects Thomson Reuters for European low latency direct feeds and reference data
March 22nd, 2010 - Chi-X Europe implements Reuters European low latency direct feed, pricing and reference data servicefull story
- RealTick® adds access to Knight Algorithms
March 22nd, 2010 - RealTick® adds access to Knight Algorithms and liquidity using FIXatdlfull story
NYSE Euronext and Bloomberg bring open symbology to data feeds
March 22nd, 2010 - NYSE Euronext and Bloomberg join forces to promote transparency and lower data management costsfull story
- New exchange advisory group says fragmentation invites more market abuse
March 17th, 2010 - New exchanges advisory group concludes fragmentation following MiFID has increased market abuse potentialfull story
LCH.Clearnet & Chi-X set to clear European equity CFDs
March 17th, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet and Chi-X Europe to launch unique contract-for-difference (CFD) clearing servicefull story
Migratory releases Push Server 3.0
March 17th, 2010 - Migratory Push Server 3.0 released, adds support for guaranteed message deliveryfull story
Atrium Network and Visual Trader offer connectivity to Spanish Exchange
March 17th, 2010 - Atrium Network and Visual Trader connect networks to offer connectivity to the Spanish Exchangefull story
ITG launches new Asian dark pool – POSIT Marketplace
March17th, 2010 - ITG launches new type of dark pool – POSIT Marketplace, aims to reduce trading costs in Asiafull story
TS-Associates and Solace to enable latency measurement
March 16th, 2010 - TS-Associates and Solace Systems to enable real-time measurement of latency in Solace-based financial systemsfull story
Verticlear launches with offices in Irvine, CA and Toronto
March 16th, 2010 - Newest Tactico Company to provide broker-centric data & account management solutions for trading in multiple marketsfull story
Bloomberg offers free trial of NASDAQ OMX's Nordic Equity TotalView
March 16th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX's Nordic Equity TotalView now available on free trial basis via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL servicefull story
Regulatory approval for Eurex in Québec
March 16th, 2010 - Eurex to expand direct access to products in key North American marketfull story
Goldman Sachs introduces 1CLICK algorithmic access
March 16th, 2010 - Goldman Sachs to offer 1CLICK streamlined access to multi asset algorithm offeringfull story
CQG connects to MathWorks MATLAB
March 16th, 2010 - CQG connects to MathWorks MATLAB to advance automated tradingfull story
TradeTech Europe, April 20-22, 2010
March 15th, 2010 - The 10th Equity Trading and Technology Summit, London 20-22 April, 2010full story
Direct Edge granted SEC approval for stock exchange status
March 15th, 2010 - Securities and Exchange Commission approves Direct Edge for stock exchange statusfull story
Thomson Reuters extends relationship with CJC data consultancy
March 15th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters extends relationship with CJC to support strategic hosting solutionfull story
AboveNet launches low latency transatlantic connectivity
March 15th, 2010 - AboveNet launches low latency connectivity between key financial centres in London and New Yorkfull story
SmartPool launches "MatchView"
March 15th, 2010 - SmartPool launches “MatchView” liquidity discovery toolfull story
ALGO Technologies launches with Hirander Misra as CEO, Howard Morgan as Chairman
March 15th, 2010 - ALGO Technologies launches next generation trading technology, Names Hirander Misra as CEO and Howard Morgan as Chairmanfull story
Morgan Stanley launches new portfolio algo: MS PORT
March 12th, 2010 - Morgan Stanley releases global portfolio-level trading algorithmfull story
- BM&FBOVESPA authorizes SunGard as DMA provider
11th March 2010 - SunGard authorized as provider of direct market access to BM&FBOVESPAfull story
Regulatory Roadmap - What Next?
March 15 2010 - Concerns over systemic risk and fairness are high on the regulatory agenda, with dark liquidity, co-location, naked access and seemingly the entire market structure now squarely under the microscope. Martin Cornish and Lance Zinman of specialist law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman Cornish LLP outline where regulation may be headed.full story
SMARTS and BATS extend surveillance partnership to Europe
March 11th, 2010 - SMARTS Integrity Platform installed at BATS Europefull story
- Automated Trader Updates
March 11th, 2010 - BarCap invests in BIDS, LSE sells 9% of Turquoise, confirms new management, UBS to launch dark pool, BATS releases Last Sale Feed, selects QuantHouse, Jeromee Johnson at RTS Forum. 29West & Exegy partne, RTS & Cinnober reduce latency. NYSE’s new trading floor goes live, StreamBase & Gain partner, Tora commissions Aite Report on arrowhead. CME Group and Bolsa Mexicana agree, Deutsche Börse expands XIM, NYSE Euronext sells stake in NYSE Lifffull story
NYSE Liffe U.S. completes sale of ownership stake to leading market participants
March 11th, 2010 - NYSE Euronext (NYX) sells significant minority ownership stake in its U.S. futures exchange, NYSE Liffe U.Sfull story
Bravura Solutions demonstrates ViaNova capability through J.P. Morgan implementation
March 11th, 2010 - Bravura Solutions completes implementation of Babel STP solution for J.P. Morganfull story
ConvergEx offers Eze OMS clients access to LiquidPoint’s latest options execution and routing technologies
March 11th, 2010 - Eze OMS clients to deploy LiquidPoint’s Liquidity Seeking Orderfull story
Box moves to Equinix
March 11th, 2010 - Box Options Exchange moves operations to Equinixfull story
- Deutsche Börse to expand product offering on XIM
March 11th, 2010 - Deutsche Börse to expand tradable instruments on Xetra International market from 86 securities to 1,000full story
RTS introduces first phase technology initiative to reduce latency
March 10th, 2010 - Improvements in gateway, infrastructure and application technology reduce overall latency up to 20 percentfull story
Singapore Exchange and STOXX to license EURO STOXX 50
March 10th, 2010 - Singapore Exchange and STOXX Ltd. reach consensus on licensing of the EURO STOXX 50 as underlying for Futures and Options on Futures contractsfull story
NSE and SGX sign MOU to list India linked products
March 10th, 2010 - National Stock Exchange of India and Singapore Exchange sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop India-linked products marketfull story
- SGX to offer Nifty options
March 10th, 2010 - Singapore Exchange to offer options on the S&P CNX Nifty Index and related productsfull story
Bursa Malaysia selects Patsystems to provide OMS for derivatives trading
March 10th, 2010 - Patsystems selected as technology provider for Bursa Malaysia Derivativesfull story
Cinnober reduces latency with TRADExpress Trading System version 8
March 10th, 2010 - Cinnober co-operates with Intel to release benchmarks on version 8 of its trading systemfull story
NYSE Liffe U.S. completes sale of ownership stake to leading market participants
March 10th, 2010 - Semi-mutualized exchange structure now with six partners in totalfull story
- UBS admits 69 ETCS to London Stock Exchange
March 10th, 2010 - Issuer chooses London for main European ETC offeringfull story
Link Investimentos selects Progress Apama platform
March 10th, 2010 - Brazilian brokerage integrates Progress Apama Algorithmic Trading Platformfull story
Turquoise announces management team
March 10th, 2010 - Turquoise and Baikal management appointed to new teamfull story
BarCap becomes latest investor in BIDS
March 10th, 2010 - BIDS Trading announces Barclays Capital as latest investorfull story
UBS to launch European Multilateral Trading Facility
March 9th, 2010 - UBS to launch European Dark Poolfull story
BATS selects QuantHouse for market data
March 9th, 2010 - BATS Europe selects QuantHouse for low latency market datafull story
NYSE next-generation trading floor goes live
March 9th, 2010 - New network supports brokerage firms’ own trading applications, plus NYSE broker systemsfull story
- 29West and Exegy offer next generation market data distribution solution
March 9th, 2010 - 29West's LBM messaging software integrates with Exegy's Ticker Plantfull story
- CME Group and Bolsa Mexicana announce order routing and equity agreement
March 9th, 2010 - CME Group and Bolsa Mexicana de Valores enter strategic partnership, includes order routing agreement for derivatives products.full story
StreamBase and Gain Capital partner on FX HFT algorithms
March 9th, 2010 - StreamBase Systems partners with Gain Capital, offers complete solution for FX high-frequency trading algorithmsfull story
- SunGard launches new derivatives stream gateways for SGX and EDX
March 9th, 2010 - SunGard announces two new Stream Gateways for the Singapore Exchange and the London Stock Exchangefull story
- Clearstream offers direct access to Bulgaria and Romania
March 8th, 2010 - Clearstream extends network to 47 marketsfull story
LSE sells nine per cent stake in Turquoise
March 8th, 2010 - LSE sells nine per cent stake in Turquoise/Baikal holding company to Barclays, J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Nomurafull story
Aite Group highlights need for technology focused brokers following TSE Arrowhead launch
March 8th, 2010 - Ability to deliver liquidity, access and technology-driven solutions will be key says Tora commissioned report from Aitefull story
- Bloomberg adds Ballista to EMS
March 8th, 2010 - Ballista integrates with Bloomberg’s Execution Management Systemfull story
BATS Exchange to offer new market data products on subscription basis
March 8th, 2010 - Core market data feeds remain free; plans first new market data product release in spring 2010full story
Making Markets Better
8th March 2010 - Automated Trader's David Clayden cornered Jeromee Johnson, VP Market Development, BATS Options at the RTS Realtime Systems hosted "US Equity Forum" in New York last week, and asked him about their successes to date and their ultimate goals.full story
NYSE catalyst for HFT growth
8th March 2010 - Brian Hyndman, SVP Transaction Services, Nasdaq OMX talks to Automated Trader's David Clayden at the RTS hosted round table "US Equity Forum" in New York on 4th March 2010.full story
BarCap goes live with Sponsored Access on NEURO
March 5th, 2010 - Barclays Capital first to offer Sponsored Access via NASDAQ OMX Europefull story
- New book 'Algorithmic Trading and DMA' published
March 5th, 2010 - New book offers in depth guide to theory and practice of execution strategiesfull story
- Bloomberg Tradebook launches new US options algos
March 5th, 2010 - New algo enables trading based on whether 'greeks' seem cheap or richly pricedfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
March 4th, 2010 - Bloomberg launched MTRX algo & correlation-weighted currency indices, Numerix signed Hana Daetoo, SunGard integrated with QuantHouse, BATS Options exchange launched, New ECM tool from NYSE Euronext. Frankfurt Stock Exchange to go electronic, Deutsche Börse leveraged Red Hat. Anova introduced OptiWave, ICAP selected Tervela, Markit cut BOAT data delay, Fortis announced FCGN, MSCI acquired RiskMetrics, ConvergEx launched IOI, Ancerno introduced Trade Compass web versionfull story
- Deutsche Börse leverages Red Hat
March 4th, 2010 - Deutsche Börse Systems leverages Red Hat for realtime transaction risk management informationfull story
- TradingScreen integrates to FMO Portfolio Management System
March 4th, 2010 - TradingScreen integrates to FMO Portfolio Management Systemfull story
- CMA announces Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Market Data and Trading with Casa de Bolsa Finamex
March 4th, 2010 - CMA announces Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) Market Data and Trading with Casa de Bolsa Finamexfull story
- RTS Stock Exchange connects to BT Radianz Shared Market network
March 3rd, 2010 - Russian e-trading platform connects to BT Radianz Shared Marketfull story
- Fortis Clearing announces high speed network
March 3rd, 2010 - Fortis Clearing announce global high speed Network (FCGN)full story
BATS Exchange, BATS Europe gain market share in February
March 3rd, 2010 - BATS Exchange earns 10.7% Us equities market share, maintains rank as 3rd-largest US equities trading venue, 3rd-largest exchange operator, BATS Europe continues to set recordsfull story
ICAP Electronic Broking selects Tervela for messaging infrastructure
March 3rd, 2010 - Interdealer broker to deploy Tervela TMX-500 message switches for electronic brokingfull story
- Ancerno launches Web version of Trade Compass
March 3rd, 2010 - Ancerno launches web-enabled version of pre-trade analytical product, Trade Compass.full story
360T and RCP announce alliance
March 2nd, 2010 - RCP and 360T launch new service for 360T’s clients, RCP’s solutions offered in conjunction with B2Hubfull story
Reuters & Lepus survey highlights need for data quality, post financial crisis
March 2nd, 2010 - Thomson Reuters and Lepus survey reveals data quality and consistency key to risk management and transparencyfull story
Orc announces new CameronFix subsidiary, CameronTec
March 2nd, 2010 - Orc Software establishes focused CameronFIX subsidiary, CameronTecfull story
ConvergEx launches new IOI trade messenger technology
March 2nd, 2010 - Streamlined system to aggregate natural, ready-to-trade orders to enhance order flow and increase matching ratesfull story
- Cinnober releases TRADExpress Trading System Version 8.0
March 2nd, 2010 - New release reduces latency and increases flexibilityfull story
Anova Technologies introduces OptiWave
March 2nd, 2010 - New trading solution utilizes “passive” fibre wavelengthsfull story
Fidessa LatentZero furthers partnership with FINCAD
March 2nd, 2010 - Partnership to broaden fixed income, derivatives and cash management functionalityfull story
SunGard integrates algorithmic trading systems with QuantHouse data feeds
March 2nd 2010 - SunGard integrates GL Stream and GL Tactics with QuantHouse data feedsfull story
- IRESS to co-locate with Chi-X Canada
March 2nd, 2010 - Dual 'hot-swappable' data centres offer 'door step' accessfull story
- MSCI Inc. to acquire RiskMetrics Group
March 1st, 2010 - Merger will result in $750 million of revenues and approximately 2,000 employees across 20 countriesfull story
Bloomberg launches first correlation-weighted currency indices
March 1st, 2010 - New measures to provide better analysis of relative currency strength, assist investors and hedgers with trading decisionsfull story
XSP expands London office
March 1st, 2010 - XSP doubles office size to accomodate growthfull story
- LCH.Clearnet announces new Chairman
March 1st, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet appoints Jacques Aigrain as non-executive chairmanfull story
Hana Daetoo Securities selects Numerix
March 1st, 2010 - Numerix first direct Korean client -- Secured by new regional distribution partner STI CSfull story
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange to go electronic
March 1st, 2010 - Trading on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange to be conducted exclusively via Xetra from March 28th 2012full story
- NYSE Euronext introduces execution cost management tool
March 1st, 2010 - NYSE Euronext and William Ryan Group partner to provide NYSE floor brokers with new technology platformfull story
BATS Options goes live
March 1st, 2010 - Kansas City based us equity options exchange begins rollout schedulefull story
- Markit cuts BOAT data delay to 15 minutes
March 1st, 2010 - Markit cuts BOAT data delay from 2 hours to 15 minutesfull story
Turquoise's TQ Lens extended to UK stocks
February 26th, 2010 - Turquoise liquidity aggregation and order routing service extended to UK stocksfull story
- Nomura issues US dollar senior notes
February 26th, 2010 - Nomura issues US dollar senior notes due 2015 and US dollar senior notes due 2020full story
- Automated Trader Updates
February 26th, 2010 - Atrium & BATS announced Multicast PITCH, Fixnetix offered access to Burgundy,Turquoise & EuroCCP accessed Eastern Europe, QUICKFX launched, ICAP chose Tervela’s TMX, Hibernia Atlantic’s GFN joined Switch & Data’s GeoReach Program, Interactive Data 7ticks expanded, Goldman Sachs invested in Tora, Fidelity introduced iPhone App. Integral announced FX Inside Alpha, Progress and SRL teamed up, Hirander Misra resigned from Chi-X, Knight, Citi India & Australian Instinet hired new teamsfull story
- Bloomberg Tradebook launches new MTRX algorithm
February 25th, 2010 - Bloomberg Tradebook introduces function for risk-based spread trading in futuresfull story
Progress and SRL to provide one stop solution
February 25th, 2010 - Statistical Research Laboratory teams up with Progress Software to deliver high frequency algorithmic trading and connectivity solutionfull story
SEC approves short sale restrictions
Feb 25th, 2010 - SEC adopts alternative uptick rulefull story
- Nomura files shelf registration statement with SEC
February 25th, 2010 - Nomura files shelf registration statement on form F-3 with US Securities and Exchange Commission, announces intent to issue and offer US Dollar Senior Notesfull story
- ConvergEx rolls out commission management technologies to NorthPoint clients
February 25th, 2010 - ConvergEx offers NorthPoint clients institutional strength commission management technologiesfull story
- Interactive Data 7ticks expands ultra-low latency trading network
February 25th, 2010 - Interactive Data 7ticks expands to East Coastfull story
CFN completes metro connectivity solutions for HFQ
February 25th, 2010 - CFN Services announces completion of Metro Toronto, NY/NJ and London execution venue connectivityfull story
- SMARTS Group launches new Layering Alert for SMARTS.broker
February 24th, 2010 - New SMARTS.broker alert designed to capture layering of the order book and spoofingfull story
Trayport's GlobalVision to clear through CME ClearPort
February 24th, 2010 - Trayport’s GlobalVision Broker Trading System links to CME ClearPort for clearing OTC productsfull story
- Knight expands institutional options capabilities with new hires
February 24th, 2010 - Knight to expand institutional options capabilities with hiring of new sales and trading teamfull story
- Fidelity announces iPhone app
February 24th, 2010 - Fidelity enables iPhone tradingfull story
Misra resigns from Chi-X Europe
February 24th, 2010 - Hirander Misra quits as Chi-X COOfull story
- Citi India expands equities team with new hires
February 23rd, 2010 - Citi India expands equities team with new hiresfull story
Cinnober signs first order for TRADExpress
February 23rd, 2010 - Cinnober announces first customer for TRADExpress RealTime Clearingfull story
- SS&C launches Antares Trader at TradeTech in New York
February 23rd, 2010 - Enhanced version of Antares delivers integrated Order and Execution Management capabilitiesfull story
ACTIV Financial exposes technology behind TSE Arrowhead offering
February 23rd, 2010 - Japanese firms employ ACTIV's Market Data Processing Unit to manage TSE's arrowhead data feedsfull story
- London Stock Exchange welcomes Euroclear tariff changes
February 26th, 2010 - Ł10m saving estimated in next yearfull story
- Euroclear to reduce netting tariffs
February 23rd, 2010 - Charges to be per netted transaction rather than per gross transactionfull story
Tora receives investment from Goldman Sachs
February 23rd, 2010 - Infusion of capital to fund international growth initiatives in Asia and Europefull story
KBL joins Calastone fund community
February 23rd, 2010 - KBL European Private Bankers latest Luxembourg institution to join Calastone fund communityfull story
- Hudson Fiber Network moves into Toronto
February 23rd, 2010 - Expansion offers low-latency connections to Canada’s financial exchangesfull story
Switch and Data’s GeoReach Program adds Hibernia Atlantic’s GFN
February 23rd, 2010 - Hibernia Atlantic’s Global Financial Network becomes part of Switch and Data’s GeoReachfull story
- Turquoise and EuroCCP launch trading and clearing services for Hungarian and Czech Republic Issues
February 23rd, 2010 - First pan-European clearing service for 25 Hungarian and Czech securities -Turquoise to be first MTF to launch trading in these securitiesfull story
ICAP selects Tervela for messaging infrastructure
February 22nd, 2010 - Interdealer broker to deploy Tervela TMX-500 message switches for electronic brokingfull story
Wood & company goes live on Calypso
February 22nd, 2010 - Calypso to provide middle and back office brokerage functions to Wood and Cofull story
Instinet continues Australian growth with new hires
February 22nd, 2010 - Instinet Australia Pty adds staff members to new Sydney officefull story
Integral launches FX Inside Alpha
February 22nd, 2010 - Integral to address FX Algo trading challenges with FX Inside AlphaTMfull story
QUICK and FXall launch Japanese FX Trading Platform
February 22nd, 2010 - QUICK partners with FXall to launch Japanese FX Trading Platformfull story
- Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions announces first PoP in Brazil
February 22nd, 20910 - Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions announces immediate availability of new Point of Presence launched in Sao Paulo, Brazilfull story
Fixnetix delivers ultra-low latency trading access to Burgundy
February 22nd, 2010 - Offers connectivity and direct data feed to Nordic MTFfull story
BATS Multicast PITCH service available via Atrium Network
February 22nd, 2010 - BATS Exchange Multicast PITCH service now available via Atrium Networkfull story
- Impulse Accelerated Technologies announce new FPGA hardware library
February 19th, 2010 - Floating point algorithmic math.h functions accelerated 2 – 10X on Xilinx FPGA hardware, with Impulse C high level synthesis toolsfull story
- REMATE launches volatility desk for Mexican interest rates options powered by Numerix
February 19th, 2010 - Numerix’ Rates Trader to provide desk with interest rate option pricing models and risk analyticsfull story
- ASX to adopt NASDAQ OMX sub-millisecond platform
February 19th, 2010 - Australian Securities Exchange to adopt next generation trading platform from NASDAQ OMX, to launch Q2 2011full story
- Automated Trader Updates
February 19th, 2010 - Options PIPE expands to Interxion, 29West introduces JMS, ConvergEx launches Abraxas, Bravura Solutions & Calastone partner, BATS releases pricing, NASDAQ OMX ups Agora-X stake, LSE’s Turquoise/Baikal merger, CME Group & BM&FBOVESPA partner. BM&FBOVESPA interview, Beta-Gamma releases Trigger Trader, Tradeweb launched, Derivalert.org.introduced, StreamBase Component Exchange launched, List introduces Brain3full story
Fortis Bank Global Clearing and Tick-TS announce co-operation
February 19th, 2010 - Tick-TS trading front-end combines with Fortis Clearing servicesfull story
Reuters selects KVH for market data delivery solution to arrowhead
February 19th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters selects KVH International Network for new market data delivery solution for TSE arrowheadfull story
- Bloomberg expands machine readable news
February 19th, 2009 - Bloomberg expands machine readable news, launches news analyticsfull story
UNX adds five major brokerage firms to network
February 18th, 2010 - UNX adds electronic trading services and equity algos from Girard Securities, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading, Mizuho Securities USA, Rosenblatt Securities and UBS Investment Bankfull story
TradingScreen integrates GSCS analysis and consulting services
February 18th, 2020 - TradingScreen acquires GSCS post-trade transaction cost analysis and consulting servicesfull story
- London Stock Exchange completes Turquoise transaction, appoints new CEO
February 18th, 2010 - LSE completes Turquoise / Baikal merger, David Lester appointed CEO, Eli Lederman and John Wilson step asidefull story
NASDAQ OMX Group increases stake in Agora-X
February 17th, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX Group announces majority ownership in Agora-Xfull story
29West announces next-generation JMS solution
February 17th, 2010 - 29West announces new Java Message Servicefull story
BATS Options unveils pricing for Feb 26 launch
February 17th, 2010 - BATS Exchange announces "simple and aggressive pricing structure"full story
Bravura Solutions and Calastone sign partner agreement
February17th, 2010 - Bravura clients to connect to Calastone networkfull story
Orc approved as DGCX technology provider
February 17th, 2010 - Orc Software becomes approved technology provider on Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchangefull story
TradingScreen adds Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking to TradeFX
February 17th, 2010 - TradingScreen connects to Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking for FX Tradingfull story
Options PIPE Platform expands into Interxion Hub
February 17th, 2010 - Options IT expands Options PIPE® Platform to Interxion’s City of London Financial Hubfull story
ConvergEx launches Abraxas
February 17th, 2010 -ConverEx's flexible algorithm to address changing nature of sourcing liquidityfull story
- BTIG adds five sales traders to London team
February 16th, 2010 - London Broker makes five sales hires, four from rival Palifull story
Reuters launches Islamic Finance Gateway
February 16th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters launches next generation Islamic Finance Gatewayfull story
First Derivatives completes Cognotec acquisition
February 16th, 2010 - First Derivatives acquires Cognotec, includes RealStream and Autodeal+full story
StreamBase launches StreamBase Component Exchange
February 16th, 2010 - StreamBase launches developer community, aims to advance CEP innovationfull story
- TOCOM to extend trading hours
February 16th, 2010 - Tokyo Commodity Exchange to extend trading hours from 21st Septemberfull story
- CMA expands ISV Market Data and Execution services with BBVA Bancomer
February 16th, 2010 - CMA expands ISV Market Data and Execution services with BBVA Bancomer for Mexican derivatives tradingfull story
- Liquidnet offers trading in Polish stocks
February 15th, 2010 - Liquidnet becomes first MTF to offer trading in Polish stocksfull story
List Group launches CEP engine: Brain3
February 15th, 2010 - List Group launches complex event processing and algorithmic trading enginefull story
- Baird and Fox River partner to deliver algorithmic trading
February 15th, 2010 - Baird and Fox River to provide algorithmic trading capabilities to Baird’s institutional clientsfull story
- Interxion announces successful €200m offering of Senior Secured Notes
February 15th, 2010 - Interxion announces successful €200m offering of Senior Secured Notes and arrangement of €60m revolving credit facilityfull story
- CME Group and BM&FBOVESPA to become global preferred strategic partners
February 15th, 2010 - BM&FBOVESPA increases ownership interest in CME Group, agree to develop trading platformfull story
Tradeweb launches Derivalert.org
February 15th, 2010 - Online industry portal to offer OTC derivatives market informationfull story
- Nordea Bank extends use of SunGard solutions
February 15th, 2010 - Nordea Bank extends use of SunGard’s risk, trading and securities finance solutionsfull story
Beta-Gamma releases new FX algorithmic trading product
February 15th, 2010 - Beta-Gamma Research announces Trigger Trader, new approach to FX tradingfull story
- Banca Profilo selects Orc Trading
February 12th, 2010 - Banca Profilo selects Orc Trading for market making on the Borsa Italiana MTA and IDeM marketsfull story
Equinix opens new IBX data centres in Germany
February 12th, 2010 - Equinix opens new data centres In Frankfurt and Dusseldorffull story
QuantHouse reports 2009 triple digit business growth rate
February 11th, 2010 - QuantHouse announces record year for 2009full story
ICE reports record 2009 revenues
February 11th, 2010 - Intercontinental Exchange reports record 2009 revenues, net income and operating cash flow; record quarterly revenues in 4Q09full story
- Reuters offers securities class action claims filing solution via PORTIA
February 11th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters to offer securities class action claims filing solution through PORTIAfull story
Pragma introduces ONECROSS
February 11th, 2010 - Pragma launches new dark crossing networkfull story
- Knight Link the latest to report record volume
February 11th, 2010 - Knight Link report record single day volume and a 72% increase in average daily volume compared to January.full story
- Knight introduces algorithmic pairs trading capabilities
February 10th, 2010 - Knight introduces algorithmic pairs trading capabilitiesfull story
Fortis Bank and Sol-3 to co-operate
February 10th, 2010 - Trading companies can now combine Sol-3 trading front-end with Fortis Clearing servicesfull story
Knight Link to begin trading Nordic stocks
February 10th, 2010 - Knight Link expands into Nordic marketsfull story
- Merrill Lynch Japan Securities announces Japanese DMA Platform
February 10th, 2010 - Merrill Lynch Japan Securities introduces Japan’s first third-party hosted service for low-latency electronic tradingfull story
- FFastFill adds HSBC as new client for trading platform
February 10th, 2010 - FFastFill adds HSBC to Software as a Service trading platformfull story
- LCH.Clearnet and SIX x-clear publish interoperability summary
February 9th, 2010 - LCH.Clearnet and SIX x-clear publish interoperability summaryfull story
Thomson Reuters acquires Aegisoft
February 9th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters boosts electronic trading capabilities, offers direct market access through acquisition of Aegisoftfull story
Tactico acquires 24 percent equity stake in OMEGA Securities
February 9th, 2010 - Tactico announces financial and infrastructure investment in Canada’s fourth largest ATSfull story
Interxion and euNetworks partner for co-location & connectivity
February 9th, 2010 - Interxion and euNetworks partner to provide turnkey low-latency colocation and connectivity for European Tradingfull story
Atrium Network offers connectivity to Pure Trading
February 9th, 2010 - Atrium Network continues expansion into Canada, offers connectivity to Pure Tradingfull story
Banco Fator selects Progress Apama for high frequency trading strategies
February 9th, 2010 - Banco Fator deploys Progress Apama Algorithmic Trading Accelerator for HFQfull story
Caplin announces new version of Caplin Trader
February 8th, 2010 - Caplin Systems announces Caplin Trader 2.0full story
29West and Orc partner to deliver derivatives trading solutions
February 8th, 2010 - Orc selects 29West for connectivityfull story
Neonet wins World Finance Best Service Provider Award
February 8th, 2010 - Neonet named ‘Best Service Provider of the Year Western Europe 2010’ category in World Finance Exchanges and Brokers Awards 2010full story
NASDAQ OMX rolls out INET
February 8th, 2010 - INET now utilised in all NASDAQ OMX equities markets worldwidefull story
Chi-X Canada and Atrium Network introduce first live market ecosystem
February 8th, 2010 - Low-latency ecosystem to provide dedicated “dark fibre” connectivity to all displayed Canadian market centresfull story
- Chi-X Europe announces record volume high
February 8th, 2010 - Chi-X trades more in one day than total for December 2007full story
NYSE Technologies to be solutions provider for ASEAN Trading Link
February 8th, 2010 - NYSE Technologies selected to build technology solution for ASEAN exchange networkfull story
GATElab goes live on LSE’s new retail bond market
February 8th, 2010 - London Stock Exchange’s new retail bond market selects GATElab’s traderpathfull story
- tradesignal launches new interface to Trayport data feed
February 5th, 2010 - Trayport data integrated into tradesignal charting toolsfull story
StreamBase offers amnesty to Sybase-Aleri-Coral8 customers
February 5th, 2010 - Customers of Aleri-Coral8 or Sybase-RAP can now register to trade-in their products and migrate to StreamBase's CEP softwarefull story
Sybase to acquire Aleri
February 5th, 2010 - Sybase confirms Aleri purchasefull story
- Automated Trader Updates
February 4th, 2010 - SmartPool, BATS & Burgundy report record volumes, Nomura's NXMTF goes live, AboveNet extends network to Sentrum, Exegy deploys Options PIPE, BGCantor teams with Xignite, First Derivatives acquires Cognotec, Indata iPM released, LSE launches new retail bond, BarCap joins ETF, Interxion hosts AboveNet PoP, Celeritas selects Exponential-e, EuroCCP to clear for ETC's, GAIN opens in HK.full story
- TOCOM introduces Block Trading
February 4th, 2010 - Tokyo Commodity Exchange becomes first Japanese commodity futures exchange to introduce Block Tradingfull story
Savvis announces expansion of Chicago data centre
February 4th, 2010 - Savvis expands Chicago data centrefull story
GAIN Capital continues Asian expansion with new office in Hong Kong
February 4th, 2010 - GAIN Capital opens new office in Hong Kong, enters into white label partnership with Polaris Securitiesfull story
First Derivatives acquires Cognotec
February 3rd, 2010 - Cognotec to be acquired by First Derivativesfull story
- Citi Match EMEA equities platform executes over US$16bn of trades in Q4
February 3rd, 2010 - Citi Match EMEA equities platform executes over US$16bn of trades in Q4full story
- EuroCCP to begin clearing Exchange-Traded Currencies
February 3rd, 2010 - Turquoise first MTF to offer trading in Currency ETCs cleared through EuroCCPfull story
- CQG enables trade routing toTSE
February 3rd, 2010 - CQG enables trade routing to Tokyo Stock Exchangefull story
- Smart Trade introduces customizable consolidated order book functionality via LiquidityAggregator engine
February 3rd, 2010 - Smart Trade introduces customizable consolidated order book functionality through its LiquidityAggregator enginefull story
BGCantor Market Data offers direct on-demand market data from Xignite Platform
February 3rd, 2010 - BGCantor Market Data to offer data direct through BGCantor On-Demand, powered by XigniteOnDemand platformfull story
- TSE establishes Co-Location Service Promotion Office
February 2nd, 2010 - New office to promote and enhance the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Co-Location Servicefull story
- Nomura's NX MTF goes live
February 2nd, 2010 - Nomura's NX MTF, the first investment bank established MTF dark pool, goes livefull story
BATS Global Markets reports record January
February 2nd, 2010 - BATS Exchange increases US market share, best month to date for BATS Europefull story
- Burgundy average daily turnover increased by 40%
February 2nd, 2010 - Burgundy increases turnover by 40%, average trades increased by 80%full story
SmartPool reports record January
February 2nd, 2010 - SmartPool reports record volumes in January and strong market share gains in the European dark pool marketfull story
Indata releases portfolio management platform
February 2nd, 2010 - Indata announces INDATA iPM, updates IMS8full story
- Interxion offers €200,000,000 Senior Secured Notes
February 2nd, 2010 - Interxion Holding N.V. announces offering of €200,000,000 Senior Secured Notesfull story
AboveNet joins Interxion’s Financial Hub
February 1st, 2010 - Interxion to host Point of Presence for AboveNetfull story
The AFME Annual Market Liquidity Conference
February 1st, 2010 - AFME Annual Market Liquidity Conference London, 3rd Februaryfull story
Exegy Ticker Plant deployed on Options PIPE® Platform
February 1st, 2010 - Exegy deploys ultra-low latency Exegy Ticker Plant on the Options PIPE® Platformfull story
Otkritie strengthens investment banking team with senior hires
February 1st, 2010 - Otkritie appoints leading Russia and CIS market figures to its new Financing Services Group teamfull story
Correlix accelerates growth, names Gil Shaked CEO
February 1st, 2010 - Former managing director and global head of prime services technology at Credit Suisse joins executive teamfull story
- BarCap to join ETFX Platform
February 1st, 2010 - Barclays Capital joins ETF Exchange as authorised participant and swap providerfull story
- Clearstream to establish direct access to the Icelandic market
February 1st, 2010 - Clearstream gains direct access to the Icelandic Securities Depository and the Icelandic Central Bank's Real Time Gross Settlement Systemfull story
London Stock Exchange's new retail bond market goes live
February 1st, 2010 - London Stock Exchange launches new electronic Order book for Retail Bondsfull story
- BM&FBOVESPA introduces new communication interface
February 1st, 2010 - MegaDirect to become sole form of access for all automatic DMA connections to the Mega Bolsafull story
Instinet secures full ASX Membership
February 1st, 2010 - Instinet announces Instinet Australia Pty. Ltd., a full Australian Securities Exchange memberfull story
Celeritas selects Exponential-e to support ultra-fast algorithmic trading
February 1st, 2010 - Exponential-e deploys high-speed network for Celeritas Markets LLPfull story
Atrium Network opens two new PoPs in Toronto
February 1st, 2010 - Atrium Network expands connectivity into Canadian market with investment in Toronto PoPsfull story
AboveNet extends fibre network
February 1st, 2010 - AboveNet connects to Sentrum, now provides connectivity to 30 plus London data centresfull story
EMCF appoints Deutsche Bank as CEE Markets settlement agent
January 29th, 2010 - European Multilateral Clearing Facility appoints Deutsche Bank as settlement agent in Czech, Hungarian and Polish marketsfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
January 29th, 2010 - Pipeline integrates BBOX, AlgoTrade launches AlgoCore, MF Global restructures, BATS introduces SOR, Tora & ConvergEx integrate, Fidessa connects to KRX, Credit Suisse offers AES Velocity, ORC & Neonet merge, MarketDataPeaks.com launched, Credit Suisse & Bloomberg partner, Corvil improves CorvilNet, Reuters launches NewsScope, Interactive Data updates CSPfull story
SEC approves money market fund reforms
January 28th, 2010 - The SEC's new rules tighten regulatory requirements governing money market funds and protect investors.full story
Bats receives SEC approval for US options exchange
January 28th, 2010 - BATS equity options platform approved by SEC, plans to go live Friday, February 26thfull story
- Voltaire introduces Grid Director 4036E
January 27th, 2010 - Voltaire announces sub-microsecond latency in a compact devicefull story
- General Atlantic takes minority stake in Markit
January 27th, 2010 - General Atlantic to make substantial equity investment in Markitfull story
Numerix to provide pricing models for Thomson Reuters risk management software suite
January 27th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters to extend Numerix’s vanilla - exotics pricing solutions and risk analytics in Kondor+ Suite and TopOffice solutionsfull story
Fidessa ready with high-speed interface to Korea
January 27th, 2010 - New gateway gateway to accelerate take up of algorithmic trading in Korean marketfull story
Interactive Data launches new version of CSP
January 27th, 2010 - Interactive Data launches new version of Client Site Processor for low latency delivery of real-time market datafull story
- Tora's TORA Compass and ConvergEx’s Eze OMS to integrate
January 27th, 2010 - TORA Compass and Eze OMS establish FIX interoperability to increase execution and destination choicefull story
- Pipeline adds block equity options capability to buy side platform
January 27th, 2010 - Pipeline integrates Blind Bid Options Cross (BBOX) into Pipeline order control systemfull story
Exegy and Essex Radez relaunch MarketDataPeaks.com
January 27th, 2010 - Exegy and Essex Radez launch first public website to track comprehensive market data ratesfull story
- Citi selects NYSE Technologies' DART for data compliance and cost savings
January 27th, 2010 - Citi implements market data compliance and cost savings strategy using NYSE Technologies’ new managed market data administration servicefull story
- Oslo Břrs TradElect migration delayed
January 26th, 2010 - Cancellation of announced Dress Rehearsal 30 January and revised timetable to be announcedfull story
CQG adds NASDAQ OMX Nordic Market Data
January 26th, 2010 - CQG expands offering, adds market data for NASDAQ OMX Nordic derivativesfull story
- Credit Suisse launches AES Velocity in Japan
January 26th, 2010 - Credit Suisse offers Direct Market Access speeds of under one millisecond via AES Velocityfull story
SunGard expands trade execution and clearing services to European markets
January 26th, 2010 - SunGard launches UK based electronic agency broker-dealer for European marketsfull story
Eurex admits first Japanese broker via Singapore
January 26th, 2010 - Mizuho Securities connects to the Singapore Access Point of Eurexfull story
BATS Europe announces smart order router
January 25th, 2010 - BATS launches European smart order router, features CYCLE strategyfull story
Battle of the Quants - New York City
Battle of the Quants - New York City, This Thursday 28th Januaryfull story
AlgoTrade launches AlgoCore, named connected partner of Trading Technologies
January 25th, 2010 - AlgoTrade launches inaugural product suite, AlgoCore; named connected partner of Trading Technologiesfull story
Thomson Reuters launches new service for faster access to machine readable news
January 25th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters delivers faster access to news in London and Chicago with NewsScopefull story
Orc and Neonet announce merger
January 25th, 2010 - Orc to combine technology for derivatives trading and connectivity with Neonet's solutions and technology services for equity tradingfull story
Goral Trading selects OneTick for data management
January 25th, 2010 - Goral Trading chooses OneMarketData’s OneTick Database as tick data management and analytics platformfull story
Corvil adds to CorvilNet Latency Management System
January 25th, 2010 - Corvil announces two new additions to the CorvilNet Latency Management Systemfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
January 22nd, 2010 - Deutsche Börse expands network, Exegy adds feeds for Omega, GAIN GTX launches, Quant deploys Aleri, Chi-x collocates with Switch & Data, Nuovi collocates with Interxion, ASX adds Nomura, Bloomberg connects ICE & CME, BarCap acquires NYSE DMM, Neonet opens in HK, Fidessa adds 9 brokers, EuroCCP recommends.full story
- Credit Suisse partners with Bloomberg
January 22nd 2010 - Credit Suisse partners with Bloomberg to offer AES Options Complex Strategiesfull story
Hibernia Atlantic adds Interxion to financial network
January 22nd, 2010 - Hibernia Atlantic GFN customers to access Interxion's key market centersfull story
- MF Global restructures US equity business
January 22nd, 2010 - MF Global restructures equity business, expands institutional product offering, makes new hiresfull story
- SpryWare integrates with OneTick
January 22nd, 2010 - New adapter takes direct data feed from SpryWare ticker plantfull story
- AboveNet offers connectivity services in all 20 of Equinix’s US data centres
January 21st 2010 - AboveNet deploys operations to the Equinix's New York IBX data centre, marking the company’s deployment to all 20 of Equinix’s IBX centres in the USfull story
Neonet opens Hong Kong office
January 21st, 2010 - Neonet to open office in Hong Kong for execution services, sales and supportfull story
Lexent Metro Connect joins Switch and Data’s GeoReach program
January 20th, 2010 - Lexent Metro Connect joins Switch and Data’s GeoReach program providing low-latency, dark fiber network in New Jerseyfull story
ACTIV Financial closes investment from Bessemer Venture Partners
January 20th, 2009 - Bessemer Venture Partners makes minority equity investment in ACTIV Financialfull story
Nuovi investimenti reduces latency at Interxion London financial hub
January 20th, 2010 - Nuovi Investimenti to collocate trading platform at Interxion’s City of London data centrefull story
MarketAxess announces Haiti charity trading day
January 20th, 2010 - MarketAxess to hold Haiti charity trading day - Thursday January 21stfull story
Fidessa expands network with nine new US options brokers
January 20th, 2010 - Nine new US options brokers join Fidessa networkfull story
BlockCross selects Flyer’s Daytona and FIX engine
January 20th, 2010 - BlockCross to use tools for FIX communications and monitoringfull story
GAIN GTX launches for professional traders
January 20th 2010 - GAIN Capital/Forex.com debuts institutional Fx ECNfull story
- Nomura admitted to ASX as a participant
January 20th, 2010 - Australian Securities Exchange admits Nomura as market participantfull story
RTS names Managing Directors for Americas and Europe
January 19th, 2010 - RTS promotes Timo Pentner to Managing Director- Americas, and Alexander Kranz to Managing Director- Europefull story
Bravura Solutions relocates Central and Eastern European operation to Warsaw
January 19th, 2010 - Bravura Solutions expands Eastern European footprint with Warsaw officefull story
- HKEx successfully debuts revamped securities trading platform
January 19th, 2010 - Order processing capacity of AMS/3 doubled to 3,000 orders per second, average end-to-end system response time halved to 0.15 secondfull story
Exegy adds market data feed handlers for Omega
January 19th, 2010 - Exegy customers to access Omega ATS trading datafull story
Thomson Reuters launches risk management solution for Islamic Banking
January 19th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters introduces Kondor+ Suite for Islamic Bankingfull story
NASDAQ OMX adds Nordic Stocks to iPhone app
January 18th, 2010 - NASDAQ enhances QFolio, adds nordic stock data and currency converterfull story
- Thomson Reuters offers Morgan Stanley FX Prime Brokerage through its Spot Matching Platform
January 18th, 2009 - Morgan Stanley now live with Prime Brokerage on Thomson Reuters Spot Matchingfull story
Kevin Milne appointed as LSE's Director of Post-Trade Services
London Stock Exchange Group appoints Kevin Milne as new Director of Post-Trade Servicesfull story
Chi-X Canada selects Switch and Data’s Toronto data centre
January 19th, 2010 - Chi-X Canada to co-locate within Switch and Datafull story
EuroCCP outlines interoperability recommendations
15th January 2010 - EuroCCP publish their white paper outlining four key recommendations to advance interoperabilty between CCPs. full story
- Interactive Data issues statement regarding recent press reports
January 15th, 2010 - Amidst rumours that Interactive Data may be considering a sale, the company has issued the following statementfull story
Bloomberg launches first-ever interface to CDS clearing houses
January 15th, 2010 - Bloomberg VCON to offer integrated solution for buyside and sellsidefull story
BarCap to acquire NYSE DMM business from LaBranche
January 15th, 2010 - Barclays Capital to acquire NYSE designated market maker business from LaBranchefull story
- Deutsche Börse Systems expands low latency network
January 15th, 2010 - Deutsche Börse Systems expands low latency network to from Frankfurt to Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Chicagofull story
Quant Capital deploys Aleri CEP technology
January 15th, 2010 - Quant Capital selects Aleri CEP technology for alogrithmic tradingfull story
NYSE Technologies launches new class of liquidity discovery solution
January 15th, 2010 - ioinet v2 to provide new perspectives on iois and advertised tradesfull story
- Automated Trader Updates
January 14th, 2010 - Reuters & Fidessa provide solutions for TSE arrowhead, Gelber selects OneTick, 7Ticks leverages Endace, Colt introduces Fastnet Ultra,Titan announcesTickAnalystX2, ICAP & Arctic develop ICAP ALX, FastFill extends into OTC, CCP, FXall joins CLS Bank, Optionscity rolls out NYSE Amex, Automated Trader announces mobile friendly versionfull story
SEC proposes to prohibit unfiltered access and maintain market access controls
January 14th, 2010 - SEC's new proposal to effectively ban broker-dealers from providing "unfiltered" or "naked" access to an exchange or ATS.full story
- Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
January 14th, 2010 - SEC considers recommendation to seek comment on current market structure for trading U.S.- listed equities.full story
- NYSE fines Credit Suisse for failure to control Algo
January 14th, 2010 - Credit Suisse fined for disorderly Algofull story
- Leading Japanese brokers live on TSE arrowhead with Fidessa
January 14th, 2010 - Fidessa claims majority of Japan’s leading brokers now trading on TSE’s new “arrowhead” system using Fidessafull story
- J.P. Morgan appoints Frank Troise as Global Head of Equities Electronic Client Solutions
January 14th, 2009 - JP Morgan appoints ex Barclays Capital Frank Troise to Global Head of Equities Electronic Client Solutionsfull story
ConvergEx launches Australian sales office for the Eze OMS
January 13th, 2010 - ConvergEx launches new sales office in Sydney, Australia for the Eze OMS, Christopher O’Connor appointed head of Australia sales, Christopher Kyriakou joins as director of Eze European Salesfull story
- FPL releases ‘The Benefits of the FIX Protocol’ report
January 13th, 2010 - Oxera Report highlights the cost savings and efficiency gains the FIX Protocol delivers to the global financial services industryfull story
OptionsCity rolls out to NYSE Amex Options
January 13th, 2010 - OptionsCity rolls out to its second New York based exchange, NYSE Amex optionsfull story
- Horizon Market Maker enables Basket Trading
January 13th, 2010 - Horizon Software integrates advanced basket trading featuresfull story
- IRESS to co-locate with TMX to 2014
January 13th, 2010 - IRESS announces long term co-location agreement with TMX to 2014full story
- Fortis Bank co-locates at Interxion London
January 13th, 2010 - Fortis Bank Global Clearing N.V. co-locates at Interxion London financial hubfull story
- Colt introduces low latency service
January 13th, 2010 - COLT announces new range of services; Fastnet Ultrafull story
- NASDAQ OMX Europe certifies Interoute Fast Trade service for algorithmic trading
January 13th, 2010 - Interoute Fast Trade to supply connectivity to NASDAQ OMX (NEURO)full story
Liquidnet and OTR Global partner
January 13th, 2010 - Liquidnet and OTR Global partner to leverage research and tradingfull story
Interactive Data launches ETF Center
January 12th, 2010 - Interactive Data launches web based portal for RIA's and wealth managersfull story
- Bombay Stock Exchange co-locates with Netmagic
January 12th, 2010 - Bombay Stock Exchange announces first Co-location facility at BSE premises with Netmagic Solutionsfull story
Fixnetix appoints 13 new staff to support continued growth
January 12th, 2010 - Fixnetix appoints 13 new staff to support continued expansion of co-location, market data and trading infrastructure businessfull story
- ICAP Equities launches algorithmic trading platform ICAP ALX
January 12th, 2010 - ICAP Equities and Arctic Lake Systems develop new algorithmic trading platform ICAP ALXfull story
Thomson Reuters goes live with new market data delivery solution for TSE Arrowhead
January 12th, 2010 - Thomson Reuters launches market data delivery solution for Tokyo Stock Exchange's new Arrowhead trading platformfull story
- Market Street Advisors joins Flyer Trading Network
January 12th, 2010 - FIX Flyer announces Market Street Advisors to join the Flyer Trading Networkfull story
XSP to offer access to SWIFT via Alliance Lite
January 12th, 2010 - XSP completes successful testing and connectivity to SWIFT platformfull story
FFastFill extends into OTC CCP markets
January 12th, 2010 - FFastFill announces major developments for Eclipse productfull story
- Titan Trading platform debuts
January 11th, 2010 - TickAnalyst X2 licensed by veteran Canadian equities traderfull story
FXall joins CLS Bank
January 11th, 2010 - FXall joins CLS Bank as registered vendor to reduce post trade riskfull story
Gelber group selects OneTick
January 11th, 2010 - Gelber group selects OneTick for tick data management and analytics solutionfull story
SGX extends Derivatives trading hours
January 8th, 2010 - SGX extends Derivatives trading hours as international demand for Asian equity derivatives growsfull story
- ETFs turnover in Singapore jumps 56% in 2009
January 8th, 2010 - ETFs turnover in Singapore jumps 56% in 2009 as diverse product class draws investorsfull story
- 7ticks selects Endace
January 8th, 2010 - 7ticks selects Endace to provide low latency managed services to Financial Sectorfull story
Exactpro names Alyona Lamash Head of Risk Management Practice
January 8th, 2010 - Exactpro Systems announces appointment of Alyona Lamash as Head of Risk Management Practicefull story
- Automated Trader Updates
January 8th, 2010 - FXall buys LavaFX, TSE launches Arrowhead, NYSE updates platform, 29West & INTERTRADE partner, SunGard deploys servers for GL Net, Chi-Delta extends promotion, NYSE Arca implements UTP, Pipeline launches Munitions Manager, CrossAsset & Numerix updatedfull story
- Charles River releases IMS Version 9.1
January 8th, 2010 - Charles River Development releases Charles River Investment Management System Version 9.1full story
- Temenos to acquire Viveo Group
January 7th, 2010 - Temenos makes biggest acquisition to datefull story
- BNP Paribas joins as a new Prime Bank on EBS platform
January 7th, 2010 - BNP Paribas joins EBS as new FX Prime Bankfull story
List Group strengthens sales team to support UK expansion
January 6th, 2010 - Mark De Nieffe joins List Group as senior sales managerfull story
- Northern Trust expands capabilities for independent valuations of OTC Derivatives
January 6th, 2010 - Alliance with Numerix focuses on structured and custom securitiesfull story
Numerix releases latest version of Numerix CrossAsset & Numerix Portfolio
January 6th, 2010 - Numerix announces latest versions of its pricing and risk analytics software – Numerix CrossAsset and Numerix Portfoliofull story
29West Chicago and INTERTRADE Japan announce strategic partnership
January 6th, 2010 - 29West Chicago and INTERTRADE partner to develop next generation trading systemfull story
Nyse Arca announces sub-millisecond speed for order execution
January 6th, 2010 - Nyse Arca implements Universal Trading Platform to speed up order execution timefull story
RTS appoints Mark van Vugt to Executive Board
January 6th, 2010 - Mark van Vugt, Head of Global Sales, appointed to RTS Executive Boardfull story
- Pipeline announces Munitions Manager for the buy-side
January 6th, 2010 - New buy-side trading system launchedfull story
Solace and BCC Group to deliver low-latency market data distribution suite
January 6th, 2010 - BCC selects Solace’s Unified Messaging Platform (UMP) to deliver real-time market datafull story
- NYSE Technologies launches ultra-low latency feed handlers for TSE’s Arrowhead Market
January 6th, 2010 - NYSE platform to provide feed handling and middleware for new Arrowhead Light, Standard and Full feedsfull story
Chi-East appoints Ned Phillips as CEO
January 6th, 2010 - Chi-East appoints ex-BlocSec CEO Ned Phillipsfull story
- Tim Howell to become Euroclear’s Chief Executive Officer
January 5th, 2010 - Tim Howell to replace Pierre Francotte as Euroclear CEOfull story
- Chi-Delta extends pricing promotion
January 5th, 2010 - Chi-X Europe announces extension of Chi-Delta pricing promotionfull story
- SunGard collaborates with BM&F Bovespa Exchange
January 5th, 2010 - SunGard and Brazil’s BM&F Bovespa Exchange to develop clearing and margin support for US Futures Commission Merchantsfull story
BATS Exchange reports record 2009
January 5th, 2010 - BATS Exchange reports record volume in 2009, with 9.3% matched market share in December; BATS Europe earns record market share for the year, sets European market share record for fourth consecutive monthfull story
SunGard deploys ultra-low latency market data servers for GL Net
January 5th, 2010 - GL Net customers to access microsecond level market data flowsfull story
FXall to purchase LavaFX
January 4th, 2010 - FXall announces agreement to purchase LavaFX from Citifull story
- Tokyo Stock Exchange launches Arrowhead
January 4th, 2010 - Tokyo Stock Exchange announces next-generation equity/CB trading systemfull story
NASDAQ OMX and BM&FBOVESPA sign commercial partnership contract
December 29th, 2009 - NASDAQ OMX partners with BM&FBOVESPA to distribute data, launches order routing service to connect U.S. and Brazilian Broker/Dealersfull story
- SICOM launches website, connects to Chinese data vendors
December 23rd, 2009 - Singapore Commodity Exchange launches website, connects to Webstock & Fuyoofull story
- TELEHOUSE adds power and colocation, includes NYIIX
December 23rd, 2009 - TELEHOUSE America announces additional power and colocation in key New York Marketfull story
BATS Europe announces new pricing for 2010
December 22nd, 2009 - BATS Europe to rebate 0.18 basis points for adding liquidity and charge 0.28 basis points for removing liquidityfull story
NASDAQ OMX participates in combination of NASDAQ Dubai into Dubai Financial Market; accepts shares in DFM
December 22nd, 2009 - NASDAQ OMX Group and Borse Dubai agree to change ownership structure of NASDAQ Dubai to become wholly owned subsidiary of the Dubai Financial Marketfull story
ABR to employ Chi-Tech's MarketPrizm
December 22nd, 2009 - ABR Financial selects Chi-Tech's MarketPrizm ultra low latency trading infrastructure servicefull story
- Interactive Data provides real-time market data from NASDAQ Dubai, via XData
December 21st, 2009 - XData to provide Interactive Data with NASDAQ Dubai’s real-time market datafull story
Patsystems connects to EDX London
December 21st, 2009 - Patsystems announces connectivity to EDX Londonfull story
London Stock Exchange acquires Turquoise, announces merger with Baikal
December 21st, 2009 - London Stock Exchange Group and global investment banks to partner in pan-European trading venturefull story
- LatAm Investments now available on CMA's Trade HUB
December 21st, 2009 - CMA adds LatAm Investments to Trade HUBfull story
Deutsche Börse Systems utilizes Corvil to provide latency transparency
December 21st, 2009 - First Exchange to provide latency distribution statistics and member latency rankingfull story
BATS Exchange to launch US primary listings market
December 18th, 2009 - BATS announces plans to launch listings market by summer 2010full story
Peter Randall named as new Equiduct CEO
December 18th, 2009 -Former Chi-X Europe CEO joins Equiductfull story
- Apollo opens new PoP in Equinix LD4 data centre
December 18th, 2009 - Apoolo's low latency route to by-pass central Londonfull story
Eurex to enhance trader development programme
December 18th, 2009 - Enhanced Eurex trader development program to be launched in January 2010full story
LCH.Clearnet launches buy-side clearing for global OTC Interest Rate Swaps
December 18th, 2009 - Institutional investors to access central clearing for OTC interest rate swaps via SwapClear full story
- Credit Suisse in discussion with Fortis Bank Nederland to acquire Prime Fund Solutions
December 18th, 2009 - Credit Suisse confirms exclusive discussions with Fortis Bank Nederland to acquire Prime Fund Solutionsfull story
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