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.
March 16th, 2010 - TS-Associates and Solace Systems to enable real-time measurement of latency in Solace-based financial systems
TS-Associates and Solace to enable latency measurment
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
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