Algorithmic Trading Industry News

May 16th, 2012 - smartTrade provides liquidity aggregation technology for newly launched market utility

smartTrade Technologies powers FXSpotStream

Paris & New York - smartTrade Technologies has announced that FXSpotStream LLC, the recently announced multibank Spot FX price aggregation service, is powered by smartTrade's Liquidity Management System.From FXSpotStream's initial hosting site in the U.S., smartTrade's technology supports the FXSpotStream multibank FX aggregation service allowing clients to access liquidity from the FXSpotStream liquidity providers through a single API (application programming interface). Clients can place orders throug......continued

Numerix releases liquid OTC derivatives pricing solution
May 16th, 2012 - Numerix introduces new instrument coverage and usability features in LiquidAsset 2.0
euNetworks delivers 100 Gigabit capable network
May 16th, 2012 - euNetworks rolls out 100G capable network across Europe, partners with Ciena for equipment provision
Kinetic Partners teams up with Redkite for surveillance
May 16th, 2012 - Kinetic Partners and Redkite Financial Markets to offer comprehensive regulatory and trading surveillance solution
Automated Trader Q2-2012 - Issue 25 - Out Now
May 16 2012 - Black swans and butterflies...Unexpected events, choas theory and how CEP might help make sense of it all...Automating your volatility strategy...Centrally cleared OTC...FPGAs...Dark Pools...Machine Readable News...Identifying value in IT trends...New tools for quant traders...Read all about it in the Q2-2012 issue of Automated Trader
Ciena to build US - Europe network for Perseus
May 16th, 2012 - Ciena will take advantage of an existing cable system to build a new low-latency network that links New York, New Jersey, London and Frankfurt
What's in store for Automated Trader: a note from the editor
May 16th, 2012 - Adam Cox writes about plans for the website and magazine
Wolfram launches finance platform
May 16th, 2012 - Wolfram releases new computational software platform for finance
Equinix selected for global roll-out of BT Radianz Venue Services
May 16th, 2012 - BT to offer BT Radianz Venue capabilities from Equinixs data centers
China Financial Futures Exchange & NYSE Euronext sign MOU
May 16th, 2012 - Exchanges enter agreement to develop futures and options markets in Europe, US and China
Deutsche Börse Group to reduce equities clearing fees
May 15th, 2012 - Participants will save up to 20 percent of clearing fees
IPC's Connexus provides connectivity to Eris Exchange
May 15th, 2012 - Market participants to leverage Connexus to trade cleared interest rate derivatives
Interactive Data expands OTC Derivatives Valuation Service
May 15th, 2012 - Service now includes independent coverage of credit default swaps and select CDS indices
LCH.Clearnet launches CDSClear internationally
May 15th, 2012 - LCH.Clearnet announces international availability of CDSClear
KVH expands secure private cloud connection
May 15th, 2012 -Private network service KVH IaaS Direct Connection launched
China's CITIC buys algo technology from Progress
May 15th, 2012 - China's largest investment bank buys trading technology from Progress Software in the latest sign that Asia is embracing automated trading tools.
MetaTrader 5 integrates with Integral FX Grid
May 15th, 2012 - MetaQuotes Software integrates MetaTrader 5 Trading Platform with FX Grid
IRESS selects Equinix to support expansion
May 15th, 2012 - IRESS to expand into IBX data centers in Hong Kong, Singapore and London
MarketPrizm provides access to GETCO
May 15th, 2012 - MarketPrizm to provide low latency access to GETCO Execution Services Europe
Verizon joins HKEx's hosting services founding member program
May 15th, 2012 - Verizon becomes founding member of HKEx's Hosting Services Ecosystem
Deutsche Börse delivers automated event driven trading with AlphaFlash Trader
May 14th, 2012 - AlphaFlash Traders can trade on market moving economic indicators and releases including central bank interest rate decisions, employment numbers, housing statistics, gross domestic product figures, CPI, industrial output, FX reserves, and money supply
Credit Suisse launches Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Fund
May 14th, 2012 - New mutual fund aims to offer 'transparent, accessible and efficient alternatives exposure'
42 Financial Services selects Trayport's GlobalVision
May 14th, 2012 - 42 Financial Services expands into Central and Eastern Europe with Trayports GlobalVision Broker Trading System
Fidessa adds to US executive team
May 14th, 2012 - Fidessa appoints David Polen as Head of Business Development
TMX Atrium adds Canadian market data feeds to Equinix NY4
May 14th, 2012 - TMX Atrium to deliver Canadian market data into Equinix NY4 data centre in New Jersey
KSE launches NASDAQ OMX powered trading platform
May 14th, 2012 - New Kuwait Stock Exchange platform based on NASDAQ OMX's X-stream technology
Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions provides network infrastructure to Fidessa
May 14th, 2012 - Fidessa clients to trade markets electronically using TCSnet service
GAIN Capital selects StreamBase real-time analytics platform
May 14th, 2012 - GAIN Capital selects StreamBase LiveView for liquidity management
Automated Trader Updates
May 11th, 2012 - Automated Trader appoints new editor, RTD Tango QUANT announced, NASDAQ OMX launches U.S. equity options, Reuters FX Buzz debuts, LME issues transaction update, Markit acquires Cadis, Orc connects to Indian Exchanges, Indata announcesiPM Connect, J.P. Morgan introduces Trade Status Dashboard, FIA EPTA requests facts not emotion
euNetworks sales jump in Q1
May 11th, 2012 - Bandwidth infrastructure provider euNetworks said sales more than doubled from a year earlier as it added new customers, although colocation was behind plan.
Former Reuters senior editor, Adam Cox, appointed Editor-in-Chief, Automated Trader
May 11th, 2012 - Automated Trader welcomes Adam Cox as Editor-in-Chief. New editorial priorities to be announced next week
Burgundy launches competitive clearing
May 11th, 2012 - Burgundy offers clearing choice of EMCF and SIX x-clear
Intilop delivers Nano-TOE IP-Core
May 11th, 2012 - Intilop delivers Nano-TOE IP Core with latency of 76 nanoseconds & 20 G bit bandwidth
ULLINK extends connectivity to SBI JAPANNEXT
May 11th, 2012 - ULLINK provides certified DMA to SBI JAPANNEXT
Instinet Co-CEO to step down
May 10th, 2012 - Anthony Abenante, who helped build up the algorithmic business for ITG before joining Nomura nearly a decade ago, will step down as co-CEO of the Japanese group's Instinet arm.
CFTC's O'Malia warns timetable could cause 'unforeseen perils'
May 10th, 2012 - The CFTC's O'Malia welcomes the regulator's move to give itself breathing space, but he expresses concern it still could be rushing things and that this could lead to 'unforeseen perils.'
SGX announces closure of Chi-East Dark Pool
May 10th, 2012 - Singapore Exchange announces Chi-East will unwind its operations over the next two weeks
Orc provides connectivity to Indian Exchanges
May 10th, 2012 - Orc connects to Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India
Portware acquires Aritas tech assets
May 10th, 2012 - Predictive analytics adds broker-neutral intelligence to automated trading workflows
Options IT appoints new Head of Technology
May 10th, 2012 - Options IT names hedge fund technology veteran as Head of Technology, Americas