Deutsche Boerse launches news data feed for algorithmic trading
First Published Wednesday, 24 June 2009 from Automated Trader : Data News
CEF alpha+ macro supplies economic news from the US for direct further processing
Georg Groß, Head of Front Office Data & Analytics, Deutsche Boerse: "The news feed CEF alpha+ macro is part of our growth strategy of offering global information that is relevant to trading primarily to market participants with automated trading applications."
Deutsche Market Data & Analytics has launched the CEF alpha+ ® macro news feed in cooperation with the financial news agency Market News International (MNI). This data feed supplies macroeconomic news relevant to trading directly from the sources in automated trading applications. The data is prepared for immediate processing by the applications. Banks and proprietary traders use news data in their algorithms as a signal for trading decisions.
“With the CEF alpha+ macro, Market Data & Analytics and MNI are launching their first joint product on the market via Deutsche Boerse since we acquired MNI. The news feed CEF alpha+ macro is part of our growth strategy of offering global information that is relevant to trading primarily to market participants with automated trading applications,” said Georg Gross, Head of Front Office Data & Analytics at Deutsche Boerse.
Initially, CEF alpha+ macro will distribute data published by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Commerce, such as employment figures and trading volumes. Macroeconomic information from Europe and major Asian countries will become available during the course of the year.
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