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Bankenes Sikringsfond Implements Xenomorph TimeScape to Improve Risk Analytics
Bankenes Sikringsfond, the Norwegian banks’ guarantee fund, is implementing Xenomorph’s TimeScape solution to create a central analytics and data management platform that can support a dynamic risk approach to the market. The fund started looking for a solution about six months ago. It wanted to link multiple data sources and perform proprietary analysis for distribution...
Current Solutions Lacking, Despite Foundational Nature of Reference Data
Reference data management (RDM) is a foundational element of financial enterprises, yet the collection of solutions used to manage reference data in most firms is not satisfactory, according to a report published this week. The report – Reference Data Management: Unlocking Operational Efficiencies, published by Tabb Group in conjunction with data integration specialist Informatica –...
Telx Lowers Latency to NYSE Mahwah
Proximity data centre operator Telx is tapping into new fibre routes from Cross River Fiber to lower latency to NYSE Euronext’s Mahwah, NJ data centre. Cross River’s new fibre runs directly through Clifton, NJ where Telx operates its existing NJR2 data centre, with NJR3 under construction. The fibre then runs on to Secaucus, NJ (where...
FSB LEI Pow-Wow in Basel: It’s Progress, Jim, But Not as We Know It
Early indications from this week’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) meeting of the Legal Entity Identifier Private Sector Preparatory Group (LEI PSPG) suggest great progress has been made since PSPG working groups were set up in July to consider the governance, operations and data issues of an LEI system. But concern remains around a lack of...
Q&A: October’s Low Down on Latency with Pete Harris
More questions from the IntelligentTradingTechnology.com community e-mail bag, with some thoughts from me. Q: Profits are down at HFT firms, and regulation of them looks to be on the increase. What does than mean for low-latency technology spend? A: I am sure there will be an impact, but I also expect investment in low latency...
Redline and Intel Highlight Proposed STAC-T1 “Tick to Trade” Benchmark
Redline Trading Solutions and Intel are highlighting performance benchmarks for the latest versions of Redline’s ticker plant and execution gateway software, conducted using the proposed STAC-T1 test harness designed to measure “Tick to Trade” latency. STAC-T1 – as administered along with other benchmarks by the Securities Technology Analysis Center – measures the latency of a...
Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: The Humpty Dumpty Factor
Humpty Dumpty famously said: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” I think he was on to something. As I move within reference data circles – recently in London, Zurich, Frankfurt and New York – I find that the term reference data can be applied...
Managing Big Data Woes: A How-to Guide for Hedge Funds
By Mark Kenney, Abacus Groupwww.abacusgroupllc.com The explosion of data over the last several years, coupled with dynamic compliance requirements, has put excessive stress on many firms’ storage capabilities. With the need to juggle multiple strategies, multiple funds and multiple prime brokers, it’s not uncommon for today’s hedge funds to deal with many terabytes of data....
Exegy/StreamBase Partner For Big Data and Low Latency
Linking its hardware accelerated ticker plant to StreamBase System’s complex event processing (CEP) software, Exegy is addressing different trading strategies with one solution, says chief scientist Scott Parsons. “Is this a play about big data or low latency? The answer is yes.” The Exegy to StreamBase link was made possible by leveraging published APIs for...
Q&A: Rich Brown of Thomson Reuters Takes The Pulse of Machine Readable News, Social Media and Sentiment
As pointed to in our recent coverage, machine readable news is expanding its asset scope and geographical delivery. A good time, then, for IntelligentTradingTechnology.com to get an inside view on the topic from Rich Brown, head of Elektron Analytics at Thomson Reuters. Q: What’s your assessment on the current state of play re. trading firms...