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Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: LME Relocates Matching Engine to Interxion’s LON-1
In something of a coup for data centre operator Interxion, the London Metal Exchange will switch the primary site for its LME Select matching engine to Interxion’s LON-1 data centre near Brick Lane, effective October 1. LME has recently gone live at LON-1 with its secondary LME Select engine, which is based on upgraded infrastructure…
Redline Adds Eurex EOBI Order Book Support To its Fast Market Data Solution
Underscoring the important role of Eurex to European markets in general, Redline Trading Solutions has added a feed handler using Eurex’s Enhanced Order Book Interface (Eurex EOBI) protocol. The EOBI interface offers faster access to Eurex order book data, helping firms to respond more rapidly to changes on Eurex whether they are trading in the…
The IDX Roadshow Rolls into Town
June in London means it’s time for IDX – the International Derivatives Expo, the Futures Industry Association’s conference focusing on regulatory and technology issues facing that particular segment of the marketplace. We managed to stop by and say hi to some friends and clients, and savour the atmosphere of this microcosm of the Chicago market….
Intelligent Trading Summit Discusses Aspects of Optimal Performance
Regulation, optimal execution, intelligent trading solutions, high performance technologies and emerging capabilities including machine learning, sentiment analysis and predictive analytics were at the top of the agenda at A-Team Group’s Intelligent Trading Summit in New York City. Setting the scene for the summit, keynotes from Kevin O’Hara, senior advisor to the National Stock Exchange, and…
Anadolubank Nederland Selects AxiomSL for XBRL Regulatory Reporting
Anadolubank Nederland has selected AxiomSL’s XBRL solution to deliver regulatory reports to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). While most European central banks mandated use of XBRL for reporting in line with European Banking Authority (EBA) requirements in 2014 and 2015, DNB came late to the game, requiring banks within its scope to report using XBRL this…
FXecosystem Deploys Metamako Devices to Improve Network Control and Lower Latency
FXecosystem, a provider of outsourced connectivity services for the foreign exchange and fixed income markets, has embedded Metamako MetaConnect switches in its network to provide advanced control and visibility, as well as support for dynamic patching. The Metamako devices underpin FXecosystem’s FXeco-eye real-time network and flow monitoring and data visualisation tool, giving users of the…
Intelligent Trading Summit Considers Challenges and Opportunities of Incoming Regulation
Regulation of trading operations will ramp up with the introduction of Regulation Automated Trading (Reg AT) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), adding to the cost burden, but also providing potential for new trading opportunities. The challenges and opportunities presented by incoming regulation and the technology response for 2016 will be explored…
Intelligent Trading Summit Considers Potential of Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning
Predictive analytics, machine learning and sentiment analysis are making their way into the trading environment, but how useful are they and will they provide a new model for intelligent trading? These questions and more will be discussed at next week’s A-Team Group Intelligent Trading Summit in New York. Adrian Sharp, senior industry consultant, capital markets,…
Intelligent Trading Summit Discusses New Approaches to Execution Management
Trade execution has developed significantly over recent years, but there is more to come as firms apply additional intelligence to execution management with a view to gaining advantage in the market. Some approaches to improving execution management rely on new technologies, others on existing concepts, but all will be the subject of debate at next…
NovaSparks Adds NovaLink to Provide FPGA to FPGA Tick to Trade Link
NovaSparks has added NovaLink to its portfolio of field programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions, creating an FPGA-to-FPGA tick to trade link that allows trading firms to receive NovaSparks ticker plant market data directly into their FPGA trading systems. NovaLink avoids the need for market data to be consumed by data server software and distributed using…