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Vela Adds Cryptocurrency Data from CoinMarketCap to SuperFeed
Vela has made its first move into cryptocurrency through a partnership with CoinMarketCap, which will provide crypto data for Vela’s SuperFeed streaming market data feed. The partnership will provide Vela’s institutional client base with normalised access to a list of more than 1,800 cryptocurrency coins and tokens supported by CoinMarketCap. By integrating CoinMarketCap’s professional API…
Exactpro Supports Infrastructure Testing at Canada’s Aequitas NEO Exchange
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Exactpro Systems, a financial sector infrastructure testing specialist, is providing an updated version of its Load Injector market data simulation and non-functional testing software to the Canadian Aequitas NEO Exchange (NEO). The exchange will use the software to test improvements to its technology and functionality, including a new dark book….
Thomson Reuters Partners QUICK to Provide Commentary on Japanese Equities and Derivatives
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Thomson Reuters has partnered Japanese financial and securities information firm QUICK to offer market commentary services on Japanese equities and derivatives to Eikon users. In terms of equities, Thomson Reuters Eikon users outside Japan will have access to QUICK’s performance reports, market analysis and reaction to stock prices focusing on…
Thomson Reuters Provides Market Data for Trax SI Determination Service
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Post-trade specialist Trax has entered an agreement with Thomson Reuters to use the latter’s market and reference data to support its Systematic Internaliser (SI) determination service and MiFID II regulatory reporting. The deal is designed to help firms meet the regulatory obligations of the expanded SI regime that comes into…
Institutional Crypto Exchange Archax Partners Custom House for KYC, AML Checks
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Archax, an institutional-grade cryptocurrency exchange planning to launch in 2019, has tapped fund administrator Custom House Global Fund Services to conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on all future exchange participants. Custom House will ensure that all firms or professional investors wishing to join the Archax…
FactSet Expands APAC Presence with Nikko Asset Management Deal
FactSet has expanded its presence in APAC through a deal with Tokyo-based Nikko Asset Management. The deal further consolidates the company’s Asian footprint following the May 2018 opening of an office in Shanghai, which added to existing locations in Hong Kong and Sydney. Nikko Asset Management has selected the FactSet Linear Multi Asset Class risk…
BSO Adds Low-Latency Link Between London and Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange
BSO has extended its low-latency trading network with the addition of direct connectivity between London and the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). The link allows international traders and members of the exchange to trade Israeli stocks without investing in long-haul infrastructure. Fraser Bell, chief commercial officer at BSO, says: “Connecting the trading community to new and…
Data Service Bureau Details Functional Changes – And Their Costs
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) set up to issue ISINs for OTC derivatives under MiFID II has published a report covering functional changes that will be made based on industry feedback to a second industry consultation that opened at the end of June 2018 and closed a month later. The final consultation report also notes industry interest…
Nasdaq Adds Alt Data Sets Analytics Hub Platform
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Nasdaq’s Analytics Hub, an alternative data platform for institutional investors, fund managers and traders, has expanded its offering with a string of new and diverse data sets. The additions include an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) offering, a social media sentiment data set, a global news aggregator and a supply…
Merrill Lynch Taps FactSet for Broker Terminals, Ending 20-Year Tie-in with Reuters
In the fourth quarter of 2018, around 15,000 Merrill Lynch wealth managers across the US will replace their existing Thomson Reuters desktop terminals with a web-based software solution from FactSet. The multi-year, enterprise-level agreement will see FactSet’s Market Data solution deployed across Merrill Lynch’s US broker network, while its data feeds will also be integrated…