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VendEx Solutions Launches Vendor Gateway to Market Data Platform
Market data administration specialist VendEx Solutions has launched VLink, the latest iteration of its VendEx ecosystem, which aims to create digital connections between market data vendors and financial institutions. Following the launch of its VSource vendor services directory in June last year, VLink is the vendor gateway that enables vendors to highlight and share detailed…
Raiffeissen Bank Deploys Chronicle FIX Solution Across Global ETD Trading Business
Low-latency technology solutions provider Chronicle Software has expanded its footprint at Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International. The bank has rolled out Chronicle’s Java-based FIX engine across its complete global ETD workflow, following initial implementation within one of its regional trading centres. For the rollout, Chronicle has given Raffeissen access to the source code, enables a…
IPC Launches Connexus Alpha for Ultra-Low Latency Connectivity
Connectivity solutions provider IPC has expanded its electronic trading portfolio with the launch of Connexus Alpha, which will enable financial markets participants to connect to key global liquidity venues through ultra-low latency optimised point-to-point optical fibre connections. Connexus Alpha, which IPC claims will offer a speed advantage in executing complex trading strategies while reducing the…
The Broker Club and ACI UK Collaborate on Programme of Education and Community Activities
The Broker Club, the industry network for broker firms within capital markets and ACI UK, the community for individuals involved in FX markets, have agreed to collaborate on a programme of education and community events, for the mutual benefit of their respective member communities. The industry associations will also offer discounted membership to individuals and…
Benefiting from Advanced Execution in US Treasury Markets
The expanded footprint of electronic non-bank liquidity providers (NLPs) and established broker/dealers, as well as the proliferation of electronic aggregation platforms, are all adding complexity to fixed-income markets, which as a result are starting to resemble established electronic markets like equities and foreign exchange. For market participants, this has added to the challenge of sourcing…
Integral Deploys FX Workflow Technology at Singapore SG1
Integral, technology provider to the buy-side, has announced that the IntegralFX service is now available in Singapore’s SG1 data centre, enabling local clients in Singapore to deploy pricing engines, algos, connectivity and distribution tools, as well as making prices, obtaining liquidity and hosting algorithms in a low latency configuration. Integral’s platform provides banks, brokers and…
Pico Expands RedlineFeed to APAC with the Addition of Two Chinese Exchanges
Following its acquisition of Redline Trading Solutions earlier this year, Pico has expanded RedlineFeed’s global coverage beyond European and US markets into APAC, with the addition of normalised market data for Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). The service is available at Pico’s colocation facility at the Hosting Services Data Centre of…
Top 10 Cloud-Based Trading Environments in 2022
In a time when the drive to shift to cloud-based trading environments is at an all time high due to the covid-19 pandemic, it is useful to look at which firms offer the best solutions. A cloud-based trading environment offers flexibility and business continuity by allowing traders to work from anywhere. Gone are the days…
Adaptive Acquires Real Logic; Thompson and Montgomery Join Management Team
Electronic trading consultancy Adaptive Financial Consulting has acquired Real Logic, a low-latency trading technology development firm founded by high-performance computing specialist Martin Thompson, who will be joining Adaptive’s management team as Head of Platform. Prior to setting up Real Logic in 2011, Thompson was CTO of financial exchange LMAX, and is seen as one of…
Pico Launches Corvil Electronic Trading Data Warehouse for Real-Time Execution Analytics
Trading technology and infrastructure specialist Pico has launched the Corvil Electronic Trading Data Warehouse, which aims to provide visibility into transaction execution quality to correlate client trading behaviour with execution path and counterparty performance. The solution, offered as a standalone software product, streams nanosecond-timestamped data from Corvil network instrumentation, to deliver real-time visibility at a…