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TNS Extends Managed Hosting and Low-Latency Services Following R2G Acquisition
Transaction Network Services (TNS) will accelerate its deployment of managed hosting services following the acquisition of Chicago-based market data, connectivity and hosting specialist R2G Services. The acquisition also allows TNS to respond to customer interest in working with a full-service managed infrastructure provider and gives R2G the opportunity to offer its customers TNS networking and…
Equities Trading Solutions: to Buy or Build?
Why you need a mix of third-party and in-house technology, and how to get it right By: Steve Grob, CMO, ION Capital Markets, Fidessa Since the global financial crisis, top-tier equities trading businesses have been contending with a mounting series of challenges. Volumes have flattened. Commissions have fallen. Regulation has tightened. Meanwhile, the rise of…
Neueda Jumps into Product Space with Scrutiny Test Automation Tool
Belfast-based trading technology specialists Neueda has launched Scrutiny, a front-office applications test automation platform that allows trading firms to reduce time to market and cost of ownership. The release marks a significant step by the services-led provider into a more product-led strategy with a pipeline of additional capabilities for future release. Neueda specialises in helping…
TNS Adds Peer-to- Peer Virtual Private Network Solution
Transaction Network Services (TNS) is offering a peer-to-peer (P2P) virtual private network (VPN) solution that is designed to provide low-cost, secure connectivity to the TNS Secure Trading Extranet. As a simplified P2P VPN solution, it should also help firms reduce the total cost of ownership of VPN estates, while allowing TNS clients to reach the…
Talking TradingTech with Andrew Delaney: Inside Bloomberg’s London Campus – The End of the Data Centre?
Bloomberg’s new London HQ, which opened last year on the site of the old Bucklersbury House between Cannon Street and Bank station, has been lauded by pundits for its innovative and appealing architectural and ergonomic design. Gone are the tanks of piranhas (at least we didn’t see any when we were there) in favour of…
IHS Markit Partners with Itiviti in Buy-Side Trading and Connectivity Initiative
IHS Markit will be working in a strategic partnership with Itiviti to deliver a new service to administer FIX connectivity, to enhance the managed service version of thinkFolio, an order and portfolio management solution (OMS/PMS) from IHS Markit, and to respond to the rising demand for cloud-based investment management platforms. Combined, the Itiviti’s NYFIX connectivity…
BSO Partners AWS to Deliver Hybrid Cloud Solution
BSO has partnered AWS (Amazon Web Services) to enable customers to connect to the AWS cloud from multiple data centres, offices and colocation environments through the AWS Direct Connect Service (DCS). BSO customers can connect to the AWS on-demand cloud and on-demand services from 100+ PoPs that are part of BSO’s network infrastructure. The BSO…
Recorded Webinar: Leveraging the cloud in market data and trading technology environments
The promise of greater flexibility, lower operating costs and a reduced local IT footprint is driving acceptance of the cloud as the delivery mechanism for key front-office capabilities, including market data and trading applications. Progress in security and hybrid solutions is making cloud delivery viable for trading firms of all types, particularly smaller players keen…
Hyannis Port Research Releases Omnibot For High Performance Electronic Trading
HPR (Hyannis Port Research), a provider of capital markets infrastructure technologies, has released Omnibot, a networking device that integrates market access, risk management, data and latency capture functionality into a multi-application switch. Combining FPGA-based risk hardware and a network switch within a single device, HPR describes the result as a ‘net -zero latency solution that…
Linear Investments Partners Integral to Expand FX Platform
Prime broker and hedge fund incubator Linear Investments has reached an agreement with Integral that will provide Linear clients with the same level of functionality for FX it already offers for equities, derivatives, and fixed income services. The deployment of Integral’s cloud-based BankFX has enabled Linear Investments to customise its FX platform with sophisticated pricing…