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Czech Securities Trader RSJ Uses Kx’s kdb+ to Handle 255 Million Records a Day
Prague-based securities trader RSJ evaluated a number of open source databases and SAP’s Sybase IQ solution before selecting Kx Systems’ kdb+ database platform to support its algorithmic trading. Kdb+ replaces in-house developed proprietary solutions at RSJ, which is the largest trader of financial derivatives in the Czech Republic, the biggest trader on NYSE Liffe and…
In-Memory Heats Up for Low Latency and Big Data
Last week I was in Orlando for SAP’s SAPPHIRE NOW event, where the main focus was not on the company’s highly successful business and data warehouse applications – revenues in 2012 were around $20 billion – but on a product introduced in late 2010 and said to be its fastest selling ever. Mysteriously named HANA…
Managed Market Information/Access Platforms
Faced with fundamental shifts in the dynamics of the major capital markets, trading firms are looking to maintain low latency and increase agility, while reducing complexity and cost – especially when it comes to market data and market access. To introduce the issues and options related to market data infrastructure, this industry briefing discusses: Automated…
Recorded Webinar: Market Data / Market Access Platforms – Get What You Need While Reducing Cost and Complexity
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Due to the fundamental shifts in today’s capital markets, trading firms are constantly seeking ways to obtain and effectively manage the market data they need from leading venues. Although there are many approaches to managing market data infrastructure, what is the most effective way…
Turning Up the Volume on Wireless
Judging by the views of a number of wireless network equipment manufacturers and service providers participating in last week’s Low-Latency Summit in New York City, demand from trading firms for low-latency wireless connectivity is strong despite the challenges of reliability, limited bandwidth and cost. Speaking as part of the “Are You Tuning In to Wireless?”…
AlgoFast Plans to Build Up Partner Program and Push Down Latency
AlgoFast’s first partnership with another independent software vendor, trade routing, market data and technical analysis specialist CQG, takes the company a step closer to its ultimate goal of providing its algorithmic event trading software to the online retail market. The partnership allows CQG to supply AlgoFast’s software with its global market data and trade execution…
BT Extends Radianz Base with Move into Interxion’s London Data Centre
BT’s decision to deploy a range of BT Radianz services at Interxion’s Brick Lane, City of London data centre marks the company’s second move into a carrier neutral collocation data centre in London following a deal to run services out of Equinix data centres, including a London location, in April last year. The company says…
Q&A: Gil Tene of Azul Systems on Why Java Works for Low Latency
It’s a bit of a paradox that Java is so widely used across all applications and industries, and yet is often cited as not suitable for the automated trading space. IntelligentTradingTechnology.com caught up with Gil Tene, CTO and Co-founder of Azul Systems, to find out more about Java performance, and how to improve it. Q: To…
MemSQL Ships Distributed In-Memory Database
Following up on its unveiling in June of last year, San Francisco-based MemSQL has released a distributed version of its eponymous in-memory database, aimed at introducing big data scalability to the low latency performance provided by the initial release. With its distributed version, MemSQL is providing in-memory performance, with access via the common SQL database…
S&P Capital IQ Details First Data Service Using Real-Time Technology Acquired with QuantHouse
S&P Capital IQ has gone live with its first data solution based on real-time technology for exchange and market data distribution acquired with QuantHouse in April 2012. The company’s consolidated financial data feed has been up and running since early March and offers normalised, real-time global content from 110 exchanges that can be accessed using…