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BMLL Expands Data Offering with Six Years of Historical OPRA Options Data
BMLL, provider of harmonised Level 1, 2, and 3 data across global equity, ETFs, and futures markets, has added OPRA (Options Price Reporting Authority) data to its platform. Market participants now have access to six years of nanosecond unconflated OPRA options data, complementing existing US equity and futures datasets. This historical dataset is available via…
Miami Exchange Adopts DataBP Platform for Data Licensing Management
Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the technology-driven operator of regulated financial markets, has partnered with DataBP, the market data commercialisation and licensing management solutions vendor, to enhance the management of its data licensing processes. DataBP specialises in solutions that digitise and optimise market data management for exchanges and vendors, providing a unified platform for licensing,…
big xyt Secures €10 Million Investment to Drive Global Expansion
big xyt, the independent financial markets data and analytics solutions provider, has raised €10 million in a funding round led by European growth investment firm Finch Capital. The investment marks the company’s first external funding after a decade of profitable, self-funded growth. “Since launching the business in 2014, we’ve reinvested all the revenue and trust…
BondWave Acquires Bitvore’s Fixed-Income Analytics Unit
Fixed income-focussed FinTech BondWave has completed its acquisition of Bitvore’s data analytics business, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to scour unstructured data sources for bond market clients. The technology will be incorporated into BondWave’s Effi fixed income data and analytics platform to “provide users with enhanced transparency and further support our mission and vision as…
Trading the Middle East & North Africa: Connectivity, Data Systems & Processes
The MENA region is emerging as a compelling yet complex landscape for global investors, marked by rapid economic growth, evolving regulations, and unique infrastructural challenges. Within this environment, how are technological upgrades in exchanges transforming the trading landscape? And, importantly, what hurdles still exist for those looking to establish a foothold in these burgeoning markets?…
Market Data Startup Databento Boost Fund Raising to $30m
Market data vendor and technology startup Databento has boosted its fundraising to US$30 million with a recent $10m capital boost from investors including Belvedere Trading, Clear Street and Lightscape Partners. Databento builds APIs to better serve financial institutions with high-fidelity market data. The pay-as-you-go service enables clients to select data distributed from almost 50 exchanges…
Data Quality is Key to Unlocking Consolidated Tape Success for Fixed Income
By Thomas McHugh, Co-Founder and CEO of FINBOURNE, and Vincent Grandjean, Founder of Propellant Digital. The bond market is regarded by many as the bedrock of our global financial system, supporting everything from corporate financing to government spending. But the integrity of the asset class is under serious threat, not from volatility or macroeconomic challenges,…
Options Technology Secures Strategic Investment from Vitruvian Partners and Acquires Packets2Disk
Options Technology has announced a strategic investment from private equity firm Vitruvian Partners, to support the company’s ongoing global expansion and innovation initiatives in the capital markets sector. Known for backing high-growth companies, Vitruvian will provide both financial resources and strategic guidance to help Options accelerate growth in areas including high-performance networking, cloud computing, security,…
Finastra Partners with DXC Luxoft and RightClick Solutions to Enhance Managed Services for Treasury and Capital Markets Clients
Finastra has entered a strategic partnership with DXC Luxoft and RightClick Solutions to enhance managed services for its treasury and capital markets clients. The collaboration aims to improve operational efficiency and reduce risk for users of Finastra’s technology by leveraging combined expertise in service delivery and regional resource specialisation. The partnership will initially focus on…
Recorded Webinar: Trade the Middle East & North Africa: Connectivity, Data Systems & Processes
In Partnership With As key states across the region seek alternatives to the fossil fuel industries that have driven their economies for decades, pioneering financial centres are emerging in Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and beyond. Exchanges and market intermediaries trading in these centres are adopting cutting-edge technologies to cater to the growing…