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QuantHouse Automates Global Operations with Cloud-Based Robot Agents
QuantHouse, a provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure products, has completed the first phase of its infrastructure process automation programme using cloud-based robot agents. It remains crucial during times of uncertainty and volatility that infrastructures operate reliably, efficiently and have the necessary scale to meet ever-growing…
TNS Adds Real Time HKEX Market Data to Its Global Offering
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has added real time market data from the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) to its platform, allowing its customers to access the market data systems of the ninth largest stock exchange, and the 14th largest derivatives exchange, in the world. “Hong Kong is one of the world’s foremost financial centers,…
2 + 2 = 5: Beeks Financial Cloud Acquires Velocimetrics in £4.2m Deal
Following an earlier attempt in 2019 that fell at the final hurdle, Glasgow-based cloud computing and global infrastructure services company Beeks Financial Cloud has finally snapped up trade analytics specialist Velocimetrics for a cool £1.3 million, in a deal announced yesterday. The initial acquisition amount was split between £700,000 in cash and £600,000 in equity,…
DRW Adopts OpenGamma’s Analytics
DRW, a major global principal trading firm, will use OpenGamma’s analytics in its treasury function to manage derivatives margin. DRW chose the software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution as it seeks to expand its treasury capabilities in response to regulations such as Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR). The regulations require any trading strategy that uses leverage to optimize and…
SIX Boosts Microwave Data Delivery via 12H Stake, Nasdaq Partnership
The Swiss Stock Exchange SIX is set to boost its microwave network offering in Europe through a joint venture with Nasdaq. The arrangement comes as SIX announces that it took a majority stake in European microwave network operator 12H AG earlier this year. SIX’s moves promise to shake-up the European market for microwave-based low-latency market…
Pico Adds Japan Market Access, Plans Further APAC Expansion
Trading infrastructure and connectivity specialist Pico has added colocation services and ultra-low-latency market data delivery of the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges to its Asia-Pacific capabilities. The Japan Exchange Group (JPX) deal is the latest in a series of moves by Pico in the past 18 months to expand in the Asia-Pacific region, with added…
COVID-19 Exposing Market Data Gaps
In the move to business continuity measures (BCP) during the coronavirus chaos, some banks have managed better than others – and the crisis has exposed some glaring holes in the preparations of many major institutions. While the move to BCP appears to have gone relatively smoothly, the radical difference in the way firms are now…
Richard Hills Joins big xyt
big xyt, an independent provider of market data analytics, has hired Richard Hills as Head of Client Engagement. Working alongside Mark Montgomery, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Hills will help to drive client innovation using a partnership engagement model. He will be responsible for promoting client awareness of big xyt’s products and services, and…
Neoxam Expands into Poland With Skarbiec TFI
Polish asset manager Skarbiec TFI has chosen NeoXam’s Density portfolio management solution for its 42 funds and sub-funds. Density will be the backbone solution for the entire asset management group, covering all calculations for the funds, as well as pre and post-trade compliance. Where previously the group had used excel to monitor its funds portfolios,…
Infront Adds Equiduct Apex Market Data to Professional Terminal
Oslo-based European market data vendor Infront is adding data from the Equiduct pan-European trading platform. The vendor will incorporate market data from Equiduct’s Apex on-exchange trading service for retail orders into the Infront Professional Terminal. The Apex service is backed by Equiduct’s pool of liquidity providers and active brokers. The service automatically calculates the best…