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OpenFin Offers Low-cost OS to Start-ups and Initiates Services Framework
OpenFin continues to build out its interoperable financial desktop with the offer of its Enterprise Edition OpenFin operating system at a ‘dramatically’ reduced rate for early stage fintechs and start-ups. The initiative is designed to allow emerging businesses to build applications on the OpenFin OS alongside larger players, accelerating innovation and collaboration, and delivering additional…
Refinitiv Banks on Silver Lining as Cloud Delivery Features High on Trading Product Agenda
As it comes to terms with its new ownership under Blackstone Group, Refinitiv is continuing apace with its long-stated aim of incorporating cloud into its delivery options for the trading environment. Acknowledging that not all trading-related data and activities are appropriate for cloud, the company is deep into its programme to offer cloud delivery where…
Vela Teams Up with Enyx to Deliver Ultra-Low Latency Solutions
Vela, a trading and market access technology provider, has partnered with Enyx, a developer of ultra-low latency products, to provide its clients with access to Enyx’s field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology, initially focused on ultra-low latency market data solutions. The firms have completed a proof of concept integrating the Enyx nxFeed, an ultra-low latency…
Addressing the Challenges and Realising the Benefits of a ‘Cloud First’ Policy
By Andy Mather, European Financial Services Industry Specialist, Telstra. The move to a ‘cloud first’ policy by financial firms is a tantalising idea. After all, which chief technology officer wouldn’t want to seriously reduce their company’s on-premise compute and storage costs, while at the same time boosting agility and ability to profit from new, innovative,…
HPR Reaches Goal of Delivering a Consolidated View of Real-Time Global Trading Risk with CRM-X
HPR – aka Hyannis Port Research – has reached the goal of a consolidated view of global trading risk across equities markets with CRM-X, the latest version of its Central Risk Manager (CRM), which supports a regional view of trading risk. CRM-X acts as a manager of managers and can be positioned anywhere to parent…
Glue42 Adds Apps to Desktop Interoperability Ecosystem
Glue42 has expanded its desktop interoperability ecosystem with the addition of independent software vendors Adaptable Tools and BCC Group, and service provider Norman & Sons. The providers are offering their services via the Glue42 platform that uses the FINOS FDC3 open standard to provide a seamless user interface and data integration between desktop apps. Adaptable…
Exablaze Partners with Algo-Logic to Provide Ease in FPGA Deployment
Exablaze, a provider of ultra-low latency network devices, is partnering with Algo-Logic System Inc., a provider of Gateware Defined Networking (GDN) solutions, to give its clients access to pre-built trading applications without the need to build or expand their own teams to implement FPGA logic-based algorithms. Exablaze FPGA-based network cards and switches come with a…
Kx Partners with Magnitude Simba to Deliver an Improved ODBC
Kx, a division of FD that incorporates the kdb+ time-series database to deliver high-performance, in-memory computing and streaming analytics, has partnered with Magnitude Simba, a provider of innovation in data connectivity solutions such as Magnitude Gateway. Kx and Magnitude Simba seek to provide kdb+ customers with an improved Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface to external…
Interxion Builds for Trading Stack Transformation at New LON-3 Facility
Interxion’s new state-of-the-art LON-3 data centre facility in London’s Brick Lane – which came onstream last year – aims to offer new space and capabilities for financial firms, liquidity providers and execution venues seeking sophisticated facilities for connectivity and trading. Interxion is stressing the new facility’s core attributes of location, regulatory compliance and latency as…
Refinitiv Redistributes MarketAxess Fixed Income Market Data Through Elektron
Refinitiv and MarketAxess have agreed to redistribute MarketAxess fixed income market data to Refinitiv’s customers via the Elektron Data Platform. The data made available through Refinitiv as a part of the agreement includes MarketAxess’ Composite+ and Axess All pricing tools. Composite+ is an algorithmic pricing engine for corporate bonds that leverages a range of proprietary…