Tech and data
Gold should form an essential part of central banks’ liquidity portfolio
The credit crisis has highlighted that in times of turmoil, gold is one of the few assets that remains liquid, says Natalie Dempster, director of government affairs at the World Gold Council
Smarter trading: exposing the real (time) benefits
Lessons are still being learned from the financial crisis, and financial institutions today keep credit risk constantly in mind. Firms are trying to demonstrate best practices to their clients, but many are trading with out-of-date credit information,…
In Brief, July 5, 2010
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In Brief, June 28, 2010
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Banks boost Canada coverage
TORONTO - Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley are targeting the largely untapped Canadian institutional market with sales hires in Toronto.
In Brief, June 21, 2010
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Dow Jones and CME create FX index to hedge against US dollar
NEW YORK & CHICAGO – Dow Jones Indexes and CME Group have created a foreign exchange index that represents the value of the US dollar against six major world currencies, creating a tool for investors wanting to hedge themselves against changes in the…
Fixnetix connects to Hotspot; partners with MarketFactory
LONDON - Low-latency data and trading technology vendor Fixnetix has established co-located trading and market data connectivity to the Hotspot FX trading platform, a subsidiary of Knight Capital Group.
Morgan Stanley gets real-time with Traiana
NEW YORK - Morgan Stanley has gone live with Traiana’s real-time foreign exchange margin software as it builds out its prime brokerage business.
Misys and SmartStream in co-distribution deal
PARIS - Misys and SmartStream have entered a cross-distribution agreement to market each other's technology to clients.
In Brief, June 7, 2010
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In Brief, May 31, 2010
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Nexaweb melds FX pricing, trading on new platform
Burlington, MA-based Nexaweb Technologies, a provider of web-based business applications, has released a trading and price-discovery platform for foreign exchange markets, with pre-configured data connectivity, aimed at banks seeking to deploy a web…
SmartTrade bows OTC pricing tool
French trading systems vendor SmartTrade will this week announce a new component to its liquidity management system for dealers to distribute customised prices on over-the-counter instruments to clients.
Glory Sky sees potential with GFI Fenics
NEW YORK & HONG KONG - Glory Sky Group, a Hong Kong brokerage house, has chosen GFI Fenics’ Professional to help manage its FX and commodities derivatives business.
Briefs 17.5.10
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FXall adds trade analytics
NEW YORK – Investment Technology Group (ITG) launched a transaction cost analysis service in co-operation with trading platform FXall, last week.
Progress releases single-bank portal FX adapter
NEW YORK - Complex event processing (CEP) platform vendor Progress Apama has introduced a suite of single-bank portal adapters for its Apama Capital Markets Framework, which are available today (May 3).
TXC live with Tokyo co-location facility
TOKYO – Trading Cross Connect (TXC) went live with its Tokyo co-location facility on April 15, using a network and data centre solution from Tokyo-headquartered KVH.
FX technology arms race: the battle for market share
Seismic shifts in the foreign exchange industry as a result of the credit crisis has opened up the competitive playing field to rivals willing to invest in technology.
FXall to release pre- and post-trade data analytics
NEW YORK - Foreign exchange electronic communications network (ECN) operator FXall plans to introduce a set of pre- and post-trade analytics based on the trading trends officials observe within the firm’s trading platforms.
CME speeds up product identification
CHICAGO – CME Group will release version 2.0 of its Fix/Fast market data messaging format in June, which aims to make it easier for user firms’ data and trading systems to identify updates for specific traded products among messages distributed by the…