Market data
CLS announces major strategy shift
The settlement utility will diversify into processing and data to become a business with three major service areas
EBS FX Benchmarks are a unique proposition, says Taylor
Usage scenarios could include benchmark replication, portfolio management and structured products, says Nex Data MD
Thomson Reuters expands 25ms binary data feed to 15 more pairs
A total of 18 currency pairs are now eligible for the feed
Thomson Reuters partners Symphony to take on Bloomberg
The partnership aims to create seamless integration of powerful communication and collaboration capabilities across markets
Broadridge and Spence Johnson join forces
The strategic alliance enables asset managers to analyse retail and institutional data together
Nex Group rolls out post-trade platform
Nex Infinity, created by Nex Optimisation, goes into production testing for FX and cash equities in July
Nex launches new JPY benchmark and teams up with FFAJ
Nex Data and Nex Markets provide margin ratios for 170 currency pairs, following new regulatory requirements in Japan
Ex-Blacktree founders launch TCA firm Tradefeedr
Balraj Bassi and Alexei Jiltsov who ran the Quantitative FX hedge fund for 6 years have now set up a FX analytics company
EBS to enforce Ultra participation criteria from mid-June
EBS BrokerTec will start calculating the 40/60 maker/taker ratios for EBS Ultra Live clients from May 15
EC draft rejects single source data model for TCA
Under the proposed RTS for the EU’s Priips, financial firms will not be able to use a single source of data to compile transaction cost analysis
Pragma announces LD6 expansion
The move enables the algo technology provider to improve services to its expanding client base
Tullett Prebon Information signs partnership with Murex
The market data vending arm of TPI will distribute data sets to clients of Murex, which will use them to validate its models
EBS speeds up Live Ultra data feed to 5ms
The 5ms feed arrives with participation criteria, while 20ms is available to all EBS Live Ultra clients
TP Icap expands analytics division with Burton-Taylor buy
Interdealer broker plans to increase depth of data and expand into new sectors
Nex Data signs distribution partnership with Tradition
Nex Data will source real-time and end-of-day prices from Tradition's global electronic, hybrid and voice-broking operations
Compliance and risk aversion will dominate in 2017
The broker is building a set of next-generation solutions for customers less willing to tolerate risk amid cost pressures
Algo execution and TCA will drive market structure change
Pragma Securities chief Mechner expects best execution requirements to boost the adoption of algorithmic trading
Thomson Reuters buys minority stake in BestX
TR clients will be able to access BestX TCA as part of the deal
Bloomberg plans to get salespeople talking again – all within the Global Code
Bloomberg is voted Best Market Data Provider for FX at the 2016 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Pragma completes NY5 migration
The data centre move concludes a multi-million-dollar upgrade of the firm’s technology infrastructure
Powell exits Thomson Reuters
Data industry sales and management veteran leaves 20-year role
Thomson Reuters is making its Matching data feed 10 times faster
Frequency of updates on currency pairs to rise to 25 milliseconds
Fluent rolls out EBS Live Ultra connectivity
The low-latency provider starts connecting EBS BrokerTec clients to the data feed it launched last month
EBS launches Live Ultra data feed
Participation criteria set at $200 million of price maker orders as minimum and requires participants to act as makers at least 40% of the time