Trading tools Archive

Despite a drive among buy-side firms to reduce technology spend, most are unlikely to lower costs through a combined execution management system and order management system, according to new research. read more>

Everbright Securities and GF Securities have joined NYSE Technologies' fully managed FIX-based trading community Marketplace, broadening the China-based brokers buy-side members can trade with. read more>

Trading technology provider InfoReach has added configurable, real-time risk checks to its electronic trading platform to help desks protect against trading risk across markets, at multiple levels. read more>

Multi-asset class and real-time data and research provider S&P Capital IQ has opened an office in Singapore to provide regional exposure for its trading solutions offering, QuantHouse. read more>

ConvergEx Group, a trading technology firm and execution broker, has sold its Eze Castle Software and RealTick software platforms to an affiliate of private equity firm TPG Capital. read more>

Trading solutions provider IPC Systems is expanding its Asian offerings in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. read more>

Trading technology provider ConvergEx has expanded the coverage of its RealTick execution management system in Canada, offering clients greater access to the country's trading venues. read more>

Trading technology provider TORA's Algorithmic Trading Development Toolkit now includes dedicated, customisable pairs trading functionality. read more>

Buy-side traders can for the first time use and monitor disparate broker algo strategies using normalised parameters after an upgrade of agency broker Instinet's execution management system. read more>

Investment in exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products surged globally in 2012, reaching a record US$1.95 trillion of assets invested, as investors sought passive strategies while funds charging for stock-picking expertise underperformed. read more>