Regions Archive

November 23, 2009

US portfolio manager selects Fidessa trading system

Parametric Portfolio Associates, a US-based investment advisor and structured portfolio management provider, has installed buy-side trading technology firm Fidessa LatentZero’s Minerva order and execution management system (OEMS) to manage its equity accounts. read more>

November 20, 2009

AboveNet speeds up venue links for high-frequency traders

AboveNet, a low-latency connectivity provider, has teamed up with Interxion, a pan-European data centre provider, to simplify and reduce the latency of connecting to London-based trading venues. read more>

November 20, 2009

US buy-side fears regulatory mistakes – TABB

Unintended consequences of new equity market regulations is the number-one market structure concern of US buy-side traders, according to a new study from research and consulting firm TABB Group. read more>

November 20, 2009

Burgundy admits third non-Nordic trading member

Burgundy, a multilateral trading facility (MTF) for Nordic stocks, has added agency broker Sanford C. Bernstein to its list of trading participants. read more>

November 19, 2009

Burgundy appoints second CCP

Burgundy, a multilateral trading facility specialising in Nordic stocks, has chosen Swiss clearing house SIX x-clear as its second provider of central counterparty (CCP) clearing. read more>

November 19, 2009

Euroclear launches automated UK fund processing

Central securities depository Euroclear UK & Ireland and EMXCo, which provides electronic messaging solutions for automating fund transactions, have gone live with an electronic, integrated order routing and settlement service for UK fund transactions. read more>

November 19, 2009

Nasdaq OMX offers latency measurement service

Nasdaq OMX has subscribed to latency monitoring firm Correlix’s RaceTeam service, which will allow the exchange group to provide its customers with real-time, independent trading and data speed information for intraday and post-day analytics. read more>

November 18, 2009

Shanghai unveils new trading platform schedule

The Shanghai Stock Exchange has set a date for the launch of its new trading system, which has been developed following rapid growth of trading volumes in recent years. read more>

November 18, 2009

Norwegian OTC derivatives platform goes live

Oslo Connect, the multilateral trading facility for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives operated by Oslo Børs, has started trading today. read more>

November 18, 2009

Nasdaq OMX plans pan-Baltic trading venue

Global exchange group Nasdaq OMX is planning to merge the trading on its three Baltic exchanges – Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia) and Vilnius (Lithuania) – onto a single new venue. read more>