Interactive Data Corporation says HedgeSpeed Technology has bought its Pricing and Reference Data services as a main source of financial data for its middle-office liquidity management software platform.
HedgeSpeed’s platform provides tools that are designed to help hedge funds and fund administrators efficiently and effectively manage portfolios. These tools include Borrow & Position Master, which provides automated real-time locates and trade/position capture, historical availability, and a flexible reporting framework for historical analysis of positions and cost. In addition, the Company’s strategic umbrella also includes Prime Broker and OTC Margin Generation, Cash Management, OTC Swaps Control, and Investor Subscription/Redemption Management.
Interactive Data’s reference data for more than 3.5 million securities is being used as a main source for HedgeSpeed’s securities masterfile. Through an interface with Interactive Data’s RemotePlus SM, HedgeSpeed can provide its clients with seamless access to reference data, securities pricing, FX rates, dividend information and corporate actions data.
“The complexity of the financial markets makes it critical for firms to have access to easy-to-use tools and high-quality data in one platform,” says Vera MacLeod, managing partner, HedgeSpeed Technology. “The combination of HedgeSpeed’s innovative software platform and Interactive Data’s vast universe of reference data provides our clients with a comprehensive offering that can help them work more efficiently by automating processes across the middle office,” she adds.
“We are very pleased that HedgeSpeed has selected Interactive Data as a main source of reference data,” says Ray D’Arcy, president of sales, marketing and institutional business development, Interactive Data Corporation. “We continue to see a growing need for high-quality data to support a diverse range of sophisticated front, middle and back office applications. By integrating Interactive Data’s reference data into their robust software platform, HedgeSpeed can offer its clients a turnkey approach to efficiently managing their portfolios,” he continues.