Tradebook unveils RFQ tool for US options trading
US agency broker and trading technology provider Bloomberg Tradebook has launched an electronic request for quotes (RFQ) service for US equity options.
Derivatives
CME deploys Corvil’s latency management system
US derivatives exchange operator CME Group has implemented CorvilNet, a latency management system from technology provider Corvil.
US Treasury futures exchange to launch in June
Electronic Liquidity Exchange (ELX), a bank-backed alternative exchange for US Treasury futures, has set its launch date for June this year, subject to approval by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
LSE and Oslo Børs outline collaboration plans
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Oslo Børs have revealed details about how they will cooperate, following the strategic partnership the two exchanges announced last December.
LSE switches derivatives technology to ease expansion
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has decided to replace its Nasdaq OMX derivatives trading system with Canadian exchange group TMX’s SOLA platform as part of a plan to develop its derivatives business.
Apama launches futures spread-trading tool
Apama, the complex event processing and algorithmic trading division of Progress Software, has launched a futures spread-trading application in association with FFastFill, a provider of derivatives trading technology provider.
Thomson Reuters supplies sub-millisecond access to ISE
Market data provider Thomson Reuters has launched a new ultra-low-latency market data solution to the International Securities Exchange (ISE), the US electronic options exchange.
ICE starts clearing US credit default swaps
ICE US Trust, a New York limited liability trust company owned by US futures exchange group IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), has started clearing and processing credit default swap (CDS) index transactions in the North American Markit CDX indices.
Buy-side calls for access to more trading venues – Fidessa
Fidessa LatentZero, a front-office software provider, has credited the 60% increase in users of its EMS Workstation execution management system in 2008 to the buy-side’s growing need to connect to more trading venues, particularly across Europe.
US buy-side options use to surge as acceptance grows – TABB
US buy-side traders expect their use of options to grow in 2009 as trading conditions return to normal, according to a new study from research and consulting firm TABB Group.