Nasdaq

470 results about this entity

Period: 28 Feb 2008 - 27 Feb 2025

Nasdaq OMX ends contract to run SIP feed

Nasdaq OMX has cancelled its contract to run the Securities Information Processor (SIP), the data feed which was hit by a technology glitch last summer, halting trading for three hours.

Judge rejects Nasdaq OMX bid to dismiss Facebook IPO lawsuits

A US judge has denied Nasdaq OMX's request to dismiss lawsuits filed by investors who say that they lost money thanks to the exchange operator's botched handling of the Facebook IPO.

Exchange group sets up cyber-security committee

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has launched the exchange industry's first cyber-security committee, to help fend off the threat from hackers targetting mission critical market infrastructures.

Noll quits Nasdaq OMX for ConvergEx

Nasdaq transaction services lead Eric Noll has quit the US exchange to join capital markets brokerage and tech house ConvergEx Group as president.

ItBit raises $3.25m to professionalise bitcoin trading

With $5.5 million in funding behind it and a technology platform from Nasdaq OMX, Singapore-based bitcoin exchange itBit has launched, promising to professionalise the virtual currency trading arena.

Nasdaq blames human error for latest outage

As Nyse Euronext carries out systems testing ahead of the upcoming Twitter IPO, rival Nasdaq OMX has blamed human error for its latest outage.

US exchanges to deploy 'kill switches' in the wake of Nasdaq fall-over

US exchanges have agreed to implement 'kill switches' to shut down trading in the event of a technological failure.

Nasdaq moves to strengthen SIP after second outage

Nasdaq has outlined a series of steps to improve the resilience of the Securities Information Processor following a second brief outage just weeks after a malfunction in the market data feed forced the exchange to shut down for three hours.

Nasdaq OMX blames software bug for outage

Nasdaq OMX says that last week's three hour outage was caused by a software flaw triggered by a flood of messages from rival Nyse Arca.

SEC promises swift action after trading glitch hits Nasdaq OMX

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is to convene a meeting of exchange heads and other market participants after a technical breakdown forced Nasdaq OMX to suspend trading for three hours Thursday.

Goldman faces losses over trading system glitch

A computer error at Goldman Sachs saw a wave of erroneous options orders sent out to American exchanges yesterday, and could cost the bank up to $100 million.

Nasdaq and major banks the victims as five indicted for largest known cyber breach

US lawmakers have charged five men with conspiring in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporate networks, stole more than 160 million credit card numbers and resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.