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Bats Global Markets, T3 Index to launch SPYIX market volatility index

Bats Global Markets (Bats) and T3Index (T3) today announced the launch of the SPYIX (“the Spikes”), an index measuring expected 30-day volatility in the most actively traded security worldwide, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).

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ITG launches Execution Analysis

ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology provider, today announced the launch of ITG Execution Analysis, a web-based analytics tool for clients seeking additional insights into their fill-level data and broker-neutral algorithm usage.

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Whistleblower says SEC awarded him $750,000 for Nyse tip

The founder of market data outfit Nanex says that he has been awarded $750,000 for a whistleblowing tip that resulted in the New York Stock Exchange getting slapped with a $5 million SEC fine.

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Oanda acquires TradeStation forex accounts

Oanda, a leading global provider of online foreign exchange (“Forex”, “FX”) and over-the-counter commodities and indices trading services, today announced an agreement to acquire all of the forex accounts of IBFX, Inc. (a/k/a TradeStation Forex), the forex dealer firm subsidiary of TradeStation Group, Inc., as IBFX exits the forex dealer business.

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Bats receives SEC approval for client suspension rule

Bats Global Markets (Bats) received Securities and Exchange Commission approval of the Bats Client Suspension Rule, assisting the company in taking swifter action to prohibit manipulative behavior, such as spoofing and layering, on the Bats Exchanges.

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Quantitative Brokers launches best execution algos for VIX futures

Quantitative Brokers (“QB”), a leading provider of clearer and dealer-neutral agency algorithms for fixed income and futures markets, has launched its best execution algorithmic offering on CBOE Futures Exchange (“CFE”).

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TNS rolls out global managed hosting and Co-Lo service

Brokers, buy-side organizations and vendors can now expand their operations more efficiently and effectively thanks to the launch of a new global Managed Hosting, Co-Location and Connectivity service from Transaction Network Services (TNS).

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FCA publishes accountability rules for alorithmic and high-frequency traders

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the final rules confirming their approach to improving individual accountability for those carrying out wholesale activities, such as algorithmic and high-frequency trading, in banks, building societies, and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) designated investment firms.

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Horizon Software to offer connectivity to Borsa İstanbul

Horizon Software today announced the launch of its new certified gateway to Borsa İstanbul.

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Horizon Software names Sylvain Thieullent CEO

Horizon Software has announced that Sylvain Thieullent has been appointed the new CEO, while Jean-Marc Delfarguiel, the founder of Horizon, becomes the company’s President.

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Electronic trading could affect fixed income liquidity during stress - BIS

The rise of electronic trading in fixed income markets could lead to liquidity issues in times of stress, according to new research from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

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Dash Financial launches real-time dashboard

Dash Financial, a FinTech company devoted to bringing unfettered transparency and institutional-grade performance to the U.S. options and equities markets, today announced the launch of Dash360, a real-time dashboard delivering instantaneous transparency into order routing, execution behavior, costs and performance.

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Liquidnet launches EMEA Next Gen Algos

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the launch of its EMEA Next Gen Algo suite, which is designed to enhance the trading performance of its institutional Members.

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Quod as a service launched for multi-asset front-to-back trading in Hong Kong

Quod Financial, a leading provider of adaptive trading technology, announced today that it has launched Quod as a Service (QaaS), Quod Financial SaaS solution for equities and derivatives trading in Hong Kong.

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UBS crowns winners in Future of Finance competition

UBS has announced the winners of The UBS Future of Finance Challenge at the Global Final held in Zurich, Switzerland

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French regulator fines Euronext and HFT firm Virtu over market manipulation

On 4 December 2015, the Enforcement Committee handed down a penalty of €5 million to Virtu Financial Europe for market manipulation and ignoring Euronext market rules. It also handed down a penalty in the same amount to Euronext Paris for failing to meet its obligation to operate with neutrality and impartiality, in accordance with market integrity.

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Shenzhen Kingdom adopts McObject's eXtremeDB DBMS for next-gen trading systems

McObject, provider of database management system (DBMS) software for trading and other capital markets applications, announced that Shenzhen Kingdom Technology Co. Ltd., the largest financial securities software developer and systems integrator in China's domestic market, has deployed new order execution system products incorporating McObject’s eXtremeDB DBMS.

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Oanda Europe offers institutional algorithmic testing and execution platform with Seer Trading Syste

Oanda Europe Limited, one of the leading global providers of online foreign exchange (“Forex”, “FX”), precious metals and CFD trading services, has partnered with Seer Trading Systems, providing OANDA client’s with an Institutional-grade algorithmic back-testing and forward execution platform.

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CFTC unanimously approves proposed rules on automated trading

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today unanimously approved proposed rules that mark a comprehensive regulatory response to the evolution of automated trading on U.S. designated contract markets (DCMs).

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Ousted ITG CEO seeks $13m

ITG's former chief executive, Robert Gasser, is seeking $13 million from the execution broker three months after being forced out over a dark pool scandal.