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Nasdaq asks SEC for speed bump to protect retail traders

The US-based exchange has applied to the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) for an extended life priority order attribute, or speed bump, in an effort to level the playing field for long-term retail traders who feel they have been losing out to high speed frequency traders, reports the Financial Times.

25 November 2016

News/Algorithmic trading

Andreessen Horowitz invests in crowdsourced quant investment firm Quantopian

VC royalty Andreessen Horowitz has led a $25 million Series C funding round for Quantopian, a platform that crowdsources investment algorithms from its online community of amateurs.

14 November 2016

News/Algorithmic trading

CFTC stirs outrage over algo trading source code proposals

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved proposals that would give it easier access to algorithmic traders' source code.

04 November 2016

News/Algorithmic trading

ECB calls for gradual approach to HFT regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) is calling for a restrained approach to high-frequency trading regulation, arguing that more emphasis should be placed on high-frequency quoting.

25 October 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Oanda revs up trading engine

OANDA, a global leader in online multi-asset trading services, commemorates its 20th anniversary with the launch of v20.

13 October 2016

News/Algorithmic trading

Robots blamed for sterling flash crash

Robot traders are being blamed for a currency rout which saw the pound plunge by six percent in just two minutes in early Asian trading Friday.

07 October 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

McKay Brothers lowers latency on US Treasury Triangle

McKay Brothers has announced a latency reduction in its industry-leading millimeter wave link between Carteret and Secaucus-NY2 to as low as 182 microseconds round trip.

06 October 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Corvil introduces 'machine time' analytics

Corvil today introduced a new class of data analytics to address the challenges concerning transparency, surveillance and compliance for trading businesses participating in high speed financial markets and algorithmic business in general.

03 October 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

FXCM boosts API tech services

FXCM, a leading online provider of forex trading (FX), Contract for Difference (CFD), and related services, announces its latest enhancements to its API technology services.

20 September 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Colt adds low-latency Tocom market data feeds

Colt announced today that it has become a market data provider for the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), with the service set to launch alongside the scheduled migration of TOCOM’s derivatives trading to the J-GATE trading system operated by Japan Exchange Group.

13 September 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Impact Labs launches algorithmic 'socially responsible' portfolio-generation software

Introducing: Socially-Selective Investing. If you feel strongly, for example, about climate change, equality, sustainability, gun control, and dozens more, now you can have your values reflected in your investment portfolio.

08 September 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

BSO Mumbai Connect brings HFTs to Indian markets

BSO, the global Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider, announces the launch of ‘Mumbai Connect’, an ultra low latency service that offers ultra-fast, flexible connectivity in/out of India to major global markets.

08 September 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

ITG launches Brazil and Mexico close algorithms

ITG (NYSE:ITG), an independent broker and financial technology provider, today announced the launch of new Close algorithms for Brazilian and Mexican equities.

09 August 2016

News/Algorithmic trading

UBS synchs trading infrastucture to NPL atomic clock

UBS has signed a deal with the UK's National Physical Laboratory for a trusted timestamping service that operates independently of GPS timing, removing susceptibility to jamming, spoofing, urban canyon effects and space weather during high frequency trading.

04 August 2016

News/Algorithmic trading

Steve Cohen taps crowdsourced investment algos to manage up to $250m

Billionaire Steve Cohen is pumping up to $250 million into a new fund managed by Quantopian that crowdsources investment algorithms from its online community of amateurs.

28 July 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

KCG agrees Neonet acquisition

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) (“KCG”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Neonet Securities AB (“Neonet”), an independent agency broker and execution specialist based in Stockholm, Sweden from its shareholders, Hay Tor Capital, KAS BANK and Cidron Delfi Intressenter Holding.

27 July 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

FCA report hails dark pool progress

Firms operating dark pools have made significant progress in addressing the promotion and the management of conflicts of interest according to a new report from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published today.

21 July 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Tradecho APA available on Colt PrizmNet

Colt PrizmNet, the financial extranet developed by Colt, will enable connectivity to Tradecho’s multi asset APA solution for pre- and post-trade reporting, enabling capital markets firms to comply with the new trade reporting obligations due for implementation in January 2018 as part of MiFID II.

21 July 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Velocimetrics ships algo tester

Velocimetrics, the leading provider of intelligent, real-time business flow tracking and performance analysis solutions, today announces the availability of mdPlay a service that enables subscribers to accurately re-experience, in their pre-production environment, the market data sent or received during any given trading period.

11 July 2016

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Liquidnet launches Next Gen Algos in Apac

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, announced today it will bring its Next Gen Algo suite to APAC, further enhancing how institutional traders can execute their trades amid increased volatility in the region.

20 June 2016