Latest Algorithmic trading News: Finextra Research

ATG partners with SS&C to distribute LatAm algos

The algorithmic product suite from Americas Trading Group (ATG) is being offered to SS&C’s clients, giving them greater access to Latin American (LatAm) markets.

27 March 2015

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Neonet integrates algos with SimCorp

Neonet, the independent agency broker and execution specialist, today announced that it has enhanced its integration with SimCorp, the leading provider of investment management software solutions and services for the global financial industry.

25 March 2015

Company update/Algorithmic trading

ASX implements Velocimetrics

Velocimetrics, the provider of real-time business performance monitoring and analysis solutions to the global financial community, today announces that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), one of the world’s top 10 listed exchange groups measured by market capitalisation, has implemented Velocimetrics.

03 March 2015

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Celer Technologies embeds Azul Zing for next generation Jave-based trading platform

Azul Systems, the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, and Celer Technologies, a leader in adaptable high performance financial markets trading platforms, today announced a partnership that allows Celer’s customers to leverage the power of Zing®, Azul’s Java Virtual Machine (JVM) designed for systems that require consistent low latency and high throughput.

03 March 2015

Company update/Algorithmic trading

CLSA connects with IEX

CLSA Americas (CLSAA), the North American affiliate of Asia's leading independent brokerage and investment group CLSA, announced today that it has integrated the IEX Alternative Trading System (ATS) and Smart Order Router (SOR) across its Electronic Execution algorithms.

09 February 2015

News/Algorithmic trading

NY Attorney General turns up the pressure on Barclays

New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is ratcheting up the pressure on Barclays Bank as he expands his lawsuit accusing the bank of fraud in the operation of its US dark pool.

22 January 2015

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Gatelab named as accredited software vendor by Moscow Exchange

GATElab, the multi-asset electronic trading systems provider, part of London Stock Exchange Group, is pleased to announce it has been accredited as a software vendor of the Moscow Exchange (MOEX).

15 January 2015

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Canadian regulatory body publishes HFT impact studies

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) yesterday published academic papers from three of the four academic teams chosen to assess the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) and related activity on Canadian equity markets, as part of the final phase of IIROC’s comprehensive HFT Study.

19 December 2014

Company update/Algorithmic trading

LMAX Exchange gives access to low latency, non ‘last look’ trading

UK-based technology firm, LMAX Exchange, today announced the launch of a matching engine in the Equinix IBX Data Centre in Tokyo (TY3). This will give brokers, asset managers, funds and banks in Asia Pacific access to LMAX Exchange at execution speed of less than 4ms.

16 December 2014

News/Algorithmic trading

Regulator gives green light to new Canadian stock exchange

Canadian regulators have given approval to Aequitas, a new stock exchange backed by a consortium of financial services firms that plans to take on TMX Group and keep out high-frequency traders.

17 November 2014

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Perseus Telecom to host network infrastructure at Interxion’s Dublin facility

Interxion, a leading European provider of cloud and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announces that Perseus Telecom is to host its new network infrastructure at Interxion’s Dublin facility.

12 November 2014

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Fixnetix to provide co-location services at CME hosting facility

Fixnetix (http://www.fixnetix.com ), a leading global provider of Front Office IT Services, is to provide co-location and IT Services in the CME Hosting Facility located at 350 E. Cermak in downtown Chicago, IL in addition to providing services from CME Group Inc.'s Aurora, IL data center.

05 November 2014

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Orc automated trading engine integrates with Azul's java virtual machine

Orc, the global leader in derivatives trading technology and Azul Systems, the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, today announced a partnership that enables Orc customers to leverage the power of Zing®, Azul’s Java Virtual Machine (JVM) targeting environments requiring low latency and high performance.

04 November 2014

Company update/Algorithmic trading

Metamako launches MetaMux low-latency switch

Metamako continues its leadership in ultra-low latency devices for exchanges and the trading community with the launch of MetaMux.

04 November 2014

Company update/Algorithmic trading

ITG takes algorithmic trading to the dark side

ITG (NYSE: ITG), a leading execution and research broker, today announced the launch of the POSIT® Marketplace 3.0 algorithm, which combines ground-breaking technology and proprietary analytics to increase fill rates in non-displayed venues while filtering out potentially toxic liquidity.

15 October 2014

News/Algorithmic trading

Finra charges Wedbush Securities with market access violations

Wall Street regulator Finra has charged brokerage Wedbush Securities with systemic market access violations and anti-money laundering and supervisory failures.

18 August 2014

News/Algorithmic trading

Barclays seeks dismissal of NY Attorney General's dark pool lawsuit

Barclays has filed a motion seeking to throw out a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General accusing the bank of deceptively luring unwary investors to a dark pool that was actually being run for the benefit of predatory high-frequency traders.

24 July 2014

News/Algorithmic trading

UK watchdog to probe pre- and post-trade market infrastructure

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is to probe for anti-competitive practices in the pricing and packaging of pre- and post-trade wholesale market infrastructure.

10 July 2014

News/Algorithmic trading

NY Attorney General files lawsuit over Barclays' 'toxic' dark pool

Barclays Bank has been accused of deceptively luring unwary investors to a private trading venue that was actually being run for the benefit of predatory high-frequency traders.

26 June 2014

News/Algorithmic trading

SEC chair sets out HFT and dark pool proposals

US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White has laid out her plans to rein in high-frequency traders and improve oversight of dark pools.

06 June 2014