As expected, the London Stock Exchange’s Baikal pan-European dark pool and liquidity aggregation service has received regulatory approval from the U.K. Financial Services Authority, and will begin phased rollout this week. Phase 1 of the rollout plan involves the launch of Baikal’s smart order routing capability this week, followed by the non-displayed order book and liquidity aggregation features later in the year.
Category: Exchange Technology
| 03 Jul 2009 FREE | NYSE Cuts Order-Execution Time to 5 Milliseconds from 105 |
| 02 Jul 2009 FREE | LSE Outlines Simplified Order Book Fee Structure |
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| 29 Jun 2009 FREE | Cinnober Discloses Latest Latency and Performance Benchmarks |
| 26 Jun 2009 FREE | NYSE Euronext and Juniper Networks Announce Plans for Ultra-Low Latency Network for Global Trading Data Centers |
| 10 Jun 2009 FREE | NYSE Euronext Uses Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance to Survey Large and Growing Trading Volumes for Regulatory Compliance |
SIX Swiss Exchange Goes Live with SWXess for Trading, Market Data » |
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| On 24 Apr 2009 |
SIX Swiss Exchange has completed migration to its new SWXess trading platform. SWXess makes use of Nasdaq OMX trading technology and data feed distribution infrastructure supplied by NYSE Technologies.
Indonesia’s IDX Upgrades Nasdaq OMX Trading System » |
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On 10 Mar 2009 |
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has upgraded to a new trading system supplied by incumbent Nasdaq OMX Market Technology. The new platform – Jats-NextG – will replace two earlier systems previously used at the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, which merged in 2007 to form IDX.
| 10 Mar 2009 FREE | Trayport’s Exchange Business Joins FIX Protocol Group |
Bats Exchange Goes Live with Smarts’ Surveillance Technology » |
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| On 06 Mar 2009 |
Bats Exchange has become the first U.S. exchange to adopt London-based Smarts Group’s surveillance technology. The Kansas City-based exchange – the third-largest U.S. equity marketplace, is using the platform to analyze more than 1 billion messages a day from Bats’ high-speed trading engine.
Nasdaq OMX to Add Norwegian Stocks for Nordic Platform » |
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| On 02 Mar 2009 |
Nasdaq OMX will add trading in Norwegian shares, starting with the 25 largest listed companies on March 23. The move appears to be aimed at bolstering the platform’s Nordic capabilities before the arrival of the Burgundy MTF, the bank-backed platform that reportedly will begin trading in May.
MexDer Goes Live with RTS Realtime Front-End System » |
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| On 24 Feb 2009 |
The Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer) has deployed RTS Realtime Systems Group’s front-end trading platform. The exchange selected RTS last summer, and completed the deployment last month, replacing its own proprietary trading terminals.
NYSE Euronext Completes European Migration to UTP » |
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| On 17 Feb 2009 |
NYSE Euronext has completed the migration of all its European equities and exchange-traded funds onto its new Universal Trading Platform from its predecessor, the Nouveau Système de Cotation (NSC). As a result, securities listed on its Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon and Paris markets are now trading on UTP.
NYSE Euronext’s Young Outlines Remit of New NYSE Technologies Group » |
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| On 05 Feb 2009 |
Moving forward on a strategic vision championed by CEO Duncan Niederauer, NYSE Euronext has created NYSE Technologies, a new company with a remit to commercialise the exchange group’s technical solutions, intellectual property and operational capabilities and sell them to other exchanges, liquidity venues and market participants.
Nasdaq OMX Reports Healthy Business for Trading Platforms in H2 08 » |
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| On 28 Jan 2009 |
Nasdaq OMX has taken the unusual step of announcing new clients and implementations for its trading technology platform during the second half of 2008. The list makes encouraging reading: As well as eight rollouts during the period, Nasdaq OMX added three new customer contracts and three extensions to existing ones.
Equiduct Pushes Back Launch as Members Continue Preparations » |
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| On 23 Jan 2009 |
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor
Equiduct Trading’s decision to push back its launch from this month to sometime in the first quarter stemmed from the emerging trading venue’s desire to ensure all participants were properly prepared, rather than any operational issue relating to its systems. The move leaves all eyes on NYSE Euronext as it prepares to bring two new European execution venues to market this month: the NYSE Arca Europe ATS and the NYSE SmartPool dark pool, the former of which has already been delayed since last November due to market conditions.
Neonet Withdrawal May Leave Deutsche Boerse Hungry for IT Assets » |
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| On 20 Jan 2009 |
Neonet’s announcement last week that it has decided not to proceed with collaboration discussions with an undisclosed party – widely believed to be Deutsche Boerse – appears to quash speculation that the Swedish brokerage and trading technology specialist was about to be acquired by the German exchange.
Plus Markets Adds BNP, Cazenove, Merrill Lynch » |
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| On 14 Jan 2009 |
Plus Markets has added three brokerages to the roster of member liquidity providers connecting to its Plus trading platform. BNP Paribas, Cazenove and Merrill Lynch have connected with a view to making a market in the “Nuclear Power Notes” that are expected to be issued to those eligible shareholders in British Energy who have validly elected to receive them, in connection with the proposed acquisition of British Energy by EDF.
NYSE Euronext’s Liffe and LCH.Clearnet Launch CDS Clearing on Bclear » |
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| On 22 Dec 2008 |
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor
NYSE Euronext’s Liffe derivatives marketplace and central counterparty operator LCH.Clearnet have launched credit default swap (CDS) index contracts on Bclear. The move makes Liffe the first exchange to offer clearing of CDS contracts. The launch also marks a significant expansion of Bclear from an equity derivatives service to a wider cross-asset class platform.

