November 2010

TRADESTATION ACQUIRES PORTFOLIO MAESTRO

www.tradestation.com

TradeStation has acquired Portfolio Maestro’s Portfolio Testing software technology from Rina Technologies. The purchase includes all versions of Portfolio Maestro, together with many of Rina’s legacy portfolio testing, reporting and analysis products. Portfolio Maestro will be integrated with TradeStation’s trading strategy design, backtesting, and automation platform. One of the two lead inventors of Portfolio Maestro will serve as a part-time consultant, while the other will be joining TradeStation full time.

INTERACTIVE DATA RENAMES eSIGNAL DIVISION

www.esignal.com


www.interactivedata.com

Interactive Data Corp. announced that its eSignal division has been renamed as Interactive Data. By unifying the eSignal division under the Interactive Data brand, the company said it planned to continue its efforts to more closely draw together its real-time market data and hosted technology services and solutions. Interactive Data will retain the eSignal name for services that have been designed specifically for active traders and individual investors, including eSignal, eSignal OnDemand, eSignal, Advanced Get Edition, and eSignal Market Scanners. These eSignal-branded services will continue to leverage Interactive Data’s content, infrastructure, and resources.

WORLDWIDE FOREX MARKET COMMENTARY IS LAUNCHED

www.talking-forex.com

Real-Time Analysis and News Ltd., providers of the Ransquawk service, announced they would provide forex traders around the world with live audio financial news reports over the Internet via a new portal, Talking-Forex.com, delivering global economics, market analysis, commentary, and alerts tailored to the forex marketplace. The commentary filters the massive quantity of constant news and other information hitting more than 100 different newswires throughout European and US trading hours. The company also said it would offer real-time headlines, daily written macro analysis, and video podcasts.

ALPARI INTRODUCES NEW TRADING PLATFORM

www.alpari-us.com


www.fxbridge.com

Alpari introduced Alpari FX Options, a new trading platform, to its line of trading products. Powered by FX Bridge Technologies, the platform combines existing multibank Currenex spot forex liquidity with options pricing from their banking relationships. The company has been implementing its global expansion plans with new products bridging the gap between retail and institutional clients.

LCH, LME TO LAUNCH OTC GOLD POST-TRADE SERVICES

www.bradyplc.com

Lch.Clearnet and the London Metal Exchange (Lme) recently announced their intention to launch over-the-counter (Otc) gold post-trade services for London’s bullion market. Brady plc, global provider of trading and risk management software, has announced it would support the trading and clearing of the Otc gold forward contracts. Brady added that the services would be launched in November 2010 through its Lmesmart interface.

CQG EXPANDS CONNECTIVITY TO RUSSIAN MARKETS

www.cqg.com

Cqg announced that it had enhanced its Russian offering to include spreading of Forts, the futures and option component of the Russian Trading System Stock Exchange (Rts), and low-latency trade routing to Rts Standard, the equity market for Russian securities.

Cqg previously offered trade routing and market data for Forts. The trading connection to Rts Standard is the latest addition to a growing list of exchanges to which Cqg provides direct market access.

DISCOUNT BROKERAGE IS LAUNCHED

www.generictrade.com

Generic Trade, a discount brokerage firm, has opened its doors, the company said. It is offering a commission rate of $0.59 per trade, regardless of volume, and there are no account minimums, they added. The company is also offering web-based and desktop platforms.

IFTA’S 2011 CONFERENCE GOES TO SARAJEVO

www.ifta.org

The International Federation of Technical Analysis (Ifta) said that it would hold its 24th annual conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, in October 2011. The conference will be hosted by the Society for Market Studies (Sms) of Bosnia Herzegovina. The Sarajevo conference is the first such event in the financial industry to be held in the Eastern European region, Ifta said. The conference will explore the role of technical analysis in the rapidly changing financial landscape and overhaul of financial system; and look at innovation of analysis against time-tested principles.