Thomson Reuters announced that Shawn Malhotra has been appointed Vice President of the new Thomson Reuters Toronto Technology Centre. In this role, Shawn will help drive the center’s focus on emerging skills such as: cognitive computing, visualization, user experience and cloud development. Located in Bremner Tower, the Toronto Technology Centre co-locates technology talent to drive productivity in these fields, while increasing flexibility and driving cross-enterprise innovation. The center is expected to place 400 high-quality technology jobs in Canada over the next two...

The DTCC Fintech Symposium agenda is final! Check out our updated agenda including:  Keynote Conversation:   Supporting Responsible Innovation in the U.S. Financial Sector: An OCC Perspective U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry Moderated by:  Mark Wetjen, Managing Director, Global Public Policy, DTCC  Technology 2021 & Beyond: Big Picture Thinking  A Conversation about FinTech and How to Navigate in the Age of Digital Transformation Bridget van Kralingen, Senior Vice President, Industry Platforms, IBM  Moderated by: ...

Vela named best data provider for equities Recognized in the Fund Technology and WSL Awards for exceptional customer service and innovative product development New York, London, February 15, 2017 – Vela Trading Technologies, a global leader in high performance trading and market data technology, is pleased to announce that its consolidated market data feed was awarded “Best Data Provider – Equities” in the Fund Technology and Wall Street Letter (WSL)...

    TOP TEN CONCERNS FOR U.S. COMPLIANCE OFFICERS Join our webcast on Wednesday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time REGISTER Risk and compliance professionals should expect many regulatory challenges this year and brace for their impact. From the new administration’s promise to dismantle regulations to emerging geopolitical risks, as well as...

  The cross-asset nature of MiFID II will demand significant investment from the asset management and banking communities - how will firms address the various challenges in order to stay both compliant and competitive? Read this Financial Markets Insights article by The Realization Group featuring Vela's Ollie Cadman, Head of Product & Strategy, EMEA along with: Matthew Coupe of Barclays James Baugh and Ashlin Kohler of Citigroup Bob Fuller of Fixnetix Glenn Poulter of Stratevolve     Look for Vela at the upcoming industry conferences. Join our...

Princeton, N.J. – Feb. 3, 2017 – MIAX PEARL, the newest U.S. equity options exchange, today confirmed that it will launch trading operations on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. MIAX PEARL further confirmed that IBM will be its first symbol listed for options trading. MIAX PEARL is the second exchange offered by its parent holding company Miami International Holdings, Inc. The first exchange, MIAX Options, began operations in December of 2012, and executed 6.81% of U.S. equity options industry volume in 2016. To date, MIAX Options has executed more...

December Capacity Statistics are now available for all our full-access users in the link below. December 2016 Market Data Capacity Statistics

On February 8th at 2pm EST, FIF will be holding a joint meeting with FINRA/MSRB regarding FINRA Rule 2232 and MSRB Rule G-15/G-30. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to join the call or if you have any questions or concerns you would like us to bring up on your behalf during the call.

On July 10, 2017, FINRA member firms must begin reporting transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities to FINRA via the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE). To assist firms with this initiative, FINRA's Transparency Services department is hosting a series of free phone-in workshops. The first one—featuring an overview and a discussion of relevant rules and regulations—is scheduled for Thursday, January 26 at 2:00 PM ET. Register here: http://www.finra.org/industry/phone-workshop-trace-reporting-transactions-us-treasury-securities    If you have any...