Tag: options

TradeStation Group launches investment education media service and trading community
February 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options introduces an in-house technical training university

Options, a provider of private cloud services targeted at capital markets stakeholders globally, yesterday launched a unique in-house technical training school dubbed “Options University”. The main goal of Options University is to equip its employees with additional technical training; both current and recently recruited staff at its Belfast office are allowed to join the academy.…

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Options adds more APAC clients to its Managed Colocation service
February 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options adds more APAC clients to its Managed Colocation service

Options, a global provider of colocation services and market data for trading firms, revealed that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX – ALC Australian Liquidity Centre), the Korea Exchange (KRX) and the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) have signed up to its Managed Colocation service. Sydney’s Equinix SY2 has also joined Options as its second Australian client…

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Options adds more APAC clients to its Managed Colocation service
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Financial cloud provider Options opens a second office in Belfast

Private financial cloud provider for the global capital markets industry, Options, has opened a brand new office in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The new headquarters, based in Linen Loft, Adelaide Street, will consist of 100 new financial technology jobs. Options has already opened one Belfast office back in 2014. Options’ Chief Operating Officer, Danny Moore, former…

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Tradeweb brings RFQ trading to the options industry
August 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradeweb brings RFQ trading to the options industry

Trading platform Tradeweb has announced the launch of the Tradeweb U.S. options platform for institutional customer-to-dealer trading. Designed to improve efficiency and access to liquidity in the surging U.S. options market, the Tradeweb U.S. equity options platform allows institutional investors to directly source full-size price quotes from multiple market makers using the request for quote…

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Options offers real-time multicast gap detection for US market data feeds
March 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options offers real-time multicast gap detection for US market data feeds

Options, the provider of global market data and colocation services for trading firms, has today announced the deployment of real-time multicast gap detection as part of its Managed Colocation offering. The TradeVision platform from Ixia, a Keysight Business, will initially be integrated with Options Managed Colocation infrastructure across the US, with expansion across European venues…

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January 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options expands market data connectivity with NYSE Integrated Feed

All major NYSE Group data feeds now available on Options platform Options, the provider of global market data and colocation services for trading firms, has today announced direct access to the NYSE Integrated Feed. The new service will be available to clients leveraging Options’ ultra-low latent connectivity and managed colocation platform in Mahwah, Carteret, NY4…

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November 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options appoints new Cybersecurity Executive to Management Team

Options, the provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has today announced the appointment of John Gracey to its executive team. John joins the team as VP, Cybersecurity where he will be responsible for leading internal cybersecurity initiatives and the development of the Options Managed Security solution. Gracey brings over 15 years…

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August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options announces nearly $100 million investment from Bregal Sagemount

UK capital markets technology outfit Options just announced a significant investment by Bregal Sagemount, a New York-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented investments. The transaction, which sees Bregal Sagemount invest nearly $100 million in Options, will enable the firm’s executive team to pursue strategic growth initiatives, invest further in platform innovations, and expand Options’…

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