New Latency Measurement Tools From Reuters, TS-Associates

New Latency Measurement Tools From Reuters, TS-Associates
A pair of products designed to measure and monitor latency–a growing area of technology development amid ever-growing market data volumes–made their debut this week.
Reuters, in conjunction with vendor partners Endace and Trading Metrics, on Monday introduced a system that measures the network delay between the source of market data [...]

London Exchange Says Year Opens Strongly: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance

London Exchange Says Year Opens Strongly: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance
The London Stock Exchange said Tuesday that the turmoil on financial markets caused by a global credit squeeze had boosted trade on the bourse in recent months and it expected to report very strong first-half results.

Forex market grows 70% in three years :: Mark Cobley

Financial News and Information from Financial News Online US
Turnover in the international foreign exchange market grew by more than two thirds to $3.2 trillion (€2.4 trillion) a day during the three years to April, according to the Bank for International Settlements, driven mainly by return-seeking financial investors such as hedge funds.
The bank, which fosters international [...]