OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, has released its new IvyDB Futures database with historical futures and futures option pricing data for listed US markets. IvyDB Futures offers clean historical data since
Blackthorne Capital Management (Blackthorne), a commodity trading advisor specialising in absolute-return trading strategies, has launched the Blackthorne Sentiment Enhanced Trading Program on Efficient Capital’s fund hosting platform. The partnership will provide Blackthorne with a superior, well-established infrastructure that has undergone
The widening valuation gap between emerging markets fixed income and its developed markets counterpart is set to throw up “interesting opportunities” for EM-focused investors and hedge funds once the recent US treasury yield spike stabilises, according to BlueBay Asset Management.
London-based commodities-focused hedge fund Westbeck Capital Management has seen its flagship strategy surge in recent weeks, as oil prices continue to trend upwards. The Westbeck Energy Opportunity Fund finished February up 32.8 per cent, and is maintaining its positive momentum
New Zealand Registered Financial Service Provider Techemynt has launched the first New Zealand dollar stablecoin, $NZDs. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Hedge fund consultant PivotalPath has formed a new partnership with the Institute for Private Capital (IPC) which will provide academic researchers with a wealth of hedge fund industry information while still maintaining manager confidentiality. Going forward, researchers will no longer
Hudson Fintech, a London-based Capital Markets technology firm, announced the launch of Trade Hospital. As a key component of the Hudson Edge technology platform, Trade Hospital acts as an advanced workflow management service which filters, aggregates and reconciles trade messages
Avelacom, a low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has become a connectivity provider for the LME, supporting LME members to use cross-market trading strategies more efficiently. Avelacom’s network provides global coverage that includes
Enfusion, a global provider of cloud-based investment management solutions and services, has signed two new clients, Dark Forest Capital Management LP, a systematic, global equity investment manager and Welton Investment Partners, a systematic investment manager, to modernise operational infrastructure, enhance
A majority of investors now believe hedge funds are best placed to enhance the performance of a traditional 60/40 equities and bonds portfolio, with the prevailing rate environment driving a “sense of urgency” among allocators to tap into new sources
