Through NFX, Nasdaq will expand its commodities business with futures and options on key energy benchmarks. (image: NASDAQ)
NEW YORK, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nasdaq and Pico, a provider of multi-asset electronic trading technologies, today announced that Pico will provide market data infrastructure to its clients to access Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX), the exchange group’s U.S.-based designated contract market (DCM). Through NFX, Nasdaq will expand its commodities business with futures and options on key energy benchmarks including oil, natural gas and U.S. power, which will launch in mid-2015.
“Nasdaq is bringing choice to the marketplace by offering transparency and alternatives to the futures market and we are happy to provide our clients with access to NFX,” said Bruce Boytim, Chief Operating Officer at Pico. “Pico is looking forward to enhancing its current market data offering by providing its broad client base with access to NFX.”
Under the terms of the arrangement, Pico will broaden Nasdaq’s distribution by providing access to real-time market raw data feeds to its diverse client base. Pico provides infrastructure, integration management and software solutions to a diverse financial services client base. Their “trading infrastructure-as-a-service” delivers a fully managed solution including hosting, multi-asset class market data, connectivity and regulatory reporting. Pico has significant experience in implementing infrastructure and integrating best-of-breed technology to produce the optimal client solution.
“The addition of Pico to the NFX platform will offer market participants greater access to real-time NFX data, allowing them to enhance their trading strategies while ultimately reducing costs,” said Magnus Haglind, Vice President of Global Transaction and Market Services and Head of U.S. Commodities. “Pico has a great reputation for providing superior technology services and we are fortunate to have them signed on to provide access to the NFX platform.”
Nasdaq’s Global Commodities business offers trading and clearing solutions for assets including power, natural gas and carbon emission markets, tanker and dry cargo freight, fuel oil, seafood derivatives, iron ore, electricity certificates and clearing services. With competitive fees and a range of liquidity providers, Nasdaq provides a cost-effective, transparent and efficient marketplace that appeals to all types of trading entities.
About Pico:
Pico is the technology services division of Pico Quantitative Trading LLC, an agency-only U.S. broker-dealer that specializes in providing services to multi-asset electronic trading clients. Pico is a premium technology hosting and managed service provider that specializes in trading technology. Pico has space in all of the top US and Canadian colocation facilities and is expanding into Europe. Pico clients have the ability to connect to over 30 exchanges and to over 120 venues. Pico Quantitative Trading LLC is a member of FINRA, SIPC and the NFA. To learn more, visit: picotrading.com
About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today’s global capital markets. As the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world’s securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,500 listed companies with a market value of approximately $9.5 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.
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CONTACT: Pico Media Contact:
Kate Dockstader
+ 1 (646) 362-4365 (office)
Kate.Dockstader@picotrading.com
Nasdaq Media Contacts:
Joe Christinat
+1 (646) 441-5121 (office)
+1 (646) 284-5920 (mobile)
Joseph.Christinat@nasdaq.com
Alexa Sugrue
+1 (212) 231-5552 (office)
+1 (646) 577-3157 (mobile)
Alexa.Sugrue@nasdaq.com
Source: NASDAQ OMX Group via GLOBE NEWSWIRE
