Deutsche Börse – Market Data & Analytics is making its algorithmic news
feed
“AlphaFlash” available in two data centers in Singapore and adding
macroeconomic data from China, Japan and Australia. The total number of
indicators will increase to 240. Deutsche Börse has been preparing the
expansion of AlphaFlash to the Asia-Pacific region since launch of the feed
in
April 2010. Data centers in Sydney and Tokyo were connected in November.
In Singapore, AlphaFlash will be hosted in the Kim Chuan and Comcentre III
data
centers, both operated by SingTel Group. The data feed can easily be
accessed
by all financial companies and trading firms.
Starting 3 January 2011, AlphaFlash will deliver economic events from
China,
Japan and Australia. The new data content covers indicators such as CPI,
industrial output, FX reserves, money supply, employment figures and GDP.
Data
sources are the respective country’s central banks, the national statistics
offices and government institutions.
“There are two driving forces behind the Asia-Pacific expansion of
AlphaFlash:
the increasing importance of algorithmic trading based there as well as the
region’s economic impact on the rest of the world. The Asian data centers
allow
our clients to integrate AlphaFlash directly into their local trading
applications. On the other hand, algo traders all over the world are
looking
for ultra-fast access to economic data from Asia, as important releases
from
the region impact major markets across the globe,” said Georg Gross, Head
of
Front Office Data & Analytics at Deutsche Boerse.
AlphaFlash subscribers can choose between several different regional data
packages, e.g. U.S., Canada, Europe or Asia-Pacific and do not have to
subscribe to all data packages simultaneously. In addition, clients are
offered a wide range of connectivity options. AlphaFlash is now available in the
following 11 data centers: Chicago, Secaucus (New Jersey), Washington D.C.,
Frankfurt, London (3), Sydney, Tokyo and Singapore (2). Further expansion
is
planned for 2011.
Launched in April 2010, AlphaFlash delivers low latency, machine-readable
economic indicators from North America, Europe and starting in January 2011
from the Asia-Pacific region. Data content includes central bank interest
rate
decisions, employment numbers, housing statistics and gross domestic
product
figures.
The AlphaFlash product range was built by Deutsche Boerse’s Market Data &
Analytics segment using resources from its subsidiaries Need to Know News
(NTKN) and Market News International (MNI). As fully accredited news agencies, NTKN and MNI have direct access to government lock-up rooms as well as embargoed news releases. As a result, economic events are processed so they become available with minimum latency to speed-sensitive algo and professional traders after the embargo has been lifted.
