PFGBEST will give away five iPads each month to help traders and investors become familiar with mobile trading capabilities. Winners will be announced in live webinars at 3:30 p.m. central time on the first trading day of the month. http://www.pfgbest.com/about/press/iPadGiveaway.asp
Trading Technologies International, Inc. has acquired TickIt Trading Systems, LLC; www.tradingtechnologies.com
RTS Realtime Systems Group launched RTD Tango Trader, a trading solution that helps leverage firms’ existing infrastructure and offers customized algorithms. www.rtsgroup.net
Blue Systems offers Blue Mobile, a free mobile financial application that allows users to view stocks, currencies, commodities, energy, precious metals, exchange traded funds and financial futures in real time. www.bluesystems.info/downloads/bluemobile
StreamBase Systems, Inc. released StreamBase 6.6, the latest version of its Complex Event Processing platform. www.streambase.com
MTPredictor launched new real-time analysis software which works on the NinjaTrader7 charting/trading platform. http://www.mtpredictor.com
Orc Software launched Orc Spreader, a high-frequency spreading and arbitrage application for futures spread traders, pairs traders, and other high-frequency arbitrageurs. www.orcsoftware.com
deVere Group launched a mobile adaptation of the deVere Fund Platform, allowing users to manage their investments on their iPad or iPhone. www.devere-group.com
Dow Jones launched Dow Jones Lexicon, an XML-based news feed that converts news content into measurable, actionable data, examines massive volumes of Dow Jones real-time news, identifying crucial words and phrases that signal trends or patterns. www.dowjones.com/algo/product-djlexicon.asp
FINCAD launched the FINCAD Derivatives Transparency Scorecard, an online assessment for determining the level of transparency and auditor-readiness of derivatives valuation processes. www.fincad.com
CQG, Inc. has executed a global agreement to provide a trade execution interface for Telvent DTN ProphetX. www.cqg.com