Cloud9 Technologies Teams with Sphere to Convert Institutional Voice Data into Electronic Data Feeds

Cloud9 Technologies Teams with Sphere to Convert Institutional Voice Data into Electronic Data Feeds

NEW YORK & LONDON, May 26, 2021Cloud9 Technologies (“Cloud9”), a leader in cloud-based communications, has partnered with Sphere, the industry’s first unified electronic and voice data app, to empower institutional traders to seamlessly convert Cloud9 voice communications into real-time electronic pricing that can be shared across the entire organization. The integration leverages Cloud9’s existing Recording System API to push metadata and post-call voice recording into Sphere’s one-of-a-kind app, giving institutional traders a more comprehensive view of the market.

By combining Cloud9’s rich metadata, high voice quality, cloud architecture, and API delivery strategy with Sphere’s ability to distill meaning and data from unstructured speech and text, and merge extracted data with electronic pricing, customers are given unique insights and new trading options that were never before possible – in one holistic application. 

Sphere extracts trading information from Cloud9’s voice data by applying industry-leading AI (patent pending) that is tailored for the language and workflows of voice markets and merges this with electronic trading. Sphere’s IM integration also enables clients to extract market data from text communications and monitor and record voice and IM feeds for analytical and compliance purposes.

“There’s no shortage of market data but firms have been struggling with efficient ways to turn voice and electronic data into actionable insights in a single platform,” said Brian Hunt, Chief Administrative Office and Head of Partnerships at Cloud9. “The integration of Cloud9’s voice data with Sphere’s sophisticated application delivers a level of transparency and simplicity that institutional traders have needed for quite some time.”

“For a long time there has been a disparity between the way that institutional traders approach voice versus electronic trading. We wanted to change that,” said Ami Katschinski, CEO and co-founder of Sphere. “The collaboration of Sphere and Cloud9 takes the best in voice data and incorporates it into a solution that addresses this pain point, enabling customers to see and interact with the entirety of the market in one easy app for the first time.” 

The flexibility and interoperability that the partnership delivers ensure that the integrated solution can be deployed to customers within minutes.

About Cloud9 Technologies
Cloud9 Technologies is the leading voice communication and analytics platform designed for the unique needs of the financial markets. Cloud9 developed a solution that harnesses the voice communication talk path for the trading floor of the future – offering more functionality and analytic insight than legacy hardware at a fraction of the cost. Cloud9 connects counterparties across all asset classes via a cloud-based communication platform that eliminates the infrastructure and expense associated with legacy hardware and telecommunication-based solutions, with front-office focused data and transcription, purpose-built for the financial markets. For more information, visit www.c9tec.com.

About Sphere
Founded and led by a team of seasoned market professionals and technology experts, Sphere is designed to offer a new approach for addressing the complexity of hybrid and voice markets. It provides institutional traders with an unparalleled solution for combining content and data from voice and IM communications together with electronic trading and data feeds in one holistic app. Sphere launched its AI-powered app in early 2021; it is the industry’s first app that seamlessly blends voice and electronic markets. For more information, visit https://sphere.buzz/.

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