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Slowdown Showdown: Exchanges Eye 'Flash Boys' Speed Bumps
Exchanges that objected to IEX becoming an exchange are now planning to introduce their own IEX-style "speed bumps."
Thesys Moves Forward with CAT, Signs Contract with SROs
According to regulatory filings, the CAT will cost the industry $50.7 million for the fiscal year beginning November 2016.
Slowdown Showdown: Exchanges Eye Speed Bumps
Three exchanges have filed with the SEC regarding implementing either a delay mechanism or order types similar to what IEX operates, following its approval as a national exchange less than a year ago.
April 2017: The Regulation–Data Vicious Circle
Many data management initiatives are inspired by efficiency and best practices, but only become reality after regulatory involvement.
CAT Constructor: Why Thesys Won, Finra Lost and What Comes Next
On January 17, the self-regulatory organizations announced that Thesys Technologies had won the right to build the Consolidated Audit Trail, putting it in charge of what will be one of the biggest financial technology projects in the history of the…
Atlantic Fund Services Taps Confluence for Form N-Port, Form N-CEN Reporting
Fund administrator will also use the vendor's Unity Prospectus product.
System Down: What Is Reg SCI's Future?
The future of some regulations are in question, Reg SCI just might be one of the casualties.
SEC's First-Ever COO to Leave Regulator in February
Jeffery Heslop was named the SEC's COO in 2010.
CAT Selection Shows Industry's Interest in Change
Thesys choice upsets the status quo.
Thesys Selected by SROs to Build Massive Audit Trail
Vendor selected from 31 bidders to build, implement and maintain the Consolidated Audit Trail.
Decision to be Made on CAT Plan Processor Soon, Sources Say
The announcement of which firm will be responsible for building the massive audit trail could come as soon as tomorrow.
The Death Knell Sounds for Reg AT's Source-Code Provision
With chairman Massad leaving the CFTC and commissioner Giancarlo likely to have a greater say, the source-code provision may be in trouble...if not the rule as a whole.
MIAX Preps Complex Order Market Data Products
The announcement follows MIAX's recent approval to list complex order products on its exchange.
Fintechs Firms May Soon Get Bank Charters
But for the moment, fintechs in the capital markets space will not be covered.
CAT Needed Now More Than Ever
The Consolidated Audit Trail is exactly what the industry needs right now.
Clock Synchronization for CAT Plan Still Lacking, Sources Say
Questions remain about whether the current clock drift between exchanges and broker-dealers will allow for accurate data.
Confluence Adds New Reporting Forms to RegTech Platform
Updates include reporting using Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 44: Fintech vs Regtech
Dan and Anthony debate the difference, or lack thereof, between firms labeled fintechs and regtechs.
Duplicate Reporting Remains Major Issue for CAT Going Forward
Requiring SROs to report data to obsolete platforms is counterintuitive to the entire industry.
SEC Approves CAT Plan, Will Select Firm to Build It Within 2 Months
The regulator modified several points of the NMS plan prior to approval.
CHX Moots LTAD Pilot To Allay Market Maker Concerns Over ‘Speed Bump’
CXH hits back at claims that its liquidity-taking delay is designed to garner more market data revenues for the exchange.
SEC Eyes Risks in Rapid Fintech Deployment
“We’ve hired a few quants that used to design HFT models and worked at HFT firms. We’ve actually been working on—and have a prototype for—high-speed analytics on trading. That’s something our quant team has worked on a lot over the past year."
SEC Delays Ruling on Chicago Stock Exchange's Speed Bump
The Commission extends its deadline for a decision to December 21.
Opening Cross: Nightmares and Data Dreamscapes
Market data is scarier than any trick or treat. So either learn to laugh at the frights, or be ready for things to go bump in the night.