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What's in Store for Algorithmic Trading?

In the midst of the current wild market swings, many on Wall Street wouldn't be surprised to see institutional investors start favoring the return to high-touch executions over routing institutional orders through algorithmic trading platforms. However,…

Building the Better Algorithm

Seldom is optimizing a trading algorithm a matter of simply writing a tighter line of code or turning one screw: It usually involves a more holistic approach. DWT sits down with John Bates, founder and managing director of Progress Apama, to discuss how…

Looking Into the Crystal Ball

When it comes to predicting the future of any technology, "smaller" and "faster" are always a safe bet, followed by "easier to use." When it comes to algorithmic trading, all of these apply. From a performance perspective, the cash equities markets…

Celent report: IT spending down in 2009, moderate growth in 2010

According to a new report from Boston-based consultancy Celent, IT spending in financial services: A global perspective , institutions globally will spend $353.3 billion on IT during 2009. This is a 1.3% decline compared with 2008, and is markedly lower…

Panel: Budgets Steer '09 Strategies

Cost issues will be the primary drivers in 2009 for firms to seek greater value from data vendors and decide potential changes to their market data infrastructures, including switching data providers or tapping new technologies, panelists said at a…

Start with the Gateway

The benefit of offering cross-asset trading is obvious to any broker-dealer: It simplifies the trading life of institutional clients by giving them a single point of contact with their brokers. However, delivering this capability, especially…

Laying the Cornerstone for Cross-Asset Trading

Whether it's an issue of providing new services to institutional investors or deploying a cost-saving maneuver in a down market, setting up electronic cross-asset trading capabilities is a difficult task for any broker-dealer. DWT assembled Steve Grob,…

Solving the Cross-Asset Riddle

If there is any issue in the industry that is best typified by the Gordian Knot, it is cross-asset trading. Unlike individual trading desks, where firms can deploy point solutions to improve efficiency, cross-asset trading involves dealing with a bank's…

Technology Tips for 2009

Technology is an increasingly important factor in gaining competitive advantage. As firms weigh the cost of risk management, low-latency and data storage technologies, Inside Market Data assembled a panel of data technology experts to discuss what new…

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