Articles by Dan DeFrancesco
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform—Bloomberg
Bloomberg won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best commodities trading platform.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Algorithmic/DMA Product or Service—Dash Financial
Dash Financial won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best algorithmic or direct market access provider.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Fund Administrator—SEI
SEI won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best fund administrator.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Winners' Circle—Eze Software Group
Pete Sinisgalli, CEO of Eze Software Group, and Rob Keller, executive managing director of product management and development, talk to Dan DeFrancesco about their firm's win.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Portfolio Accounting Platform—SS&C Advent Software
SS&C Advent won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best portfolio accounting platform.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Client Reporting Platform—Vermilion Software
Vermilion won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best client reporting platform.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Execution Venue—Liquidnet
Liquidnet won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best execution venue.
Deutsche Börse Release Xetra 16.0
Latest version of electronic trading system features new matching functions specifically designed for larger volume orders.
FIS Finalizes Acquisition of SunGard
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based giant will now have over 55,000 employees and $9.3 billion in revenue.
Intelligent Innovation: Regulations Offer Way to Innovate
Dan looks at why regulations that force firms to innovate isn't necessarily a bad thing for the industry.
Genpact Partners with AI Specialist Rage Frameworks
The two firms will work together to create solutions that use artificial intelligence technologies to automate complex business processes.
Calypso Launches New Multi-Asset Portfolio, Risk Solution
Portfolio Workstation is geared towards investment managers trading derivatives and cash securities.
Spoofing: Defining the Indefinable
Dan DeFrancesco looks at the recent spoofing verdict and discusses, with some perspectives of those in the industry, why it’s such a difficult thing to define.
Solarflare Adds Data Recording Capability to CSS for Security Threats, Regulatory Requirements
Newest version of CSS features new data capture and retrieval enhancements.
SS&C Closes Deal with Primatics Financial
The Windsor, Conn.-based company finalizes yet another deal during what has been an eventful year.
ITG Names Blake CEO of TriAct Canada
Blake comes from Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Toronto officer where he served as vice president of electronic trading sales.
Tullett Prebon Agrees to Buy Icap's Hybrid Voice Broking, Information Business
According to a Reuters report, the deal is worth $1.68 billion.
Options, TraderServe Partner to Deliver AlgoGuard
Options will serve as a strategic managed service and hosting partner for TraderServe's AlgoGuard.
Tullett Prebon, Icap and Understanding When to Cut Ties
Dan DeFrancesco dissects the potential Tullett Prebon-Icap deal and talks about why the former would be better off getting away from the voice broker business.
Misys Looks to Help Banks Improve Legacy Systems with FusionCapital 2.0 Release
Platform looks to underpin the technology transformation occurring at many firms in the capital markets.
Tullett Prebon Considering Buying Icap’s Global Broking Business
Both firms confirm in statements that they are in talks.
New Mexican Exchange BIVA Selects Nasdaq for Trading, Surveillance Tech
Second national exchange announced it will implement Nasdaq’s X-stream and Smarts.
TradingScreen Releases Market Surveillance Tool
New York-based firm's latest tool is a component of the TradeAnalytics family of products.
SEF Situation: As MiFID II Looms, Harmonization Necessary
Dan DeFrancesco introduces himself and talks about the impending MiFID II deadline and what kind of impact it will have on SEFs.