Articles by Jake Thomases
On-Demand Algo Service Launched by RTS
RTD Tango, RTD Tango Trader, and RTD Tango Quant are all available as part of the customizable package.
Data Principles Important But Elusive
A firm-wide set of data management principles—such as a single version of the truth, as one audience member at the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit put it—are difficult to formulate in siloed environments, and when different business units…
SimCorp: Low Buy-Side Confidence in Data Quality
A poll revealed major doubts about accounting data. The problem is too many interfaces, says SimCorp North America chief business consultant Jenny Ravenscroft.
Cologix Completes Toronto Colo Space
The colocation company is also working on a datacenter in downtown Toronto.
Natterbox to Provide Mobile Call Recording to Orange
The network-based solution requires no apps or software.
Jake Thomases: Dodd–Frank Under Romney: Weakened But Not Dead
Jake looks at what might happen to the Dodd–Frank Act if Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is successful. For all his threats against it, the financial services industry should be aware that, like Mark Twain, reports of its death have been greatly…
Tyler Selects OneTick
The technology-driven firm was looking for a tool to manage its research and quant strategies.
Ospero Partners with 10gen
The partnership will enable Ospero's customers to design, develop and deploy Big Data open source projects in one of Ospero's 24 global datacenters.
Janus Capital's George Batejan: The Mechanical Engineer
How many IT executives can say they’ve been behind the wheel of a car at 178 mph? Janus Capital’s head of technology and operations can. And yet, his feats behind the wheel and his strength in the boardroom might have more in common than you think. By…
Mexican Broker Gives the Skinny on LatAm
Colocation and regulation are good in Latin America, but market data feeds are failing, says Mexican technologist.
SunGard Launches Platform for Boutiques
Asset Arena 360 supports the entire investment value chain from portfolio analysis to reconciliation.
Mixed Messages: Direct Edge Equivocates on HFT
Direct Edge's message efficiency program came and went in a flash. But why? And will Nasdaq's follow?
Swift to Focus on IT at New Malaysian Hub
The corporate center, based in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, is part of an aggressive regional plan for the messaging provider.
Banco Penta Selects Calypso for Interest Rate Derivates
The Chilean bank settled on Calypso after more than a year of searching.
Nasdaq, Amazon Launch Data Management Platform
The cloud service is intended to ease the burden of regulation-mandated data storage and granularity.
SmartTrade Adds to LiquidityFX
Pricing, price distribution, and risk management are among the components being added in December.
MST Capital Uses TradingScreen EMS
The Aussie hedge fund has been collaborating with the vendor since early this year.
Option Overload: Buy-Side Traders Want to Downsize the Algo Kit
There are too many algorithms on offer, say two buy-side traders. Unless it is possible to see what each one does, the choice can be overwhelming.
InterBolsa Joins Raptor Network
Adding the top broker in Colombia expands Raptor's Latin American reach.
ASX to Get Into the IPO Game
The Australian exchange is trying to become the first to break the investment bank hegemony over capital-raising.
Linedata Merges its Hedge Fund Products
While still available as modular components, Linedata Global Hedge supports the full investment lifecycle.
Stars Hired as Deutsche Börse CIO
The European exchange is losing an equities board member and swapping CIOs, but retaining its CEO.
FlexTrade Becomes an ISV at Bahrain Exchange
FlexTrade Systems will provide front-end trading technology through the FlexTrader EMS.
State Street Releases Investment Servicing Solution for Asset Managers
For small and mid-sized asset managers, the platform includes data management, pricing and information delivery among its functions.