Articles by Jake Thomases
Panel: Anti-Gaming Shifts to the Background
Anti-gaming techniques have become more incorporated into overall order placement strategy and are no longer the big, standalone topic they once were, according to TradeTech West panelists.
Exchanges Shouldn't Internalize For Profit, Says Headlands' Andresen
There is a difference between internalizing and internalizing for your own benefit, explains Matthew Andresen.
Who Should Pay for the New TCA?
When it came time to announce who will bear the cost of next-generation transaction cost analysis (TCA), the experts had more than one suggestion.
No Buy-Side OMS/EMS to ‘Rule Them All’—Yet
Hedge funds are diversifying, says ITG's Will Geyer, and he expects trading desk tools to follow suit.
Equinox Turns to Cloud, Triples AUM
The CTO at a small Denver alternative asset manager opts for private cloud.
Bring-Your-Own-Device: An Employee Risk View
While bring-you-own-device is often considered in universally positive terms from a user perspective, there are risks to consider.
Jenkins Named Barclays CEO
The former retail banking chief will not have it easy, as Barclays is facing concurrent investigations by regulators.
Direct Edge Moves DR Facility to Chicago
In the interests of better business continuity, Direct Edge has moved its backups to the Equinix Chicago 4 datacenter.
SaaS vs. IaaS: Do the Evolution
Some consider software-as-a-service not a mere alternative to infrastructure-as-a-service, but an evolutionary outgrowth of it. As SaaS adoption grows, firms want to make sure they can still stand out from all the other users of utility services. By Jake…
Thai Asset Manager Grabs Charles River Solution
Thailand’s MFC Asset Management selects Charles River for investment management needs.
SimCorp Dimension 5.2 Released
The latest edition of the software includes functions for processing central counterparty clearing, based on Dodd-Frank and EMIR guidelines.
Turkish Bank Automates FX With Integral
The FX Grid solution allows brokers to customize to their needs on a hosted FX platform.
Zephyr Working on a New Portfolio Analytics Tool
Known for it's StyleAdvisor software, Zephyr has a couple of projects in the works, including "Analytics for Dummies"-style guidebooks.
Exponential-e Connects To London Metal Exchange
The UK connectivity provider has added LME to its network of 42-plus UK exchanges and trading platforms.
ISDA and Markit Begin Onboarding for Compliance Tool
ISDA Amend allows swap market participants to amend ISDA Master Agreements and bilaterally exchange information necessary to comply with rules applicable to over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
South African Firm Selects eFront
KTH needed an integrated deal flow and portfolio management system following the merger that created it.
GH Financial Partners with CQG
Included among the offerings now open to GH Financials customers are those for market data, trade execution, and order management.
CME Makes a Move Into Europe
If all goes according to plan, the UK derivatives exchange will open in 2013.
Bonds.com Brings on Sacks as Head of Technology
Morgan Stanley veteran Michael Sacks met the top two Bonds.com execs while all three were working at MarketAxess.
ICE Builds Cetip Bond Platform
ICE has modified its Creditex platform to suit the Brazilian market, and leased it to Cetip for bond trading.
The Dust Settles in Knight's Arena
It's been two weeks since one of Knight Capital’s systems went haywire and nearly sunk the market-maker. Already, the situation has stabilized, and the industry can start thinking about the bigger picture.
BNY Mellon Adopts DTCC Messaging
The corporate actions messaging solution, run on the Swift network, is an effort to standardize global messages.
Icap to Establish a Single Global Broking Service
Broking had been run on a strictly regional basis at the interdealer broker.