Articles by James Rundle
Wavelength Podcast Episode 124: Exchange Outages and Blockchain Developments
The LSE suffered a major outage this week while blockchain was very prevalent in this week's headlines.
The Risky Business of Splitting Hairs
Plans to shelve a commonly cited statistic for the size of the derivatives market make sense, but may prove harder to accomplish than many realize.
Auction System Glitch Led To LSE's Morning Blackout
London bourse's trading delay was the first such disruption in years.
Former MarketAxess Exec Eaton Takes Reins at Algomi
The fixed-income specialist has been appointed to the chief executive role at the fintech firm.
Commissions Slump as Mifid II, Algo Trading Take Bites Out of Brokers
Data shows drop in commission costs as unbundling rules take hold, furthering decline caused by electronic execution.
Finastra CEO Syed Leaves for Vista
Chief executive of fintech giant to depart for role at parent private equity company.
SST Awards 2018: Best Sell-Side Credit Risk Product—Numerix
In contrast to the market risk award, which has changed hands every year since the Sell-Side Technology Awards started in 2013, there has only ever been one winner of its sister category in credit risk—Numerix. There’s a reason for that—none come close…
SST Awards 2018: Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product—Nasdaq
Unsurprisingly, Nasdaq handily beat out the competition in the surveillance category this year to take home the award, which it has won every year since 2014 in this program.
SST Awards 2018: Best Sell-Side Middle-Office Platform—UnaVista, London Stock Exchange Group
Once regarded as little more than a reporting platform, UnaVista has become a powerhouse in its own right over recent years, as regulations have continued to force a focus on transparency on pre-trade, at-trade and post-trade levels.
SST Awards 2018: Best Sell-Side Market Risk Product—RiskVal Financial Solutions
When it comes to market risk, the challenges—and solutions—facing all at present center on transparency. From closing loopholes that in the past allowed regulatory arbitrage, through to more accurately analyzing the market impact of a portfolio’s…
SST Awards 2018: Best Sell-Side OTC Trading Initiative—FIS Front Arena
Tech giant FIS picks up the gong for the best over-the-counter (OTC) trading initiative this year for its Front Arena product, the second year in a row that it has won the award.
SST Awards 2018: Best Swap Execution Facility—Tradeweb Markets
When it comes to the ultra-competitive world of swap execution facilities (SEFs), volume is king. But before the mandate to trade certain derivatives contracts through SEFs kicked in during early 2014, Tradeweb’s TW SEF didn’t look at first like it would…
Wavelength Podcast Episode 123: An Examination of the SGX-NSE Row; Esma Targets Reporting Platforms
Wei-Shen Wong joins to discuss the brewing battle between the SGX and NSE and Anthony and James look at Esma's shot at reporting platforms.
APAs Under Pressure as Esma Cracks Down on Data Tangle
Reporting platforms told by regulator to substantially improve quality of publicly reported data.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 122: An Interview with Cboe's Chris Isaacson; GDPR Has Arrived
Cboe's CIO joins the podcast to discuss the exchange's tech migrations after the Bats acquisition, and Anthony and James give a primer on GDPR.
CFTC Stresses Exchange Role in Crypto Derivatives Guidance
Agency will step in and act where required, but the lion’s share of responsibility falls to venues.
Smartkarma Debuts Accelerator for Independent Research
Boost Research will aim to support sell-side veterans who set up their own shops.
NYSE Promotes Cunningham to President
COO to take top spot this week as Farley departs.
Tolat Joins TradAir as CEO
Former Integral, EBS executive joins FX trading platform.
IHS Markit to Buy Ipreo, Sell Key Derivatives Unit
Vendor will reposition financial businesses with move into alternatives and away from derivatives processing.
Tradeweb and Plato Bring RFQ Model to Cash Equities
Partnership will see the launch of quoting for block orders in the first phase, with more planned over coming years.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 121: An Examination of CQRS; Coinbase’s Institutional Play
Linedata's Dave Remy and Chris Condron discuss all things CQRS and James Rundle goes over some of the big news breaking in the crypto space.
Crypto Markets Continue Breakneck Pace of Development
The release of professional-grade services by the largest digital currency exchange demonstrates a breathless pace of growth that may be masking wider issues with the nascent asset class, traders suggest.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 120: CCP Non-Default Losses
James and Anthony look at the main issues around CCP non-default losses, who should be responsible for these funds, and where this is all heading.