Articles by James Rundle
SEF Rule Delays Present Issues and Opportunities
Panelists at the 2013 FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) EMEA Trading Conference in London yesterday said that the delays over finalized rules for Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) in the US are leading to over development on platforms and an uncertain regional…
ICAP Exec: Europe Can Align OTFs with SEFs
Incoming regulation in the European Union that reforms over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading has the opportunity to sync up with analogous US legislation, an executive from interdealer broker ICAP said yesterday at FIX Protocol Limited's 2013 EMEA…
James Rundle: That Golden Touch
The data jungle of modern trading may be confusing, says James, but the UK’s Financial Services Authority is certainly going out with a bang after slamming a complex market manipulation scheme, mirroring wider efforts among national cops to become tech…
LCH.Clearnet Selects New US CEO
David Weisbrod has been appointed as the new CEO of LCH.Clearnet's US subsidiary, the clearing group announced.
FixSpec Establishes FIX Testing Utility
Service and utility provider FixSpec has set up a multi-venue certification service for developers working on FIX applications.
NAS Joins Calastone's Australian Network
National Australia Bank Asset Servicing (NAS) has joined Calastone's fund transaction network, the vendor has announced, bringing its share of Australian fund managers operating on its network to 40 percent.
StatPro Adds Bottom-Up Visualization for Stock Picks
Portfolio analytics and reporting vendor StatPro has announced the addition of bottom-up stock picking analytics to its Revolution platform.
Back to Basics
Features and functionality are nice, but without a decent front end, even the most advanced trading engine can have a false start.
Tradenext Partners Tradable for Open Source Platform
Foreign exchange (FX) broker Tradenext has announced that it will launch a co-branded trading platform along with open source tech vendor Tradable later this year.
Luxembourg Exchange, Altus to Develop Fund Market Infrastructure
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LSX) and tech vendor Altus have announced their cooperation over the development of market infrastructure for investment funds in Europe.
Five Years of SFTI in Europe
Sell-Side Technology caught up with Ian Jack, global head of infrastructure for the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) at NYSE Technologies, in London earlier this week.
WSE Sets April Date for NYSE UTP Move
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has said that preliminary testing for its move to NYSE Technologies' Universal Trading Platform (UTP), which will occur on April 15, 2013, has finished successfully.
Polish CCP Signs First Member
Polish central counterparty clearing house (CCP) KDPW_CCP has announced that Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA has become its first member, ahead of European regulations governing the trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
Saxo Bank Re-Launches MT4 Platform
Online trading specialist Saxo Bank has re-launched its MetaTrader 4 platform under the name SaxoMT4, with institutional business being handled through its French subsidiary, Saxo Banque.
TeleWare Opens Call Recording Records
UK-based communications vendor Teleware has announced the release of a new application that provides streamlined access to its mobile recording functionality.
Calypso Captures Credit Vet for Senior Post
Technology vendor Calypso has announced the appointment of David Kelly as its director of financial engineering.
Pine River Deploys FlexTrade for Multi-Asset Activities
Asset manager Pine River Capital Management has globally deployed FlexTrade Systems technology to handle its multi-asset trading strategies.
National Bank Financial Activates Orc for Canadian Algo Trading
National Bank Financial (NBF), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Bank of Canada, has extended its use of technology from Orc by offering clients algorithmic trading in Canadian markets.
Tough Times Ahead for the Broker-Dealer
Enhanced connectivity requirements, big bank resurgence and regulation all weigh heavy on the broker-dealer landscape.
Pulp Fiction: The Case for Dematerialization
Starting around the mid-1980s, securities depositories and the financial services industry as a whole began to move toward a process of converting paper stock certificates to electronic formats. Reasons of market efficiency and risk reduction are cited…
Activ Financial Extends Pre-Trade Risk Offering to Canada
Risk management vendor Activ Financial has announced that it is extending its Activ TradeDeck product's coverage to include Canadian exchanges.
The Show Must Go On
As regular readers of Buy-Side Technology, Sell-Side Technology and Waters will have noticed over the past week, we're gearing up for the first annual Sell-Side Technology Awards, to be held in New York on April 23.
Indus Valley Rolls Out Cloud Form PF Platform
Buy-side tech vendor Indus Valley Partners has announced a "lite" edition of its cloud-based Form PF reporting platform.
ITG Releases Closing Auction Liquidity Algo
Execution and research broker ITG has announced the release of its Dynamic Close algorithm, which pursues market liquidity in NYSE and Nasdaq closing auctions.