Emerging Technologies
WebRTC: A Comet That Will Kill Off Trading Turret Dinosaurs
The potential benefits of a WebRTC foundation include up to a 50 percent cost reduction when compared to average trading turret hardware expenses, according to Greg Kenepp.
Markit Taps Amazon Cloud to ‘Expedite Innovation'
The move will make it easier for the vendor to manage product and business innovation, officials say.
EquiLend Taps former Northern Trust, State Street Securities Finance Exec Allen to Lead DataLend
Allen's years of experience in securities lending will help the DataLend business better serve client needs, officials say.
SR Labs Catches Cacciola
Cacciola joins SR Labs after holding various sales and account management roles at content and technology providers.
Bloomberg Buys Netbox Blue, Integrates Technology into Enterprise Compliance Platform
Bloomberg's purchase of Netbox Blue comes after the two firms held a partnership for two years.
DirectFN, Dow Jones Ally for English-Language MENA News
The service will provide more in-depth news on companies and economic issues within the MENA region, officials say.
The Great Wall: Fintech in China
The Chinese market is heavily retail driven, but innovation in the peer-to peer lending sector is likely to influence the development of institutional banking and capital markets.
Data Management: Regulation, Problems and Solutions for the Buy Side
Regulators are looking for evidence of good processes and procedures around data within the firms that fall under their jurisdiction, according to panelists at RIMES Technologies’ annual Data Governance Conference. By David Dawkins
Legacy Systems: Mission Impossible or Mission Unnecessary?
How do you solve a problem like legacy technology? Capital markets firms are constantly plagued by issues arising from or associated with technology that is no longer fit for purpose, leading to security, compliance and competitive risk.
January 2016: Creeping Along the Continuum
While it's impossible to know what the future might hold, it's almost guaranteed that upstarts will look to upend incumbents in 2016.
Eternally Internal: WH Trading CTO Mike Madigan
Mike Madigan has spent nearly 15 years at Chicago-based WH Trading, building the proprietary trading firm’s technology from the ground up.
Dan DeFrancesco: The Other Side of the Story
Dan talks to the CTO of High-Frequency Trading shop, post Flash Boys.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: A Newer World
Tim gives some advice on the need for more openness among technologists.
Michael Shashoua: The Smart Play on Stress Tests
Michael looks at new stress testing demands stemming from everything from Basel III to BCBS 239 to CCAR.
Max Bowie: Phishing in the Liquidity Pools of the Capital Markets
In 2013, 53 percent of exchanges reported experiencing a cyber-attack, and Max would be shocked if that number has not already reached 100 percent.
Looking to the Cloud: Visibility and Security via Cloud Services
Bloomberg's Brian Cunningham talks to WatersTechnology about the major considerations for both buy-side and sell-side firms currently assessing the pros and cons of cloud-based services.
Nasdaq Brings Blockchain to Life
As distributed ledger technology edges closer to widespread adoption, WatersTechnology speaks to Nasdaq's head of blockchain strategy about what's next for this potentially revolutionary technology.
Opening Cross: Are You Entitled to Answers?
Can't handle the truth? Or just can't handle a lack of timely answers?
Data Destinations: Hot Spots for Data Demand in 2016
Data and connectivity providers predict which regions will drive demand for market data over the coming year.
Your 2016 Trifecta: Machine Learning, Blockchain & Social
The New Year will be about machine learning, more blockchain and more social.
Waters Weekly Wrap: January 4-8
Each Friday, Waters editors and journalists pull together a quick-hit series of the best analysis pieces, features, and video interviews from across the five brands-just in case you missed them.
Thomson Reuters Adds ChartIQ to Eikon App Studio
Officials say the move demonstrates the industry trend towards open, collaborative systems.
Open Platform: Ghosts of Trading Floors Past──Disruption in the Dealing Room
Consultant and industry veteran Tom Perigoe harks back to the role of infrastructure integrators in creating dealing rooms of olde.
Making a Better Industry: New Year's Resolutions for the Capital Markets
Cyber security, blockchain and SEFs all need work in 2016.