Opinion
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.
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.
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.
Opening Cross: Are You Entitled to Answers?
Can't handle the truth? Or just can't handle a lack of timely answers?
IRD's Editor on 2016 Data Management Issues
Data management harmonization and harnessing multiple databases figure big in meeting demands
Your 2016 Trifecta: Machine Learning, Blockchain & Social
The New Year will be about machine learning, more blockchain and more social.
Golden Copy: 2016's Biggest Data Challenges Emerge
Industry leaders see centralization of data as most important issue to address
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.
'To Seek a Newer World'
In his final column, Tim reflects on his time at Waters and implores the industry to think — and speak — bolder as another era takes hold.
Casting 'Flash Boys': Picking the Stars for Michael Lewis' Next Blockbuster
Dan does a little bit of casting for Michael Lewis' most recent book following the release of "The Big Short" in theaters.
Opening Cross: The Royal O’Tannenbaums of Market Data
Wishing all our readers a very happy ho-ho-holidays.
Golden Copy: Basel Sequel Fatigue
The prospect of a 'Basel IV' has many wondering about several issues still outstanding with Basel III
Forgotten Disruptors: The Buy Side
Recapping a key theme from Waters USA.
A Look Back at Waters USA: Pragmatic Innovation
Dan DeFrancesco takes a look back at Waters USA.
Pulling the Data Quality Thread In Data Governance
Granularity of data proving important in multiple governance and compliance efforts
Opening Cross: What Do You Buy the Market Data Manager Who Has Everything?
Some of the best gifts don't go under the Christmas tree.
Business, Technology a Smart Marriage at Innovation Centers
Dan looks at the wave of innovation labs popping up across the industry and points to one example as a great combination of technology and business.
Asia Bursts Ahead, Yet AMs Lag Behind
New numbers say we should pump the breaks.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Syndicated Loans: Getting the Dominos Lined Up
After writing a two-part feature this month on the syndicated loans market, Tim Bourgaize Murray reflects on the progress that’s been made, the work still to do, and the massive potential to demonstrate how financial services can fix problems on its own.
Dan DeFrancesco: The Art of the Deadline
Deadlines on regulations in the capital markets are rarely hard and fast. Dan discusses why the back and forth between regulators and firms is so frustrating.