Opinion
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Making Lists, Taking Names
SEC 15b9-1 revision to close HFT registration loophole.
A New Turn in CLOs' Tech Quandary
Sometimes, ancient technology changes about as quickly as it moves.
And What Language Do You Speak?
Anthony says that firms need to worry about more than just the added benefits coding skill provides when recruiting new talent.
Opening Cross: When Collaboration Isn’t a Crime
Perhaps it’s because summer is now officially here and everyone wants to go skipping hand-in-hand through sun-drenched meadows, or that FISD’s Tom Davin is the latest inductee into the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame, or perhaps there’s another dynamic…
Buy Side Eurovision!
BST Europe warmed up the crowd this week ahead of the song-singing phenomenon.
Central Gestation
Data centralization advocacy gains ground, but effects not realized
Bitcoin Continues to Grow in the Capital Markets ─ Coupled with a Healthy Dose of Wariness
Anthony looks at some longform articles that have recently hit the press ─ including Waters ─ that have helped to shed some light on crypto-currencies.
Opening Cross: At the End of the Day, It’s All Data
Data isn't just prices; it's unstructured text, charts, sentiment scores, and even analysis of photographs.
Open Platform: Two’s Not a Crowd: Market Data’s Dirty Secret
Will Bloomberg's recent outage make financial firms more willing to consider alternative offerings?
IRD's Editor on Data Centralization Efforts
Centralization emerges as a focus in several data endeavors
Compliance Budgets Rise, But Not Fast Enough
Thomson Reuters’ survey findings show limited resources for regulatory compliance efforts
"Go Blackhawks!" and Other Options 2015 Miami Musings
Talk of playoff hockey cooled down the crowd at the annual event, but what else happened?
IRD's Editor on Harmonizing Data
Alignment of data to raise qualilty and cut inconsistencies should begin with harmonization
What's the rush? The CAT is a Waiting Game Worth Playing
Dan DeFrancesco talks about why showing forbearance while waiting for the CAT might be best thing for the industry.
Opening Cross: A New Hope for Data Agility
With publicity for a new Star Wars movie already underway, it seems timely to note that the original movies could have been quite different if not for an alleged last-minute casting switch. As the story goes, because of a joint audition session between…
Centralization Moves to the Foreground
Without collection and coordination of data, high quality is difficult to achieve
Tim Bourgaize Murray: The Real Value of Virtual Expertise
Do you need to understand blockchain to enter the BTC derivatives market?
Michael Shashoua: Data Quality and Innovation
Are major firms ready to use new approaches to data management?
Max Bowie: Is Bloomberg Really to Blame?
Putting all your eggs in one basket is a high-risk strategy as Bloomberg Professional traders found out on April 17.
May 2015: Tall Poppy Syndrome is Alive and Well
Bloomberg Professional's blank day on April 17.
Anthony Malakian: Gregg Berman’s Gedankenexperiment for Market Structure
The SEC's Gregg Berman provided a thought experiment to explain how today’s market structure has evolved.
Back in the Saddle Again
Anthony looks back at the biggest stories from the previous week.
Opening Cross: In the Interest of Full Disclosure
Disclosure of market-moving information, and the industry that surrounds it, is changing rapidly.
Path To Alignment
Data infrastructure improvement requires carefully attaching meaning to data