Opinion
How Many Utilities Does the Industry Need?
The industry will not see the full benefits of the utility model if it becomes spread thinly across a multitude of rival offerings
Come for the Pizza, Stay for the Foreign-Exchange Derivatives
CME Europe leads this week's coverage on Sell-Side Technology.
Questions Surround Bitcoin on the Buy Side
As Bitcoin continues to evolve, the headlines have been both positive and negative. One thing that is becoming clear is that some buy side firms are dipping their toes in these turbulent waters—though most, quite tellingly, are keeping those forays under…
OTC Conversations Turn to Market Structure, Away from Tech
Debates about the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives landscape have been transitioning from an IT focus to a market structure focus. To most, it's been subtle. To a technology reporter, it's a big deal.
Data Key to Unlocking Solvency II Compliance
In this sponsored statement, Thomson Reuters' Tim Lind enumerates the challenges of the risk exposure directive and immediate ways to view and manage data to those ends
The Power of Names
The difference between disruptive and emerging technologies.
Open Platform: In Big Data, What Works for B2C Markets Won’t Bring the Same Benefits in B2B
With most demonstrable Big Data success stories in business-to-consumer markets, Kelvin To, founder and president of Data Boiler Technologies, asks whether Big Data has real opportunities for business-to-business financial firms and technology providers?
The Internet of Things and Wall Street
As the Internet of Things takes hold in the retail space, Anthony wonders if this concept will spread into the capital markets in the near future, or if this is still too bleeding edge for the banking industry, much less buy-side institutions.
Wake-Up Calls
Data management professionals are being alerted to several new developments in the areas of semantic technology, Unique Trade Identifiers, collaboration, data costs and big data
Rewiring the Data Management Brain
Crowdsourcing elements of reference data production, if done right, can elevate the quality of that data, as a newer service provider in the space asserts
James Rundle: The Big Whimper
While derivatives markets have seen huge transformations in both the US and Europe this month, James says they haven’t brought about the Big Bang effect that many predicted.
Anthony Malakian: The Power of the Investor
Anthony says that while new reporting guidelines and technologies will help firms to make the business case to move away from spreadsheets in favor of automated systems, investors will hold the most sway in making this a reality.
Michael Shashoua: Steadying Data Flows
Data management professionals will need to achieve smooth input and output to make investment books of record into useful systems for their firms. And, Michael explains, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation rules implementation is raising…
Max Bowie: Lights, Camera, Data!
With movies about corporate espionage and greedy tycoons—from the high-flying The Wolf of Wall Street to the grimy Boiler Room—always popular, the average person’s understanding of market data and trading technologies comes from the big screen, not the…
March 2014: Breaking the Habit
Microsoft Excel as an operational tool is as flawed as it is ubiquitous on Wall Street—even the regulators are guilty of over-reliance on spreadsheets—but Victor says cutting back on its use in favor of automated processes can mean serious long-term…
That Fun Intersection between Technology and Behavior
Now, where did I put those fundamentals?
Opening Cross: ‘Location, Location, Location’ Is Only Half the Battle
Wherever you feel at home, your location is ultimately only as good as the leverage it provides.
Open Platform: The Data Needs of a New Breed: ‘Oceanographer Traders’
Navigating today’s extensive volumes and variety of traditional and new types of market data for opportunities is like trawling a vast ocean for sunken treasure. Bart Bartolozzi, senior product marketing manager at IPC, explains how getting the most out…
Is The HTML5 Revolution Here?
This year might just be the year that HTML5 takes over Wall Street. Will you be leading the charge?