Celent

HFT Profits Down as Concerns Grow

At the recent Tokyo Trading Architecture Summit, Neil Katkov, senior vice president of the Asia region for Celent, laid out the state of high-frequency trading (HFT) in the US and discussed what might lie ahead for Japan.

Real-Time Risk: Keeping It Real

Pitches for real-time risk solutions focus more on the sell side than the buy side. Jake Thomases set out to determine how much hedge funds and asset managers care about calculating risk in the blink of an eye. Some do, but it’s largely dependent on…

The Lost Generation of Corporate Bond Platforms

Corporate bonds today remain among the most manual instruments to trade. But it did not have to be this way. Starting as far back as the late 1990s, attempts have been made to automate institutional credit trading. In part one of this two-part feature,…

Poll: Intra-firm Collaboration Is Key

Collaboration within firms is increasing, according to a poll by Boston-based analyst firm Celent. At least, the need for collaboration is increasing. It may take a new set of tools to exercise those collaborative muscles to the fullest.

Optimize: The How and Who

Collateral optimization is a reality for a few institutions, an attainable goal for a few others, and a pipe dream for the rest. In the second part of his feature on optimization, Jake Thomases checks in on who is optimizing and who isn’t, and on what an…

Optimize: The Whens and the Whys

Collateral optimization systems are coming into vogue as a means of handling some of the obligations of Dodd–Frank and EMIR. In part one of a two-part feature, Jake Thomases examines exactly what about the current market is prompting the adoption, and…

The Wait Is Over

With key decisions about LEI standards now made and clearer definitions of Fatca and other regulations completed, Asian markets, especially Japan, can begin to respond. Michael Shashoua examines how the compliance challenges are stacking up

Algo Trading and Fixed Income: Tilting at Windmills

Algorithmic trading is pervasive in equities and other liquid markets, but how far has it penetrated into fixed income? Some fear that the introduction of algorithmic trading strategies into bonds, fixed-income futures and other areas will engender…

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