Hardware & Grid
Equinox Turns to Cloud, Triples AUM
The CTO at a small Denver alternative asset manager opts for private cloud.
What's Cooking For September's Waters
Jake Thomases and Tim Bourgaize Murray give a sneak peak at the stories they're working on for the September issue of Waters.
Power Play
Alternative technologies can provide the future of financial services
Celoxica Bows FPGA FX, Fixed Income Handlers
Vendor says expansion of feed handlers responds to growing algo trading and latency needs in new asset classes
3.1415925635 Is the Magic Number
Are we about to drown in a new wave of quants?
February 2012: Is Hardware Sexy Again?
The emphasis is generally on the software side of the business, but Victor argues that hardware is just as sexy.
Hard Coding: The Benefits and Drawbacks of FPGAs
Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are being touted in certain circles as the next wave of technology in the financial services industry, gaining adherents for their ability to perform complex tasks at previously inconceivable speeds. However, with…
Meeting Demand for Distributed Computing in Finance
Over the last two decades, financial derivatives markets experienced tremendous growth in market share, volume, sophistication and customization, all contributing to increased complexity of pricing and risk analysis of these securities. Ubiquitous…