STP
Automation and Risk Management in FX Create Technology Challenges
As algorithmic trading continues to grow in foreign exchange (FX) markets, FX desks are becoming more like full-service providers than ever. Trading volumes and the number of instruments on offer have ramped up risk management issues, and therefore…
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…
STP For Risk Reduction Back in the Spotlight
As industry initiatives push for T+2 settlement of securities transactions in addition to reduced levels of latency and more electronic support of the trading process, the notion of STP is once more gaining ground. However, this requires an adjustment of…
Real-Time Risk Management Now
The calls for real-time risk management are growing louder and more frequent. Its proponents point to recent advances in hardware, analytics and data management that make real-time risk management no longer a pipe dream but a genuine prospect. However,…
The Waiting Game
Report from Corporate Actions Webcast
Corporate Actions: Past, Present and Future
Collaborative efforts have helped facilitate much needed change in corporate actions processing, but there are still a number of challenges that need to be addressed, says corporate actions expert David Hands
SunGard Launches Post-Trade Derivatives Link
NEW YORK-In an attempt to standardize communications between buy-side and sell-side traders of listed derivatives, SunGard rolled out today, May 3, its post-trade communications platform, dubbed Cliq.