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Multi-Asset Trading Platforms: Sweating Your Assets

As buy-side firms have looked to diversify their investment strategies and include new asset classes, their incumbent trading technologies have been found wanting. But, as Linedata’s Gene Mitchell explains, help is at hand in the form of cross-asset…

Michael Shashoua: Confounding Interests

Following the twists and turns of the legal entity identifier story, Michael finds clashing regulatory authorities, political maneuvering, and attempts by outside interests to sort through the wreckage.

James Rundle: Prizing Open Markets

The introduction of competition, according to capitalist doctrine, is a pre-requisite for establishing an efficient and growing economy. But for the capital markets, James says, plans to open trading landscapes to new venues come with their own…

US Regulators' Technology Burden

The passage of the Dodd–Frank Act in the US, while necessary, has not just stressed many Wall Street firms’ IT budgets—it has also required a substantial investment on the parts of the US regulators. Anthony Malakian charts the progress that has been…

Futures Trading Algorithms Find Traction

Equities and futures microstructures have always functioned differently—and in terms of algorithmic application, the latter has always benefited from the adventures of the former. From order placement optimization to a revived debate on pricing…

Anthony Malakian: No Reconciling Dependency on Excel

According to some reports, 70 to 80 percent of reconciliations at major financial institutions still take place through the use of manually intensive, spreadsheet-based platforms. Anthony says that in today’s environment, this is simply unacceptable.

James Rundle: Cross-Country Marathons

Operating across regulatory jurisdictions is never easy, but in some areas, it’s practically impossible to do so efficiently. Even when regulators prove accommodating there are challenges, James says.

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