Trading Tech
EquiLend Taps former Northern Trust, State Street Securities Finance Exec Allen to Lead DataLend
Allen's years of experience in securities lending will help the DataLend business better serve client needs, officials say.
Making a Connection
Hosted middleware solutions can help financial firms to be nimble in addressing changing market conditions, but connecting with the right technology partner is the real key to success. Sponsored analysis: Bloomberg
The Great Wall: Fintech in China
The Chinese market is heavily retail driven, but innovation in the peer-to peer lending sector is likely to influence the development of institutional banking and capital markets.
Eternally Internal: WH Trading CTO Mike Madigan
Mike Madigan has spent nearly 15 years at Chicago-based WH Trading, building the proprietary trading firm’s technology from the ground up.
Dan DeFrancesco: The Other Side of the Story
Dan talks to the CTO of High-Frequency Trading shop, post Flash Boys.
Liquid Alts and Automation: Linedata Previews Fall Rollouts
Every September Linedata unveils new capabilities. Liquid Alts are at the top of the list.
Algo Testing Under the Regulatory Microscope
Mifid II will present the first regulatory framework designed specifically to regulate and monitor algorithmic trading functions within the EU.
Optiver Taps Torstone for Inferno Sub Ledger Solution
Standalone implementation of sub-ledger module by Dutch market maker represents duo of firsts for Torstone Technology.
Prophet Capital Selects Broadridge Portfolio & Trading Platform
The structured credit hedge fund adopts integrated trading and operations platform for scalable infrastructure.
Lucena Builds Reinforcement Learning into Strategy Research
The "reinforcement learning" helps Lucena refine its predictive analytics algorithms.
2016: No More Risk Silos?
Know the rules, know your endgame for better governance, says Wolters Kluwer expert
Your 2016 Trifecta: Machine Learning, Blockchain & Social
The New Year will be about machine learning, more blockchain and more social.
Axius Expands Market EarlyBird Offering, Bows Hot Tweets
Axius' latest enhancement of its offering will help companies more accurately target social data on smaller companies.
Numerix Rolls Out Latest CrossAsset Release
Version 12.5 expands real-world modeling coverage.
Thomson Reuters Adds ChartIQ to Eikon App Studio
Officials say the move demonstrates the industry trend towards open, collaborative systems.
Open Platform: Ghosts of Trading Floors Past──Disruption in the Dealing Room
Consultant and industry veteran Tom Perigoe harks back to the role of infrastructure integrators in creating dealing rooms of olde.
West Highland Tool Streamlines Vendor Change Notice Management
Data Notification Manager reduces the time taken to process and manage vendor change notices from hours to minutes, official say.
Maybank Taps Fidessa's Equities Trading Platform
Brokerage division of investment bank implements Fidessa equities platform in response to fragmented Asian markets.
Trading Technologies to Add Trade Analytics, Backtesting in 2016
Last year the vendor launched its new SaaS-based trading platform and rolled out the Algo Development Lab.
Charles River Gains ISO 27001 Certification
Security credential added to software-as-a-service offering
NICE Actimize Eyes Big Data Analytics, Blockchain in 2016
Waters chats with NICE Actimize's AML division about what is in store for the New Year.
Trading Technologies to Add Trade Analytics, Backtesting in 2016
Last year the vendor launched its new SaaS-based trading platform and rolled out the Algo Development Lab.
WRDS Taps RavenPack for News Analytics
WRDS will offer clients access to RavenPack's historical datasets for academic research and back-testing purposes.
NSX Aims to Entice Institutional Buy-Side Flow with Lower Fee Structure
NSX is the 12th US stock exchange entrant, with IEX looming on the horizon.