Trading Tech
Trading Infrastructure Hamstrung by Familiar Concerns
Cost concerns and legacy issues continue to temper enthusiasm among investment managers for wholesale changes in their trading architecture.
France Implements Transaction Tax
The seminal 0.2 percent tax, expected to be a guinea pig for other nations, goes into effect today.
Ahead of Solvency II, Asset Liability Management Looms Large for Managers
Asset managers with insurer clients are searching for new data management and portfolio optimization platforms as the European regulation inches closer.
BATS Chi-X Looks to Exponential-e for Lower Latency
Exponential-e to provide sub-millisecond connectivity to the venue.
GFT Markets Launches Mobile Trading App
DealBook for Android enables real-time monitoring of accounts.
Open Platform: A Risk-Intelligent Bank?
In a period of heightened regulation resulting from the financial crisis, banks are facing more intense scrutiny than ever. History dictates that regulators will always be behind the curve, taking a reactive approach to risk management. With this in mind…
Twitter: Alpha Generator?
Social media has revolutionized the way people communicate, personally and professionally. But can financial services institutions use the information shared through internet phenomena such as Twitter and Facebook to generate alpha? By Steve Dew-Jones
LSE’s Cisco ‘Switch’ Cuts Hosting Latency
LSE upgrades network switches in UK hosting center to cut data dissemination latency
Eris Exchange Seeks to Futurize, Standardize, Capitalize
Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, inadvertently started the Trojan War by pitting the gods against each other. Neal Brady doesn’t want a war, or even discord. He wants Eris Exchange to grow through the unity of standardized contracts. An innovative…
Knight Tech Glitch Leads Circuit Breakers to Kick In
About 150 stocks were possibly affected; five triggered circuit breakers.
Nest Investimentos Chooses StreamBase CEP
Among other things, the Brazilian broker will use it for algorithmic trading and risk management.
Gresham Claims Record Transaction Processing Times
Software vendor reports reconciliation processing of 200 million transactions per hour.
NYSE Tech Extends Sidera SFTI Network Contract
Deal also expands the range of services Sidera will provide to exchange's network arm
Nomura Taps MarketPrizm for Ultra-Low Latency in Europe
Japanese investment bank looks to increase speed and performance of trading infrastructure.
ConvergEx TCA Goes Global
The upgraded TCA is now available in markets outside of the US.
The Center Ground: CCPs Could Shift—Not Eliminate—Systemic Risk
On July 4, 2012, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation that will see standardized derivatives contracts in Europe cleared through central counterparties. Designed to reduce systemic risk in the over-the-counter derivatives markets, how…
Wurts & Associates Adds MSCI's BarraOne
The platform will help the investment consulting firm develop risk-based allocation strategies across asset classes.
Mountain Lions: Pursuit of IT Innovation Keeps BlueMountain Ahead of the Pack
BlueMountain Capital Management, under the leadership of Michael Liberman, has assembled a core of technologists and quants that have made the New York hedge fund one of the most innovative asset managers in the industry for the best part of a decade. By…
Omgeo's Trade Matching Foray Approved by Chilean Regulator
Brokers will be able to access Omgeo's central matching via the Chilean central depository.
Derwent Capital Launches Real-Time Sentiment App
"Twitter Fund" legacy continues with precursor to online trading platform.