Trading Tech
Edwards Joins Equipos in Partner Manager Role
Edwards joins Equipos from Microsoft, where he led industry market development for the financial services sector.
Anthony Malakian: Stressed Out
Due to the financial meltdown and subsequent regulations, firms are challenged with finding a balance when going about stress testing. Anthony says that while the initial cost may be steep, the rewards can be great for everyone involved.
Layer Cake: The Rise of Platform-as-a-Service
Cloud is the catch-all term encompassing a number of different components. Of those, software-as-a-service is the most prominent, although platform-as-a-service now offers similar, predominantly hardware-focused benefits to the financial services…
Speed Trap: The Challenge of Risk Management On Demand
Volatility in the markets, the advent of algorithmic trading strategies, and ever-increasing trading volumes at faster speeds have led to the need for risk aggregation that can be run on demand, writes Steve Dew-Jones.
FXall Adds FX Options
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse were involved with the development process.
Ativa Live With Ullink's Trading Platform
Ativa also tapping Ullink's pre-trade risk and DMA monitoring software.
Renaissance Implements Calypso for Back-Office Ops
First phase completed, with additional go-lives scheduled for 2012.
KLP AM Selects Algorithmics for Risk Management
Asset manager will implement the Algo Risk Service across all its portfolios to create a more integrated risk management function linking its portfolio managers, risk managers and client advisors.
Open Platform: Big Data, Minus Big Delays or Big Storage
With data volumes constantly rising, and firms looking to apply Big Data analytics to gain value from even more datasets, is there such a thing as too much data? Speed requirements and storage limitations demand a smarter choice for capturing Big Data,…
StarCompliance Taps News Impact Scores for Insider Trading Tool
Compliance software vendor will use news provider's impact analysis to monitor trading activity against market-moving news events.
NYSE Liffe to Build CCP, Severs with LCH.Clearnet
The exchange operator says its expanded NYSE Clearing, operational in June 2013, will consolidate derivatives clearing in Europe.
When It Comes to Mobile, All Devices Welcome
Phones and tablets aren’t just for Angry Birds. Mobile devices have allowed financial professionals to operate on a 24/7 basis, and be less attached to the office. Jake Thomases explores whether they should be allowed to embed work functionality into…
Toronto Vendors Launch Semantic Analysis App
Canadian vendors join forces to launch Market Sentiment Navigator.
The Buy Side as Big Data Laggards
After Tuesday's Big Data Online Summit, Anthony once again asks why the buy side has largely chosen to sit on the sidelines.
Indian Regulator Cautions over HFT
Reserve bank says that algorithmic activity needs to be watched.
Cantor Fitzgerald Automates Corporate Actions with XSP
Investment bank to use XSPrisa product for processing requirements.
Kleinwort Benson Selects Vermilion Reporting Suite
Vermilion's software used for private client reporting at bank.
DPA-AFX Mulls Adapting Video News for Data Terminals
DPA-AFX creates English-language versions of its video news and readies the service for use in trading terminals
Portware Clients Move Totally to the Cloud
Though Portware's FX platform is available on-site and in the cloud, the latter's popularity has overwhelmed the former.