Trading Tech
Why Hosting Makes Sense
As firms try to do more with less, the market is experiencing a shift in the way the investment management industry is solving data management problems, says Eagle Investment Systems' Joel Kornblum
XTF Bows Performance Heatmaps
Exchange-traded fund rating provider Marco Polo XTF is set to launch a Web-based heatmap display that breaks down ETF holdings by asset class and geography, and uses ETFs as a proxy for monitoring money flows between assets and regions.
Markit Boat: Navigating Data Quality
MiFID did more than open up competition for trade execution by enabling the launch of new multilateral trading facilities; it also gave rise to new over-the-counter trade reporting facilities such as Markit Boat. Inside Market Data recently spoke to Will…
Microsoft Readies CEP Play for Financial Markets
Software giant Microsoft is preparing to enter the complex event processing fray with a platform that will enter beta testing next month, and will provide event-driven capabilities for processing high rates of data, as well as integration with other…
Corvil Unveils Expanded Latency Tools
In addition to an enhanced XML feed, version 5.1 of CorvilNet features a range of new capabilities, including Multicast gap detection, and support for monitoring specific message types, roundtrip order latency, and new hardware.
Deutsche Börse Sets XIM Test for Latter Part of '09
FRANKFURT-Deutsche Börse officials plan to start testing the exchange operator's new pan-European trading facility, Xetra International Market (XIM), in the second half of 2009, officials tell DWT .
Intel Preps New Nehalem Server Line
SANTA CLARA, CALIF.-To meet the demands of its high-end enterprise customers, Intel is developing a new family of expandable server platforms built on the Xeon processor, codenamed Nehalem-EX.
Global Equities Brings Human Dimension to BCP
PARIS-Going beyond what is required by French regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), French brokerage Global Equities is in the midst of deploying a new business continuity protocol to address the needs of its employees in case of an emergency.
SaaS Gains Traction within Reconciliation
According to a recent research report published by industry analyst firm TowerGroup in conjunction with industry consultancy Perot Systems, small and midsize investment firms are investigating incorporating software-as-a-service- (SaaS-) delivered…
Editor's Letter - Risk is all around
The rate of change across the buy side - when inertia is finally overcome and change takes place - is often swift. The buy-side approach to risk is a case in point. It wasn't long ago that risk was a bit of a giggle for many buy-side firms, which, during…
Euro traders struggling with liquidity sourcing
A new Tabb Group report finds that buy-side equity traders in the UK and Europe have encountered greater challenges over the past year sourcing liquidity within new market structures. At the same time, heightened awareness of counterparty risk has begun…
Spotlight on David Merrill
FinAnalytica, a portfolio risk management software developer, has appointed David Merrill as chief executive as part of a new management team; Andrew Huddart has been named chairman and Boryana Racheta-Iotova promoted to president. Merrill discusses…
VaR comes in for criticism
The credit crisis has uncovered the weaknesses of many risk management models and risk mitigation approaches. The rating agencies' reputations have also come under the spotlight as their reputations and reliability have been called into question. Value…
It all comes down to data
If there is one thing you would have thought financial firms would have grasped by now, it's that having a centralised source of data - a golden copy if you will - is a good idea. By Emily Fraser . How many times have we heard Mike Atkin of the EDM…
Spotlight trained on OTC pricing platforms
A new Celent Communications report evaluating providers of pricing tools for OTC derivatives and structured products finds that vendors have stepped up efforts to support clients under pressure from investors and regulators for more transparent and…
