Trading Tech
Clearing Executives Remain Skeptical on Blockchain
Senior CCP specialists say some emerging technologies have promise, but significant hurdles remain.
Morgan Stanley Moves Beaton to Head US Trade and Transaction Reporting
Beaton brings to the new role 15 years of expertise in financial services program management, regulatory and risk oversight, and audit trail recovery and management.
Crypto Exchange Blockbid Deploys Bank-Grade KYC Tech
Blockbid signs LexisNexis Risk and ThreatMetrix to combat fraud.
Markets Learn Painful Lessons as Blockchain Grows Up
Shelving early blockchain projects has pushed the technology further into maturity, and offers lessons for the future.
Nasdaq Sees Bright Future as Technology Provider
CEO Friedman said exchange's competitive advantage lies in the technology it provides to other markets.
TNS Realigns Product Management, Development Ops Under Telecoms Vet Versen
Versen has spent almost 30 years in product and digital marketing and management roles at network and technology providers, and marketing agencies.
Isda Launches First Digital Version of CDM
The electronic blueprint sets out a standardized framework for the derivatives trading lifecycle.
Minium Signs Marex Spectron as First Client
Cinnober subsidiary inks maiden deal for risk-management platform.
Nasdaq Names Alt Data Head
Dague will be responsible for analyzing data on Nasdaq's Analytics Hub, and for striking new deals with potential data partners.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 123: An Examination of the SGX-NSE Row; Esma Targets Reporting Platforms
Wei-Shen Wong joins to discuss the brewing battle between the SGX and NSE and Anthony and James look at Esma's shot at reporting platforms.
CLS Invests in R3 to Promote Blockchain for FX
CLS will join the R3 board and will help push the release of blockchain applications for currency markets.
APAs Under Pressure as Esma Cracks Down on Data Tangle
Reporting platforms told by regulator to substantially improve quality of publicly reported data.
BNP Paribas Debuts Securities Inventory Management
Asset-servicing initiative is currently live in three markets and will become available globally in the coming weeks
Wavelength Podcast Episode 122: An Interview with Cboe's Chris Isaacson; GDPR Has Arrived
Cboe's CIO joins the podcast to discuss the exchange's tech migrations after the Bats acquisition, and Anthony and James give a primer on GDPR.
Reference Data Standards Reaching ‘Peak Implementation’
The wide adoption of reference data and accompanying standards creates both opportunities and challenges, said Cusip Global Services vice president and COO at the North American Financial Information Summit.
Northern Trust: Firms Need to Build Capabilities Before Using AI
Custody bank seeks to educate clients—and itself—on how AI and other technologies can augment staff processes.
SGX-NSE Showdown Outcome May Have Roots in Prior Suit
In its battle with India's exchanges, SGX may be able to use a judgment in a previous disagreement between ICE and Nymex.
CFTC Stresses Exchange Role in Crypto Derivatives Guidance
Agency will step in and act where required, but the lion’s share of responsibility falls to venues.
QuantConnect Creates Tool to Develop, Share Algorithms
Through the Algorithm Framework, quants can use plug-and-play algorithms from across QuantConnect's user base.
Horizon Software Sets Eyes on Indonesia
Vendor aims to expand into Indonesia’s growing market in 2018 and is currently working with a number of institutions in the country’s capital markets and ETFs.
Location, Location, Location
The Australian Securities Exchange outlines key considerations for firms weighing up their choice of co-location facility.
Avelacom Adds Second Warsaw PoP for Low-Latency WSE Connectivity
The new PoP in Warsaw's Altman datacenter will allow clients to co-locate in the same facility as the Warsaw Stock Exchange and local market participants.
Tradeweb and Plato Bring RFQ Model to Cash Equities
Partnership will see the launch of quoting for block orders in the first phase, with more planned over coming years.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 121: An Examination of CQRS; Coinbase’s Institutional Play
Linedata's Dave Remy and Chris Condron discuss all things CQRS and James Rundle goes over some of the big news breaking in the crypto space.