Sell-Side Technology/Feature
What the hell is Web3, anyway?
The next iteration of the internet is upon us, with the potential to deliver radical shifts to every industry, including banking. The movement, which is currently buoyed by the prospects of blockchain and virtual reality, has implications for computing, data protection, networking, collaborating, and the very definition of a bank as a trusted intermediary and institution.
Brokers Tackle Pro v. Non-Pro Data Cost & Compliance Challenges
Max Bowie digs deep into how firms are making sure they classify data consumers correctly to avoid paying unnecessary fees.
Brokers Cry SOS on Rule 606
While the industry has been granted a delay for SEC Rule 606, more guidance is necessary to move forward.
Fixed Income ESG Data: Materially Different
The ESG space is growing rapidly and gaining more attention, but one area that has been largely ignored by data providers is that of ESG information specific to fixed-income investors.
Deep Learning: The Evolution is Here
Advancements in AI have led to new ways for firms to generate alpha and better serve clients. The next great evolution in the space could come in the form of deep learning. WatersTechnology speaks with data scientists at banks, asset managers and vendors…
The New Oil Rush: An Examination of the Alternative Data Market
Banks are looking to cash in on the alternative data boom, but an in-depth investigation of the alternative data market shows that they may be in for an uphill battle to claim territory.
IHS Markit Overhauls Derivatives 'Nerve Center' with TradeServ Launch
MarkitSERV plans to retire DSMatch and fold MarkitWire and other products into cloud-based platform.
Questions Raised on State Street and Charles River’s Boston Wedding
Waters takes an in-depth look at the tie-up between two Boston giants, and examines who could be next in the latest phase of OMS provider consolidation.
New York Firms Feel the Heat from New Cyber Regs
State regulator's rules come into effect for a broad swath of financial firms in New York, presenting unique challenges.
Divining the Future for Exchanges
With the number of multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) on the rise, can primary exchanges survive by following a "business as usual" strategy? DWT asks Ian-Patrick Lauder, Head of Trading Services at PLUS stock exchange, what exchanges must do to be…
Navigating the European Markets in 2010
As 2010 sets to unwind, market participants continue to face the challenges of finding liquidity and achieving best execution in a fragmented marketplace. DWT sits down with Michael Krogmann, Executive Director, Head of Sales, Xetra Market Development…
Weaving It All Together
If there is one misunderstood technology in the market today, it has to be complex event processing (CEP). Due to the bespoke nature of the environments in which CEP engines are deployed, it's hard to get objective performance benchmark numbers without…
Trading Technologies Releases X_Trader 7.6
LONDON—Derivatives trading system provider Trading Technologies International (TT) plans to release version 7.6 of its trading platform X_Trader this week.
BOX Weighs Possible Platform Migration
BOSTON-Keeping in line with New Year's resolutions, the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) plans to reevaluate and possibly diversify its server providers, DWT has learned.
A Very Green Holiday Season
Wall Street has gone green. No, I'm not referring to the flashes of green from employees blowing their year-end bonuses, but rather the industry's growing appetite for emissions trading.
Time to Boot the Grid?
Comments emanating from last week's CityGrid conference in London make me wonder how many quarters it will be before we see industry members simply get rid of the day-to-day management of their grids and start to outsource it.
Toffler, We Are Here
A reader took me to task for The Daly Open column I wrote last month on Web 2.0 ( DWT , Nov. 12), arguing that mashups and social networking platforms should not be avoided-as I suggested in my editorial-but rather, should be adopted because of their…
The Coming Datacenter Dearth
There's a saying among students of military history: Good generals think in terms of strategies, but great generals think in terms of logistics. This axiom can be easily applied to any IT department, especially when it comes to planning datacenters.