Wind of Change Disperses Cloud Data Doubts

Banks are warming to the benefits of cloud computing for market and enterprise data storage and resource-intensive calculation and testing requirements. But, as Joanne Faulkner discovers, there are still challenges that must be overcome before cloud can move from being a disruptor to a displacer of traditional data distribution mechanisms.

For its supporters, cloud is more than a tool to reduce the infrastructure costs of producing and consuming market data; it also provides an environment to experiment, drive innovation and break down barriers of entry, while offering a greater selection of sources, content and data that can be fed into the trading lifecycle.

With all these things considered, it’s easy to see why many banks have performed a U-turn on their attitudes toward the cloud. As recent as 2014, the consensus was an

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Systematic tools gain favor in fixed income

Automation is enabling systematic strategies in fixed income that were previously reserved for equities trading. The tech gap between the two may be closing, but differences remain.

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