Opinion

No Monopoly on Accuracy

Using a multi-vendor approach can help alleviate many of the risk factors inherent in corporate actions, says Fidelity ActionsXchange's Christopher Madigan

Editor's Letter: Was the financial gain worth all the pain?

I met a technology consultant the other day for lunch in the West End. It was memorable for two reasons: first, we ate at Gaucho, a restaurant specialising in Argentine beef in a Nosferatu -esque atmosphere, which, while I am no ardent carnivore, was…

Ready for the recovery

The worst may not be over, but things will definitely get better. By Phil Albinus

Smart Order Routing gains intelligence

Smart order routing (SOR) has become synonymous with the new European trading landscape precipitated by the adoption of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive added to the statute books at the start of November last year. But as Ian Salmon argues…

Avoiding the Carr Wreck

I finally have gotten my hands on a copy of Nicholas Carr's The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google and I can see why this is literary napalm in the IT community.

Regulators Bare Their Gums

Perhaps the only thing greater than data professionals' curiosity about which businesses competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic would force Thomson and Reuters to divest before blessing the proposed merger of the two data giants is their…

Bagging Elephants

Now that many plan sponsors have changed their policies, allowing their asset managers to invest in listed equity options, the options markets faces interesting challenges in servicing these new institutional orders.

Explore Your Options

Too many options: not just a problem for those who can't decide what to buy their valentine, but also for anyone serious about trading in the options markets today-and dealing with the sheer volume of data generated by US options trading.

The Rainbow Connection

Raise your hand if you truly were surprised by the announcement of the formation of Project Rainbow, the new bank-backed multilateral trading facility (MTF) that is targeting interest rate swaps (IRSes).

What's in a Name?

Is content still king? In this age of low latency, is speed everything? Or, with everyone trying to make the most of the market's merger and acquisition frenzy, is branding the next big thing?

Energy: The New Taste Sensation

It's official: Independent software vendors (ISVs) playing in the energy markets are the flavor of the month.

Get Ready for Super Tuesday, IMD-Style

Anyone following the US Democratic and Republican primaries will be aware that time is running out to be nominated and pick winning candidates in the lead-up to so-called Super Tuesday. In Inside Market Data 's case, Super Tuesday will be on April 29-the…

Future Shocks

Looking ahead, we can expect emerging markets to play bigger roles on the global stage, and platforms will look nothing like those we know today.

Editor’s Letter: What don't you want?

My introduction to the internet came relatively late. It was the beginning of 1996 and I was teaching at an independent school in the Natal Midlands of South Africa. Seriously.

The hedge vote By Phil Albinus

This is payday for political junkies in the US - we've seen some mildly acrimonious attack ads, fresh faces, candidates who can make history, and others who are clearly deluded if they think they have a chance of getting anywhere near the Oval Office…

VWAP your time is up

With the advent of liquidity fragmentation and the expanding use of cross-asset trading, the global capital markets are undergoing a period of great change. As with the Big Bang of 1986, this change is significant, and will require those who operate in…

The Shock in SocGen

Last week's €4.9 billion ($7.2 billion) write-down by Société Générale (SocGen) for losses incurred by junior trader Jérome Kerviel has finally dethroned former Barings Bank bad boy Nick Leeson as the poster boy for unauthorized trading.

Opra Sneezes, Exchanges Get the Hiccups

Much of the financial markets' technology focus post 9/11 has centered on business continuity, resiliency, and eliminating single points of failure, where an issue with one link in the chain that is today's financial markets can potentially impact all…

The 'Complexity' of CEP

With the volume of financial market data growing daily, many firms are turning to largely undefined complex event processing solutions, but must still deepen their understanding of CEP to ensure these solutions can fully meet the data demands of their…

The Exchanges Strike Back

What a difference a week can make. Last week the industry was wondering what NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer planned to purchase and he surprised us with a twofer-the American Stock Exchange (Amex) and Wombat Financial Software.

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