Opinion
Asking Questions
ON BALANCE
Will an Algorithm Take Your Job?
BEFORE THE SPIN
Turning East
ON BALANCE
Are You Ready for a Little Sensual Trading?
BEFORE THE SPIN
From January to July
ON BALANCE
Not So Swift
BEFORE THE SPIN
Changes in the European Fixed-Income World
OPEN PLATFORM
How to Organize Reference Data
Constant evolution in financial services means a centralized data repository is an essential goal, but at the same time makes it harder to achieve. Brian Filanowski and Kevin Curtis suggest some ways to get started
Solving the Puzzle
As the problem of standardizing reference data becomes more pressing, Allen Grody explains why he believes a central clearing house would be the best solution
Winners and Innovators
EDITOR'S LETTER
An Unofficial View of the SIA Show
BEFORE THE SPIN
New and Old
ON BALANCE
Homeland Security and Wall Street
BEFORE THE SPIN
Three Days in the Hilton
ON BALANCE
Desperately Seeking Automation
BEFORE THE SPIN
Dilemmas
ON BALANCE
Is Wall Street Ready for Blue Gene?
BEFORE THE SPIN
A Walk Down Memory Lane
ON BALANCE
A Not-So-Golden Age of Data
To deal fully with reference data, the whole industry needs to get organized and agree on generally accepted principles, methodologies and certifications. Dale Richards issues a call to arms in the data arena
Thoughts on Thinking
EDITOR’S LETTER
Pump up the volume
Spikes in market volume can anticipate market trend reversals and, with an adequate database of market volume history and real-time updates to identify spikes and compare them historically, can provide a low-risk, high-reward trading strategy. By…
Top tips for ASP selection
The ASP option has never been more applicable to the buy side as technology vendors continue to unveil new offerings or upgrade existing ones in what has become an keenly contested market. The downside to of all this activity is the sheer number of…