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Mini Options' Early Successes Attract Prop Shops, Divert Tech Spend

Introduced in March, five “mini options”—or options tied to a minimum number of 10 shares, smaller than their conventional larger relatives that...

Buy-Side Technology | Analysis | Smart Order Routing | 13 Jun 2013

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Liquidity Fragmentation in Fixed Income is Here to Stay, Says iTB CEO

Michael Chuang has made a big bet that history will not repeat itself when it comes to a massive collapse in the number of fixed income trading platforms.

Buy-Side Technology | Analysis | Smart Order Routing | 11 Jun 2013

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'Trust But Verify’ Key to Contracts Post-Bloomberg Spying Scandal

With renewed focus on security protocols for data and communications, conventions already in place for trading platforms are a good place to start.

Buy-Side Technology | Analysis | OMS & EMS | 30 May 2013

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Q&A With Wolverine's Kevin Kernan

Kernan, director of product development at Wolverine Execution Services (WEX), dishes on his firm's algorithmic adaptations.

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Algorithmic Trading | 29 May 2013

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BGI’s IBOR System Offered Strengths, But Also Weaknesses

During a case study presentation at the recent Buy-Side Technology European Summit 2013, Jon Rushman, professor of practice in the finance group at Warwick Business School, outlined construction methods for an Investment Book of Record (IBOR) system,...

Buy-Side Technology | Analysis | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 24 May 2013

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Technology and People Make Cross-Asset Platforms Challenging, Panelists Say

Panelists at the Buy-Side Technology European Summit 2013 in London this week debated the challenges associated with developing and deploying single platforms to support cross-asset trading operations. Some argued that smaller buy-side firms are better...

Buy-Side Technology | Analysis | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 23 May 2013

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MTS Prepares to Launch US Fixed-Income Platform

Fixed-income trading marketplace MTS has announced that it will launch a bond platform for US institutional entities, and has registered a US subsidiary in the process.

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 13 May 2013

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MTS Prepares to Launch US Fixed-Income Platform

Fixed-income trading marketplace MTS has announced that it will launch a bond platform for US institutional entities, and has registered a US subsidiary in the process.

Buy-Side Technology | Analysis | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 09 May 2013

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Liquidity Aggregation Through FCMs Appealing, But Info Leakage a Question

Even as the estimated number of swap execution facilities (SEFs) drops, fragmentation is still predicted to become an issue in the world of centrally cleared swaps. There is therefore room in the market for an aggregation service, to source liquidity...

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 18 Apr 2013

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Tradition Debuts Long-Awaited ParFX Platform

Broker-dealer Tradition has announced that its spot foreign exchange (FX) ParFX platform, formerly known as TraFXpure, has been launched.

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 18 Apr 2013

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