Analysis
What Does the Partnership Between BlackRock and MarketAxess Say About Aladdin?
BlackRock made big news last year by opening up its Aladdin corporate bond trading platform to the broader market. Some feel that its recent alliance with MarketAxess means it has already thrown in the towel.
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.
The Value of Data's Heritage
Strapline: Industry Warehouse
As Fund Administrator, Citi Answers the Data Question with OpenAi
Citi recently launched OpenAi, which provides complete data aggregation and transparency for its alternative investment clients.
Back Office Vendors Talk About What's on Tap
A group of back office vendors at the Futures Industry Association (FIA) New York Expo had a chance to brag about the most exciting product they have on offer, or in the works. This is what they offered up.
2013 is a Year of Belt Tightening, Say Vendors
A rather grim picture was painted by vendors at the latest New York Expo of the Futures Industry Association. Margins are low on the sell side, which means fewer contracts for the problem solvers in the vendor community. The environment has vendors…
FICWG Eyes Cross-Asset Standardization
The Fixed Income Connectivity Working Group (FICWG) has completed its cash bond trading connectivity specification, and signed a number of inter-dealer brokers, exchanges and dealer-to-client platforms as adopters of the standard, expanding the fixed…
Marathon CTO's Model for Building Your Own HPC
Klay Stack didn't let his firm's small size hold it back from an architecture upgrade. Marathon Asset Management has a new high-performance computing (HPC) system to show for his confidence.
NATAS Panel: Big Data Governance, Mindset, Needs Work
Jennifer Costley, director of enterprise architecture at Credit Suisse, is critical of existing data governance structures at large financial institutions. Costley, who spoke at this week’s North American Trading Architecture Summit, says they need to…
Latency Hardware: Threading the Needle
From proprietary field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to flexible kill switches, North American Trading Architecture Summit panelists say good strategy always fits the right hardware to purpose.
Citi's Monaghan: PAI a Challenge; SEFs Will Route, Not Match
Neil Monaghan, Citi's global head of strategic business initiatives for over-the-counter (OTC) clearing told a North American Trading Architecture Summit audience that everything you thought you knew about post-trade technology is, in the newly cleared…
Trying to Make Disruptive Technologies Less Disruptive
Moving forward with IT projects that involve disruptive technologies requires a delicate balance. Sometimes, the regulators can help push the needle.
The Art of Communication—Not So Easy Across an Enterprise
At this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit conference in Midtown Manhattan, end users discussed the challenges involved in keeping everyone throughout the development cycle in the loop.
Morgan Stanley CTO: Crowdsourcing Key for Innovation
At this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit in Midtown Manhattan, keynote speaker Tsvi Gal of Morgan Stanley discussed how his firm has employed a new crowdsourcing platform to promote innovation.
The Art of Communication—Not So Easy Across an Enterprise
At this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit conference in Midtown Manhattan, end users discussed the challenges involved in keeping everyone throughout the development cycle in the loop.
Transparency and Consistency Drive Markit’s Risk Upgrade
Markit has announced the release of two significant new tools for its Portfolio Valuations Service, which deal with scenario analysis and the computation of Value-at-Risk (VaR).
Buy Side Still Not Ready for June 10 Swaps Deadline
Apparently one set of guinea pigs wasn't enough. Even though Category 1 swap participants─swap dealers and the largest hedge funds─have been clearing most of their interest rate and credit default swaps since March 11, Category 2 participants─a group…
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…
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.
As Clientele Grow, LatAm Wealth Managers See Tech Chasing Behind
Ernst & Young’s second survey of wealth managers found that firms in the region are far more likely to use proprietary solutions and a pooled organizational approach than their counterparts—even, in some cases, within the same global firm—to the North. A…
After Lsoc Implementation, Talk of Algo-Enabled Portability
The legally-segregated, operationally-comingled (Lsoc) paradigm is designed to bring greater protection to futures on a customer and ecosystem basis. Futures Commissions Merchants (FCMs) and clearinghouses are pondering a pair of technology issues as…
Solving for Java's 'Mixed Blessing'
Azul Systems and LMAX Exchange illustrate that specific coding challenges such as Java garbage collection can be faced most effectively through close collaboration.
New Kid on the Block: Squawker Begins Phased Launch in Europe
Later this week, sell-side block negotiation venue Squawker will begin the first part of its phased roll out, following months of preparation, testing and implementation. Built using a mix of social media principles, intuitive connectivity and coverage…
Mobile ROI Hard To Quantify For Financial Firms
At a debate on the impact of consumer technology in the financial services industry, four mobile specialists expressed their opinions on what has been overhyped and what's been underhyped.