Articles by Anthony Malakian
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 34: CurveGlobal CEO Andy Ross
Dan chats with CurveGlobal's CEO Andy Ross prior to its go-live date of September 26.
Wipro Targets Buy-Side Market Share with ReconX
Wipro's ReconX platform uses machine learning to identify patterns and spot errors.
Point to Port: Bloomberg Looks to Ease Concerns Following Completion of BRAIS Acquisition
Barclays support of the Point platform will end in 18 months.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 33: IEX's Ronan Ryan
Dan gets an update on IEX’s status from president Ronan Ryan.
SigOpt's Machine Learning Looks to Improve Big Banks' Fraud Detection
The San Francisco-based vendor uses Bayesian techniques to improve the modeling and research processes.
SigOpt's Machine Learning Draws Wall Street Attention
The San Francisco-based vendor uses Bayesian techniques to improve the modeling and research processes.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 32: Seed CX CEO Edward Woodford, State of SEFs
Dan talks with Edward Woodford, CEO of Seed CX, the latest SEF fully registered by the CFTC.
SigOpt Raises $6.6 Million in Series A Funding
The startup has a machine learning platform that uses Bayesian techniques to improve model development and research.
S3 Unveils Options Analytics Platform
The big data platform is designed to show where trades are executed and why.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 31: HFT Debates, RBC’s Head of Tech and Ops, PTFs
Dan and Anthony talk HFT and about their August features.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 30: Northern Trust's Vijay Luthra Talks Disrupting Data Centers
Dan chats with Vijay Luthra, global head of infrastructure engineering and operations at Northern Trust, about leveraging emerging technologies in data centers.
Rise of the Semi-Transparent (Nontransparent?) Active ETF
Eaton Vance is the first to launch an exchange-traded managed fund, with Precidian (and others) looking to release similar offerings.
Trumid Hits $1 Billion Milestone
The Trumid Market Center was launched on June 30.
Tullett Prebon, Tradition Among First on GreenKey's Design Partner Program
The program also features seven tier-1 banks and several global exchanges.
Dawn of the PTF: An Inside Look at Canada's Attempt to Revive the Mutual Fund Market
Invesco Canada, TMX Group and potentially even Fundserv are building products that blend ETFs and active mutual funds.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Broker-Dealer — UBS
The UBS Neo platform was launched in 2013 and covers equities, commodities, FX and fixed income.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Agency Broker — Bloomberg Tradebook
Winning the best agency broker category in this year’s Waters Rankings makes it two in a row for Bloomberg Tradebook, and that is thanks largely to a busy year of product enhancements rolled out by the New York-based agency broker.
Waters Rankings 2016 Winners’ Circle: SS&C Advent — After Mergers, Moving Forward
At this year’s Waters Rankings, SS&C Advent won the award for the best accounting system provider.
Waters Rankings 2016 Winners’ Circle: Equinix — Investment and Expansion
At this year’s Waters Rankings, Equinix was once again named as the best datacenter provider.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 29: LedgerX's Paul Chou and Zach Dexter Talk Bitfinex Hack
Dan is joined by two bitcoin specialists to discuss the latest hack suffered by the cryptocurrency.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Sell-Side OMS Provider — Bloomberg Trading Solutions
Bloomberg had dominated this category for five consecutive years in the Waters Rankings before Fidessa pulled off something of an upset last year and was voted as having the best sell-side order management system (OMS).
Case Study: Ativo Overhauls its Front & Back Office, Risk & Performance Platforms to Support Growth
Executives from the asset manager detail how the firm replaced much of its existing technology stack, and the reasons for doing so.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Network Provider — BT
BT follows up its Sell-Side Technology Awards win in this category from earlier this year by capturing the Waters Rankings crown, too.
Trading Technologies Looks to Add Charting Capabilities in Q1 2017
Trading Technologies' Brian Mehta provides an update on the company's charting plans, as well as its options coverage and how the transition from X_Trader to the TT EMS is progressing.