Articles by Jake Thomases
CQG Releases Integrated Client 2013
Fresh order entry tools and keyboard shortcuts are among the upgrades to the software.
BankersAccuity Launches KYC Report to Address Know Your Customer Compliance
New due diligence report drives decision-making through comprehensive, accurate and verified data.
MarketPrizm Moves Into SGX
The new co-location infrastructure is the latest in MarketPrizm's move into Asia.
Increasing FX Venues Provide Options, Not Volume
At the recent FPL Americas conference in New York, a panel debated the cost/benefit of the raft of new foreign exchange ECNs that have popped up lately.
Swaps Overhaul: Ready or Not, Here It comes
A major set of deadlines for the swaps industry passed on October 12. More will be coming soon. However, none seems to have given market participants the jolt they need to have the right platforms in place. By Jake Thomases
Buy-Side Performance and Attribution: How Soon Is Now?
At one point during the recent roundtable discussion in New York, Waters editor Victor Anderson asked panelists what the biggest obstacles are facing asset managers in terms of their ability to produce detailed and frequent performance reports. Based on…
ISDA Backs OTC Clearing Standard
Launched by Sapient over the summer, the Clearing Connectivity Standard now has the support of the OTC derivative trade group.
NSE Shifts Blame for India Flash Crash
Since India’s S&P CNX Nifty index dropped 900 points earlier this month, the country’s largest exchange hasn't disclosed any evaluations of its own mistakes. One technologist has a few suggestions.
FIX Group Standardizing Venue Data
The sell side is all over the map when it comes to execution venue data that it provides to clients. FIX is trying to fix that.
NYSE Tech Expands FIX Capabilities with Appia Business Centre
Through the Appia suite of products, also including the core Appia FIX Engine and TradeScope, a monitoring solution, global market participants have access to the tools to manage and monitor their FIX infrastructure, connectivity and traffic.
Canadian Firm Takes on Linedata for Portfolio Management
Vertex One's old system could not cope with its increasing demands as the firm reaches the $1bn mark in assets.
Advise Expands Reporting Solution for CPOs and CTAs
The modules will help commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisers stay compliant with upcoming reporting deadlines.
PDQ Debuts Algos for Manual Traders
Manual traders can now get co-located execution without owning any co-located servers.
SS&C Launches GoTrade+
The technology is for post-trade activities of OTC and listed derivatives, among other securities.
Email in the Cloud Tempting, But Elusive
Of all the functions to throw to a cloud services provider, email should be one of the easiest. So why is it still a problem?
OTP Bank Goes Live with Valdi
It will use the SunGard offering to connect to two local exchanges, among other activities.
SEC Promotes Dyson to Deputy CIO
Pamela Dyson has been with the agency since late 2010.
EuNetworks Completes Deutsche Börse Project
The companies have collaborated for a few years.
RTS Deploys in Hong Kong Equinix Datacenter
It will be RTS' third Asia-Pac trading gateway.
Reinventing the Wheel: Due Diligence Takes on Greater Importance in the Cloud
Without a set of acceptable standards, hiring a cloud services provider is like walking a new labyrinth each time. A BST panel tries to lay down a familiar trail of breadcrumbs.
Exegy and StreamBase Partner on Latency Reduction
The agreement brings together Exegy's Ticker Plant and StreamBase's CEP engine.
Newedge Releases Prime Brokerage FX Platform
While FX has been a part of the company’s suite of prime brokerage services for institutional clients, the new version provides better access to the global currency market.
SunGard Expands Loanet
The new service automates the collection and settlement of rebates from firms borrowing or lending securities.
Colorado Startup Fund Manager Happy With Linedata
Public Trust Advisors had to find back-office solutions quickly, but its choice has worked out thus far.