Articles by Nyela Graham
Waters Wavelength Ep. 322: Navigating air travel and cybersecurity
This week, Reb, Nyela, and Shen discuss concerns around air travel and notable cybersecurity incidents.
Cloud offers promise for execs struggling with legacy tech
Tech execs from the buy side and vendor world are still grappling with how to handle legacy technology and where the cloud should step in.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 321: AccessFintech’s Par Cassells
This week, Par Cassells joins Nyela to discuss shorter settlement cycles and the role of vendors in the transition.
BNY standardizes internal controls around data, AI
The bank has rolled out an internal enterprise AI platform, invested in specialized infrastructure, and strengthened data quality over the last year.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 320: Tradeweb’s Chris Bruner
This week, Tradeweb’s Chris Bruner joins the podcast to discuss digital assets and fixed income.
Momentum is building for 24/5 trading. What does it mean for the future?
Stakeholders and industry bodies have progressed on some looming questions about overnight trading. Nyela examines what that and shortening settlement cycles means.
MayStreet founder sues LSEG for fraud, breach of contract
The complaint accuses the exchange group of “defrauding” MayStreet executives following the 2022 acquisition. LSEG “strongly refutes these claims.”
Symphony introduces Cloud9 mobile app
The messaging and collaboration platform is extending the “turret-like” technology and connectivity of Cloud9 to smartphones.
Nasdaq looks to Thailand, Broadridge grows patent portfolio, GenAI concerns, and more
The Waters Cooler: MarketAxess gains majority control of RFQ consortium, the Bloomberg Terminal integrates with BNP’s Exane, and Isda extends reg reporting support to new Canadian rules in this week’s news roundup.
Overnight trading gets another boost with deal between FactSet’s LiquidityBook and Blue Ocean
FactSet’s recently acquired LiquidityBook OMS will grant buy-side clients access to overnight trading on Blue Ocean.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 315: Company names and the loans market
This week, Reb, Nyela, and Shen talk about unimaginative company names and then address some challenges in the loans market.
Crypto exchange EDX takes its tech into its own hands
The crypto exchange and clearinghouse, founded in 2022 by industry heavyweights, has built out its technology to meet the needs of the institutional market. In the process, it has learned important lessons about partnering with vendors, building in-house…
Waters Wavelength Ep. 312: Jibber-jabber
Tony, Reb, and Nyela talk about tariffs (not really), journalism (sorta), and pop culture (mostly).
Trading Technologies looks to ‘Multi-X’ amid vendor consolidation
The vendor’s new CEO details TT’s approach to multi-asset trading, the next generation of traders, and modern architecture.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 311: Blue Ocean’s Brian Hyndman
Brian Hyndman, CEO and president at Blue Ocean Technologies, joins to discuss overnight trading.
In data expansion plans, TMX Datalinx eyes AI for private data
After buying Wall Street Horizon in 2022, the Canadian exchange group’s data arm is looking to apply a similar playbook to other niche data areas, starting with private assets.
Saugata Saha pilots S&P’s way through data interoperability, AI
Saha, who was named president of S&P Global Market Intelligence last year, details how the company is looking at enterprise data and the success of its early investments in AI.
Data partnerships, outsourced trading, developer wins, Studio Ghibli, and more
The Waters Cooler: CME and Google Cloud reach second base, Visible Alpha settles in at S&P, and another overnight trading venue is approved in this week’s news round-up.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 309: FIA Boca
This week, Tony and Nyela discuss Nyela's week spent in Boca Raton, Florida, covering the FIA Boca conference as well as the current developments around 24/7 trading in US equity markets
No, no, no, and no: Overnight trading fails in SIP votes
The CTA and UTP operating committees voted yesterday on proposals from US exchanges to expand their trading hours and could not reach unanimous consensus.
Jump Trading CIO: 24/7 trading ‘inevitable’
Execs from Jump, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and the DTCC say round-the-clock trading—whether five or seven days a week—is the future, but tech and data hurdles still exist.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 307: The shrinking OMS landscape
This week, Tony and Nyela discuss FactSet’s recent acquisition of LiquidityBook and what it could signal for trading technology.
FactSet lays out trading roadmap post LiquidityBook deal
The software and data provider announced it was buying LiquidityBook this month, filling a gap in its front-office suite of solutions.
S&P sees strong demand for GenAI tools as leadership changes hands
The data provider released several AI-enabled tools and augmentations to existing platforms in 2024 and plans to continue to capitalize on the technology in 2025.