Awards & Rankings
Waters Rankings 2010
Now in its eighth year, the Waters Rankings recognize the best products and services in the financial services industry across 23 categories. Our readers voted for the offerings they rely on to keep their firms out in front. From the best brokerage to…
A Transparent View
Special Report
Godzilla Tramples Philadelphia
Last week, the New York Yankees clinched the baseball World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies, thanks in no small part to the slugging of Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui-a legend in his native Japan-who drove in six runs of the Yankees' seven-run total,…
Time to Return to Yesteryear?
Last week, I had dinner with executives from the International Securities Exchange (ISE) and its parent, Deutsche Börse. After a long evening of interesting conversation about the unintended knock-on effects of equities regulation on the equities options…
Month in Numbers
"The market landscape here is far from mature, and I'm totally expecting that next year there will be more dark pools operating than there are now - possibly significantly more" Rob Boardman, head of European electronic trading at ITG, casts doubt on…
Algorithmics wins Waters Rankings award
Toronto-based Algorithmics has been named Best Risk Analytics Solution Provider by Waters readers in the 2009 Waters Annual Financial Technology rankings.
Omgeo upgrades Alert database
Omgeo has announced enhancements to Omgeo Alert, the firm's web-based global database for the maintenance and communication of standing settlement and account instructions (SSI). The new functionality, known as Omgeo Alert New Markets and Validations,…
Editor’s Letter: Grace Under Pressure
SPECIAL REPORT: IT in the Crisis
The Great Race
In 1928, 199 runners participated in what the press of the day dubbed "The Bunion Derby," a 3,422.3-mile footrace between Los Angeles and New York. The race began on March 4, 1928 with only 55 runners crossing the finish line by May 26, 1928. The winner…