Trading Tech
Staffing and corporate actions preparations made ahead of 23/5 trading launch
Exchanges, trading firms, and industry observers tackled market preparedness during an SEC roundtable ahead of the December 6 go-live.
ISS Stoxx’s new analytics, S&P and Kaiko launch joint indexes, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Photonics: time for trading tech to see the light
The Waters Wrap: While the sector is dominated by Big Tech, photonic-based solutions could one day help trading firms take more control over their AI ambitions, Anthony says.
Fully electronic IPOs, Google Gemini for finance, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Navigating the MarketAxess ICE storm
The Waters Wrap: Most of the discussion surrounding ICE’s MarketAxess buy has focused more on benefits for the front office than the data possibilities.
On vibe coding, no/low-code dev, and some potential misconceptions
The Waters Wrap: Is no-code/low-code even a thing anymore? Not really. But the companies that championed those terms just a few years ago tell Anthony they aren’t going anywhere.
SEC gunning to take over CAT in 2027
Chairman Atkins has plans for the SEC to run the Consolidated Audit Trail directly. Industry participants are split on the idea.
Rapid-fire repo raises hopes of cheaper, faster trading
Tokenized Treasuries piloted by DTCC could squash settlement cycles and enable 24/7 repo.
Stopgaps and fail-safes: How trading vendors guard against rogue AI agents
TradeStation’s newest trading tool, Titan-X, uses agentic tools to help plan, execute, and collect data on trades.
A tidal wave of token costs threatens landfall
Budgeting for AI was never “easy,” but as financial firms rely more heavily on agents, soaring token usage is forcing them to rethink the economics of modern enterprise AI.
Is this tokenization’s golden opportunity?
The Waters Wrap: More initiatives around tokenizing assets are coming to fruition. Nyela asks: Is the market ready?
EuroCTP wins again, Fanatics teams up with BGC, Clarity Act’s uncertain future, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
ICE buys MarketAxess to create ‘common rails’ for fixed income
The deal, which is expected to close early next year, will further establish ICE in the fixed-income market.
Red alert: how Nasdaq’s Smarts became surveillance blind spot
Software that looks for shifty trades has been asleep on the job, affecting alerts for hundreds of products.
TRG buys BST, buy side tests AI for research, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
The first overnight trading puzzle pieces fall into place
The Waters Wrap: The NSCC moved to 24x5 clearing hours last week. What comes next is worth paying attention to, Nyela writes.
Reimagining fraud intelligence across trading systems
Researchers at IBM and Wipro say that trading firms need to transition from static fraud monitoring to adaptive behavioral intelligence embedded directly within the trading lifecycle.
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Deutsche Bank takes on custodians with automated FX service
The bank claims that the integration of HausFX with BlackRock’s Aladdin can help cut costs by up to 90%.
New ICE analytics, Pyth indexes, Canadian overnight trading and more
A recap of this week’s major tech and data news in the capital markets.
OnCorps eyes AI-driven fund administration
The Boston-based vendor’s new CEO, Ron Allen, a BlackRock Aladdin alum, says domain-specific agentic AI can tackle fund administration’s messiest workflows.