Trading Tech
Compliance, Common Sense and Condemnation
Refreshingly open and practical conversations were, for me, the key take away from this year’s European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS).
Equity Trustees Joins Calastone Network for Order Routing
Australian fund manager Equity Trustees (EQT) has signed up to Calastone's cross-border transaction network for order routing services.
Rai Expands Network Monitoring Tool
Broader protocol support will help firms monitor and avoid unusual multicast message activity.
Open Platform: Assembling the Big Data Puzzle
Harnessing the potential of Big Data will require financial firms to invest in a combination of solutions that include unstructured data analytics, visualization tools, cloud compute and storage, along with a full understanding of the challenges that…
CQG Connects to Turquoise Derivatives
Appetite for access to Norwegian index drives demand for Turquoise connectivity among FCMs.
Canada Startup Preps ‘Level 3' Indicators
Buy/sell pressure indicators represent third dimension of market data, startup officials say.
Shanghai Wind Expands Commodities Data With CACDA China Agricultural Content
Alliance will bring niche Chinese agricultural commodities data top a broader audience across Asia.
FGS Capital's Narain: Build Algos to Fail
Algorithms must be built specifically with failure in mind, according to Jogi Narain, chief technology officer at London-based buy-side firm FGS Capital.
SocGen Exec: Regulatory Conflict Causing Confusion at Banks
Panelists at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London yesterday said that the extra-territorial reach of US regulation, such as the Dodd-Frank Act and its associated rules, means that banks in other countries are facing serious issues of…
CIBC's Maden: Vendors Must Find Holistic Approach
Vendors must come up with ways to ease the pressure on financial services firms, allowing them to focus on their core responsibilities, rather than worrying about their technology, according to Francis Maden, executive director at Toronto-based…
Queen's University's Woods Says FPGAs Becoming More Accessible
Roger Woods, professor of computer science, ECIT at Queen's University in Belfast, speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit held at Canary Wharf in London.
Azul's Mills Advocates Infrastructure Over Speed
David Mills, EMEA regional director at Azul Systems, speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit, held at Canary Wharf in London.
HSBC's Childe: Back-Testing Key to Mitigate Algo Failures
Panelists at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) yesterday discussed how to mitigate algorithmic trading errors that can cause catastrophic losses, saying that thorough back-testing is crucial to performance stability.
BAML's Walker: It's Not All About Speed
The message at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London this morning was clear: When it comes to developing cutting edge capital markets trading infrastructure, it's not all about speed.
FSA: Next Year "Ambitious" for Real-Time Regulatory Reporting
During a panel at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London, delegates from the UK Financial Services Authority said it was unlikely that real-time reporting would be mandated next year.
UBS' Dalglish Urges "Back to Basics" Tech Stance
UBS Group Data CTO Tom Daglish has advocated a more effective management of IT ecosystems in his conference address.
Appliance Acceptance, Growth Drives Solace Sales Staffing Spree
Vendor boosts sales and engineering groups worldwide with new hires, reflecting takeup of its messaging appliance technologies
Lombard Risk Releases Compliance Tool
David Wilford has been tapped to head the dedicated product team, as well as future compliance endeavors.
Jyske Bank Chooses Caplin, Progress Software for FX Aggregation
Jyske Bank, a Danish bank headquartered in Silkeborg, has chosen Caplin Systems to work alongside Progress Software for a fully integrated, end-to-end foreign exchange (FX) and e-commerce solution.
Schroders Taps Vermilion for Client Reporting
Schroders, a global asset management firm with more than £200 billion ($325 billion) under management, is set to implement Vermilion Software's multilingual client reporting platform, Vermilion Reporting Suite (VRS).
Predictions About Final SEF Headcount Drop
As the real-live launch of real-life swap execution facilities (SEFs) draws closer, a group of derivative experts predict that there will be fewer entrants than previously estimated.
Metisq Upgrades to Charles River IMS v9
Metisq Capital, an Australian boutique equity manager, has upgraded to Version 9 of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS) to expand its international equity fund management for Asia and Greater China.
OTC Derivatives Processing webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on November 15, 2012 to discuss how the OTC credit markets will develop its own market microstructure, based on leveraging best practice from other electronically exchange-based markets.
CIMB Securities Consolidates Asia-Pacific Operations With Fidessa
CIMB Securities, a Kuala Lumpur-based provider of execution and order management services, has expanded its use of Fidessa's software-as-a-service (SaaS) trading platform to consolidate its sell-side operations in Asia.