Editors letter
Opening Cross: Mmmm… Data!
Bacon is like data—delicious, porky data.
Anthony Malakian: The Rebuild
Anthony recommends that banks look to MLB and the Astros for guidance as to how to rebuild their legacy data infrastructures.
Michael Shashoua: Momentum Booster
Michael examines how and why efforts to get central, harmonized data are gaining steam.
Max Bowie: But Can We Still Call It All Data?
Data consumers now must consider an array of new data types and delivery mechanisms if they are to give their traders an edge.
June 2015: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
Victor Anderson says firms need to bring in talent from other industries.
A New Turn in CLOs' Tech Quandary
Sometimes, ancient technology changes about as quickly as it moves.
And What Language Do You Speak?
Anthony says that firms need to worry about more than just the added benefits coding skill provides when recruiting new talent.
Opening Cross: When Collaboration Isn’t a Crime
Perhaps it’s because summer is now officially here and everyone wants to go skipping hand-in-hand through sun-drenched meadows, or that FISD’s Tom Davin is the latest inductee into the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame, or perhaps there’s another dynamic…
Buy Side Eurovision!
BST Europe warmed up the crowd this week ahead of the song-singing phenomenon.
Bitcoin Continues to Grow in the Capital Markets ─ Coupled with a Healthy Dose of Wariness
Anthony looks at some longform articles that have recently hit the press ─ including Waters ─ that have helped to shed some light on crypto-currencies.
Opening Cross: At the End of the Day, It’s All Data
Data isn't just prices; it's unstructured text, charts, sentiment scores, and even analysis of photographs.
Opening Cross: A New Hope for Data Agility
With publicity for a new Star Wars movie already underway, it seems timely to note that the original movies could have been quite different if not for an alleged last-minute casting switch. As the story goes, because of a joint audition session between…
Back in the Saddle Again
Anthony looks back at the biggest stories from the previous week.
Opening Cross: In the Interest of Full Disclosure
Disclosure of market-moving information, and the industry that surrounds it, is changing rapidly.
Puts and Calls on South Beach
BST makes the trek to Miami next week.
A Wrap on NATAS
Anthony looks back at this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit.
Kilburn's Corner: Omotenashi: A Postcard from Tokyo
With such an emphasis on customer service, Japan could be a perfect breeding ground for managed services.
The Buy Side Shines at NATAS
Waters' first conference of the year went swimmingly. Here's a recap.
Opening Cross: Outage Outrage: In Defense of Bloomberg
Bloomberg should take the blame for its own network failure, but not for some not having alternatives in place.
Zombie Hedge Funds & Tech's Dual Role
Is technology investment a good way to send an early message to investors?
Contrarian Views for Startups: Come Together, Over Regs?
Anthony also discusses five random news events.
Opening Cross: Is Fee-Free Feasible?
Good management of data fees--even when waived--is a prperequisite to any talk of free data.
Patience is a Virtu(e)
Timing seems right as HFT firm takes another stab at IPO.
Opening Cross: Pump Up the Volume
As a new parent, I’ve become obsessed with volume: not just trying to figure out how to dial back the volume of a screeching baby at 4am in a New York apartment with walls apparently made of nothing more substantial than empty cereal boxes, or…