Editors letter
Regulators Mandating Cyber-Related Technologies? Pump the Breaks
Too many accidents will lead to regulatory reform.
Opening Cross: Coopetition: Exposing You to a Bigger Audience, Or Just Leaving You Exposed?
Keep your friends close, and your partners closer.
Cyber's Delphic Dilemma
Reflecting on a day's immersion in security issues.
What's the Point of Stress Testing Without Granularity?
Anthony questions CCP stress-testing guidelines.
Opening Cross: Simplicity Is the Best Policy
Every business is ultimately a sausage factory of sorts, differentiated by quality and complexity.
Time for Apple Watch ... Already?
It was probably inevitable, but can fintech make it work?
Final Thoughts on FIA Boca 2015
From portfolio compression to outages to CLOBs, some emergent themes from FIA Boca.
Opening Cross: Fresh Season, Fresh Faces, Fresh Ideas
Regular readers will know that I like to (over) use metaphors to make a point, and one old chestnut I return to again and again is Formula One racing. Though most often employed by myself and others to illustrate low-latency issues, the sport—which gets…
HFT's Oceanic Moment
Could the future of high speed trading be seafaring?
The Challenges of Patching
Patching is a challenge, but vitally important.
Opening Cross: Performance Anxiety Doesn't Only Apply to High Performance
With the 2015 Formula One racing season almost upon us, cue the inevitable comparisons between high-speed trading technologies and the high-performance cars that compete in the sport──cars that hit top speeds of over 200 miles per hour, and whose…
BAAM or Bust?
Blackstone, DE Shaw thicken the ranks of buy-side tech providers. Will Arcesium flourish?
March 2015: A Necessary Evil
SS&C Technologies' recent acquisition of Advent Software has the industry scratching its head.
Opening Cross: Dealing with a Diaperful of Data Do-Do
Market data's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it...
The Cherry (Picking) on Top
The FCA's latest fine blows the mind ... just a little.
When Cyber Crime Becomes Cyber Hype
A headline-grabbing hack may be a bit overblown.
Kilburn's Corner: Market Data's ‘Giving Tree'
It's time for the industry that demands so much from market data to give something back in return.
Old Bonds, New Pillars
Where to go for analytics-based intelligence is changing with needs.
Focus on LatAm's Exchanges
Brazil's influence still looms as Mila comes of age.
When a Breach is a 'Good Thing'
Weighing the benefits of certain data breaches.
It's About the People: A Look at The SS&C-Advent Deal & HFT's Big Week Ahead
Anthony looks at what the deal will mean for the sell side, and what's to come for HFT this week
The More Things Change...
Anthony takes a look at what's happening at Sell-Side Technology.
Opening Cross: When the Most Indicative Data is the Data Itself
Is the search for information itself a form of "information leakage"?
February 2015: Swings and Roundabouts
Victor reflects on staff changes, both at Waters and capital markets firms, and how best to move forward with new team members.