Tech

Real-Time Surveillance: Mission Impossible?

European regulator ESMA wants trading venues to perform market surveillance and abuse monitoring in as close to real time as possible. But is the technology and operational capacity in place to make this initiative work? By Steve Dew-Jones

Jake Thomases: The Greed for Speed

In recent years, various constituents in the financial services industry have played their part in reducing latency, to a point now where we’re seeing diminishing returns. And as Jake points out, trading firms don’t necessarily need to operate at any pre…