Opinion
Opening Cross: Automation Doesn’t Automatically Make You an Automaton
The next upgrade to systems automation is automating systems upgrades, according to startup DynamicIQ.
As ETFs Grow, So Too Must Risk Models, Pricing Matrixes
Institutional investors represent 36 percent of a total $2.1 trillion US ETF pool.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 1: Bloomberg Terminals, Work Force Issues
Dan and Anthony discuss their recent opinion pieces in their inaugural podcast.
Bloomberg Blow Up: Predicting the Death of the Terminal
A recent report by the New York Post says Bank of America is looking into decreasing the amount of Bloomberg terminals it has.
Opening Cross: Choose Your Partners for the ‘Year of the Ecosystem’
Choose wisely: The right partner can make or break your business.
What Gets You Out of Bed: Money? Ego? Happiness? An Alarm Clock?
Do you want to be a big fish in a small pond, or the opposite?
Golden Copy: Were They Right About 2015?
Data management for financial services did see incremental development, particularly in data governance planning, setting the stage for 2016 expectations
Adventures in Analytics: Firms Push for Better Ways to Look at Unstructured Data
One of the hottest trends in the industry is one that's been around for a while: analytics.
WebRTC: A Comet That Will Kill Off Trading Turret Dinosaurs
The potential benefits of a WebRTC foundation include up to a 50 percent cost reduction when compared to average trading turret hardware expenses, according to Greg Kenepp.
January 2016: Creeping Along the Continuum
While it's impossible to know what the future might hold, it's almost guaranteed that upstarts will look to upend incumbents in 2016.
Dan DeFrancesco: The Other Side of the Story
Dan talks to the CTO of High-Frequency Trading shop, post Flash Boys.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: A Newer World
Tim gives some advice on the need for more openness among technologists.
Michael Shashoua: The Smart Play on Stress Tests
Michael looks at new stress testing demands stemming from everything from Basel III to BCBS 239 to CCAR.
Max Bowie: Phishing in the Liquidity Pools of the Capital Markets
In 2013, 53 percent of exchanges reported experiencing a cyber-attack, and Max would be shocked if that number has not already reached 100 percent.
Opening Cross: Are You Entitled to Answers?
Can't handle the truth? Or just can't handle a lack of timely answers?
IRD's Editor on 2016 Data Management Issues
Data management harmonization and harnessing multiple databases figure big in meeting demands
Your 2016 Trifecta: Machine Learning, Blockchain & Social
The New Year will be about machine learning, more blockchain and more social.
Golden Copy: 2016's Biggest Data Challenges Emerge
Industry leaders see centralization of data as most important issue to address
Open Platform: Ghosts of Trading Floors Past──Disruption in the Dealing Room
Consultant and industry veteran Tom Perigoe harks back to the role of infrastructure integrators in creating dealing rooms of olde.
Making a Better Industry: New Year's Resolutions for the Capital Markets
Cyber security, blockchain and SEFs all need work in 2016.
'To Seek a Newer World'
In his final column, Tim reflects on his time at Waters and implores the industry to think — and speak — bolder as another era takes hold.
Casting 'Flash Boys': Picking the Stars for Michael Lewis' Next Blockbuster
Dan does a little bit of casting for Michael Lewis' most recent book following the release of "The Big Short" in theaters.
Opening Cross: The Royal O’Tannenbaums of Market Data
Wishing all our readers a very happy ho-ho-holidays.
Golden Copy: Basel Sequel Fatigue
The prospect of a 'Basel IV' has many wondering about several issues still outstanding with Basel III