Opinion
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"?
The IRS's Weak Tea
Questions abound on the functioning of the IRS's Fatca compliance systems and identification lists
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.
A Curious Moment for Currencies, Old and New
The perils of jurisdiction, technology on display
James Rundle: No CHF-ing Way
Could better risk tech on FX desks helped in the Swiss franc debacle?
Tim Bourgaize Murray: A Seat at the Disruption Table
The buy side should insist on one.
Michael Shashoua: The Ides Arrive Early
The IRS launch of a system to accommodate Fatca compliance attempts to address operational concerns, but users still have to discover if IDES will make life easier or add complexity, Michael writes. Also, uncertainty swirls in the corporate actions space.
Max Bowie: Perfect Pitch: The Rise of Fintech’s Not-So-Secret Agents
Increasingly sophisticated data products need sales experts with a wide range of experience, which sometimes means going "out of house."
IRD's Editor on IDES and Fatca Compliance
Will the US tax authority's interface prove workable?
Take the Blue Pill, Neo
New technology offers incredible advances for financial markets, with caveats.
Opening Cross: Market Data’s Facebook Status Would Be ‘It’s Complicated…’
As data becomes more sophisticated, data management becomes more complicated.
Getting Corporate Actions Out Of The Basement
Volume and Complexity Should Surpass Standards Concerns
The Cost-Benefit of Luminex
The end of HFT as we know it?
Butterflies and Hurricanes: Is Exchange Systems Monitoring the Answer to Systemic Risk?
Guy Warren of ITRS takes a look at the relationship between exchanges, trading venues and systemic risk, and how exchange system monitoring can reduce risk for both the venues and the market as a whole.
West Ham's Shirt Will Never be the Same Again
SNB's CHF decision claims a few scalps.
Opening Cross: Do You Think of Data as a Grgich or a Gato Negro?
The other day, I was chatting with the owner of my local coffee shop about different types of coffees. He prefers African beans, lightly roasted, with bright, fruity flavors, whereas I prefer South American or Indonesian beans, roasted to within an inch…
Will IDES March Forward?
Fatca compliance system adds complexity for the industry
In 2015, Hanging with the Big Boys
A flurry of implementations suggest an active year
All Change
2015 is likely to be marked by foundational shifts.
Opening Cross: Will 2015 Be a Happy New Year?
As predictable as the inevitable wave of unwanted Christmas gift returns, the New Year has brought a wave of new fees and policies from marketplaces, including a new minimum fee from Nasdaq for exchanges, ATS and broker-run trading platforms that use non…
Max Bowie: Location, Location, Diversification—Which Is More Important in 2015?
As the focus on ultra-low latency becomes the domain of only the most competitive firms, breadth of capabilities is becoming more important. Max outlines some areas in which data providers are diversifying their breadth, and how they can achieve this.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Prudent Pensions, Push-Out Pushback, and a Devastating Dismissal
Let’s agree: It’s a tad annoying when an appellate judge—or Congress—upends a years-long effort to push reform. As December wound down, luckily enough, we got two such instances! Tim ponders the technology effects for 2015 and beyond, but first reflects…