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Crunch Time For Smart Order Routing
Smart order routing has been around in the U.S. markets ever since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) changed its order handling rules back in the late 90s allowing for the introduction of alternative trading systems and ECNs. In Europe,…
Solving the Smart Routing Dilemma
Smart order routing (SOR) may be old hat to U.S. market participants, but since the implem-entation of the E.U.'s Markets in Financial Instrument Directive (Mifid), it has gained an entirely new life in Europe. To help sort out the issues surrounding…
Not Easy Being Green
SPECIAL REPORT: Street#Grid
The Global Grid
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The Virtual Grid
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Innovative applications on the grid: Cutting-Edge Applications
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Growing the Grid
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The Front-Office Grid
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Chairman's Remarks: A Look Ahead
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The Best Data Grid
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The Grid of Tomorrow
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Hedge fund OTC derivatives processing market to double by 2010
Over-the-counter derivatives processing technology has historically gained most of its traction on the sell side, but providers' opportunities to expand market share among buy-side users look set to expand significantly as hedge funds and traditional…
Euro wealth management tech market nears $2 billion
Spending by the European wealth management industry will reach $1.7 billion by the close of 2008, growing at a somewhat more modest pace than in recent years as global economic indicators remain volatile. Despite current challenges in financial markets…
DWT Panel: Apps Hinder Firms' Latency Efforts
Trading firms are being hampered in their efforts to achieve nanosecond-fast data by applications and other parts of the trading process that introduce latency, according to panelists at the London conference of sibling publication Dealing With…
Aite: CEP Integration Costly and Complex
The biggest hurdle to deploying complex event processing technology is the cost of integrating CEP software with market data feeds and other applications, according to new research from financial technology consultancy Aite Group.
Tech, Culture Hamper Cross-Asset Adoption
More markets going electronic and certain trading technologies becoming increasingly commoditized are two of the reasons for the rise in cross-asset trading seen recently, according to industry experts.
Liquidity Management No Longer an Option
After the onset of the credit liquidity crunch beginning in August 2007, the importance of being able to locate and exploit liquidity has never been greater to the buy- and sell-side communities, according to industry representatives who spoke during the…
Should IT Be Profit Center Or Service?
As IT organizations gain finer management capabilities over their shared infrastructure, such as compute and data grids, many people are finding their roles changing as well.
Bleeding Out Latency
Establishing a low-latency infrastructure within a firm consists of more than deploying the fattest networking pipe or deploying simple point solutions, according to industry participants.
Wish You Were Here
On May 14, DWT held its 14th annual DWT conference and exhibition at the Hilton Tower Bridge in London, drawing financial technologists from the City and Canary Wharf and points north, east, south and west. Having attended these events for the past…
MTFs' Sentiments on Settlements
At the DWT 2008 conference and exhibition, Eli Lederman, CEO of Turquoise, and Peter Randall, CEO of Chi-X, were brought together to discuss the evolving European market structure. What follows are highlights of the lively conversation.
New Markets, New Challenges
LONDON-Financial technologists from The City and Canary Wharf descended on the neutral turf of Hilton Tower Bridge last week to attend the 14 th annual DWT conference and exhibition. They were able to see how their colleagues continue to deal with…
Panel: Bad Data Exacerbated Sub-Prime Debacle
Inaccurate underlying data and limited historical data for US residential and commercial property is partly to blame for multi-billion-dollar losses at global investment banks with exposure to the US residential mortgage sector, according to an industry…
Going Cross Asset
As demand for complex executions continues to grow, many sell-side firms are finding that deploying cross-asset trading platforms is no longer a luxury. DWT assembled a panel consisting of Steve Grob, director of derivatives products and strategic…