Crunch Time for Covid-Era Tech

Last year saw a series of unprecedented and unexpected events, including—and resulting from—the Covid-19 pandemic, such as exchange floors shuttered, 90% of capital markets employees working remotely, trading systems overwhelmed by the resulting volatility, and perhaps most surprising of all, financial firms raking in record revenues, despite an economic near-catastrophe.

With efforts to return to normalcy thwarted at almost every turn, these changes look set to continue through 2021, though