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Humanizing Algorithms
As electronic trading becomes more popular and trading volumes and market volatility continue to grow, human traders are increasingly turning to algorithmic strategies for help. DWT U.S. reporter Oksana Poltavets sits down with Matthew Rowley, head of…
The New Reality
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Editor's Letter - Bureaucracy waiting to happen?
Dark pools have become such an integral and important part of the buy side that I guess it was only a matter of time before the regulators got stuck in. Last month, Mary Schapiro, chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), indicated that…
An overdue shake-up?
Ever since Buy-Side Technology and its forerunner, Hedge Fund & Investment Technology, first started covering dark pools more than a few years ago, we've consistently heard two major themes voiced by investment managers, consultants and vendors.
Newton's law
Hedge fund manager Global Advisors recently relocated to Jersey after a decade operating out of Manhattan and London. Co-founder Rus Newton talks to Victor Anderson about the reasons for the move, life on the island, and the fund's use of proprietary…
Supplementary solution
When Metzler Asset Management opted to implement the Charles River IMS, it chose to supplement its existing front-office applications with the system, rather than use it as a replacement. For an asset manager with an historically strong in-house bias,…
Executive action
Cynics would have argued that the buy and sell side would be too busy looking for the green shoots of economic recovery to attend the July 1 Best Execution 2009 (London) event, hosted by Buy-Side Technology and DWT. But an impressive turnout on the year…
Regroup, restructure, recover
Technology spending has slumped over the past year as a result of the slowdown in the financial services industry and the ensuing global recession. But, as MFT's David White argues, now is the time for buy-side firms to use technology spending as a…
The Center of Attention
Although low-latency has made mainstream headlines recently, thanks to a New York Times story on high-frequency trading, the most cutting-edge, low-latency trading strategies depend on the relatively un-sexy subject of co-location-installing firms'…
Equiduct Gains Citadel Cash, Eyes Retail Flow
LONDON—Citadel Securities, an arm of alternative asset manager Citadel Investment Group, has taken a majority stake in Equiduct Trading, a move that should transform the multilateral trading facility (MTF) after a slow start in the European market, say…
Getting That Second Wind
Operators of the Equiduct multilateral trading facility (MTF) are feeling a bit better now that Citadel Securities has taken a majority stake in the venue and guaranteed operating capital to keep it in business for at least the next two years (see story,…
London Calling
It was nearly a year ago when DWT and sibling publication Buy-Side Technology sponsored the first Best Execution conference in Manhattan. While trying to remain modest, I can say the event was a rousing success. The dialog that occurred between the buy-…
Cyber Trading Technologies Fragmentation Drives Smarter Algos
LONDON-As liquidity in the European market-place continues to fragment, it increasingly falls on the sell-side to re-aggregate that liquidity for their clients, according to industry experts.
Cyber Trading Technologies Europe Expects Smart Order Routing, Algo Overlap
LONDON-As smart order routing (SOR) technology becomes more prevalent in European markets, the lines between SOR and trading algorithms will blur, according to industry insiders.
Cyber Trading Technologies Algorithms Alter Dark Pool Dynamics, say Panelists
LONDON-Although dark liquidity cannot be considered an innovation in the financial markets, dark pools have been recently transformed by algorithmic trading, according to market participants.
Putting Humpty Dumpy Together Again: Dealing with Fragmentation and Liquidity Management
The following is an excerpt from a presentation entitled Impact of a Fragmented Market on Liquidity Management given by Tom Middleton, head of European algorithmic trading with Citigroup, during the Best Execution 2009 conference in London.
Compliance Technologies New Faces and Regulations for the European Market
As the global economy attempts to right itself, national and supranational market regulators seek ways to prevent similar situations from reoccurring in the future. Below is an excerpt of the keynote address entitled The E.U. Regulatory Model: Challenges…
Infrastructure Technologies Build for Core, Buy for Generics
LONDON-When looking to add technologies to support their core businesses, financial firms should try to build them internally. However, when requiring more generic components, the best choice is to buy off-the-shelf products, say industry participants.
The Naked and the Dead
It appears that it will be only a matter of time before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) writes the obituary for naked sponsored access to the exchanges. Most people in the industry agree that it is a smart thing to do in order to…