Quantum computing
Can machine learning help predict recessions? Not really
Artificial intelligence models stumble on noisy data and lack of interpretability
Waters Wrap: As quantum’s skeptics grow in number, believers need better messaging
As you explore ways to use genAI, do you benefit from having ML and NLP experts on staff who have followed AI evolution for years? Anthony thinks that’s an important question when talking about quantum exploration.
Quantum computing: a problem for another generation?
Some banks have soured on quantum exploration. Others are playing a game of wait and see.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: David Hardoon dissects language models
David Hardoon returns to talk about the field of language and how it’s the ‘heart and soul’ of artificial intelligence.
Waters Wrap: Big Tech’s subtle plans for capital markets domination
Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft aren't just cloud providers anymore—and their tentacles are going to spread deep into trading systems going forward.
Optical computer beats quantum tech in tricky settlement task
Microsoft’s analog technology twice as accurate compared to IBM’s quantum kit in Barclays experiment
UBS found no advantage in quantum computing—ex data chief
The Swiss bank tested various use cases in its trading business before giving up on the technology.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Broadridge’s Tyler Derr
Broadridge’s CTO Tyler Derr joins the podcast to talk about interoperability, blockchain, and other emerging tech.
Waters Wrap: Blockchain—let’s put the hammer back in the box
With the ASX Chess DLT failure and users ignoring DTCC’s DLT option for its Trade Information Warehouse, Anthony wonders what it will take for the industry to stop touting this buzzword for non-specialized needs.
JP Morgan is testing quantum deep hedging
Researchers say the timeline has shortened for the use of models in production.
Financial firms rethink after cyber insurance premium spike
Brokers say there are signs pressure is easing, but quantum hacking threat could transform market
Mainframes still mainstream: How financial markets are embracing and evolving 'legacy' IT
Tech giant IBM is targeting security, AI, and portability in the modernization of the mainframe as firms report still retaining “the workhorse of the back office.”
Banks may spend ‘billions’ to stop quantum hacking threat
Quantum-proof algo standards are nearing completion, but enhanced cryptography won’t come cheap.
Waters Wrap: The Big Tech cloud providers are coming for your toys
Anthony thinks that the fintech community should be looking over their shoulders as the major cloud providers are going to disrupt financial markets even more than they do today.
Banking group trials quantum computing for portfolio hedging and optimization
After experimenting with gate model quantum computers—as used by IBM and Google—CaixaBank gets to work on real-life problems.
Barclays (and others) strive for machine learning at quantum speed
Embryonic work on quantum neural networks raises hope of faster, more accurate models
Waters Wrap: Google’s cap markets play portends a shift in trade tech philosophies
According to Google’s Phil Moyer, the capital markets are shifting from a world where location determined liquidity, to one where accessibility will be the main differentiator for exchanges. Anthony explores what this could mean for trading firms going…
Machine learning & NLP in the capital markets: Some examples from 2021
To show how ML and NLP are spreading across the industry, WatersTechnology highlights 20 stories from the last 12 months that feature unique uses of AI.
Quantum computing: kryptonite for bitcoin and cyber security
Race is on to secure new encryption algorithms for DeFi, before quantum computers become a present danger.
Waters Wrap: The biggest disruptors facing the capital markets as we head into 2022
In Anthony’s mind, eight topics will dominate the headlines in the New Year. They are…
Slow burn to a big bang: How the new wave of tech is changing market data platforms
For decades, market data platforms have been critical components of financial firms’ trading infrastructures. But with changing user needs and emerging technologies gaining ground, will the platforms of the past be replaced by upstart challengers—or can…
IBM eyes ‘seamless integration’ of quantum, classical computing
Blending classical and quantum computing could reduce the cost of quantum calculations and eliminate the need to understand hardware specifics, IBM says.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: IBM’s Likhit Wagle on modernizing mainframes
IBM’s general manager of global banking and financial markets joins the podcast to talk about the importance of modernizing mainframes.
Cloud: Capital markets’ Swiss Army knife
The best uses of the cloud so far have been as an enabler of performance and innovation. The best uses yet to come could reshape AI. So, Max warns, if you think cloud is about cutting costs, you’re thinking about it all wrong.