Trading Tech
Mobile Strategies for Financial Services Firms Webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on April 25, 2013 to discuss the operational and technology challenges facing firms in light of widespread adoption of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives.
Algorithms, Arbitrage and Broken Things
Settling for a settled debate over high-frequency trading.
ITG Takes XIP OMS to the Cloud
Execution and research broker ITG has announced that its ITG Order Management System (OMS), formerly known as Macgregor XIP, has been relaunched with a hosted solution offering.
TradingScreen Clears CFTC's FX Mid-Point Pricing Hurdle
The regulation, going into effect on May 1st, requires firms to display mid-point prices for foreign exchange (FX) pre-spot, forward outrights, non-deliverable forwards, and swap trades.
Anthony Malakian: HFT: Enemy of the State
With high-frequency trading existing in a state of uncertainty, the FBI is looking to join the SEC in examining the role algorithmic trading plays in the capital markets. Anthony says this is a good thing.
Capital Banking Solutions to Package IBM Middleware
Technology vendor Capital Banking Solutions (CBS) has announced that IBM will provide certain middleware modules for its CapitalBanker platform.
Latency Hardware: Threading the Needle
From proprietary field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to flexible kill switches, North American Trading Architecture Summit panelists say good strategy always fits the right hardware to purpose.
Kames Capital Implements BI-SAM’s B-One Platform
Kames Capital, an Edinburgh-based asset manager with €EUR 65 billion under management and approximately 270 employees, and a subsidiary of Aegon Asset Management, has implemented BI-SAM’s B-One platform to support its performance and attribution…
IndusInd Bank Selects Calypso
The Indian private bank, based in Mumbai, says it will use Calypso's cross-asset solution to ramp up treasury activities, offer new derivatives, and monitor risk limits as it expands its client base.
IPC Enters China with Minsheng Deployment
IPC Systems has announced that Minsheng Life Insurance, based in mainland China, has selected and rolled out its Unigy trading communications system.
BNP Paribas Integrates Swift for Collateral Protection
Global custodian bank BNP Paribas has announced that it has partnered Swift in order to enhance its Margin Protect software, by integrated standardized messages.
Sapient's CMRS to Facilitate Portfolio Reconcilation
The Compliance Management and Reporting System (CMRS) from Sapient Global Markets can now facilitate portfolio reconciliation.
Citi's Monaghan: PAI a Challenge; SEFs Will Route, Not Match
Neil Monaghan, Citi's global head of strategic business initiatives for over-the-counter (OTC) clearing told a North American Trading Architecture Summit audience that everything you thought you knew about post-trade technology is, in the newly cleared…
Advise Releases E-Filing Solution for Form CPO-PQR
Advise Technologies, a compliance software provider, will offer a CPO-PQR e-filing platform to the National Futures Association (NFA) EasyFile portal. This will be the first time that filing electronically is possible for Form CPO-PQR.
Getco Selects EuroCCP for Interoperable Clearing
US-headquartered market-maker Getco has chosen central counterparty clearing house (CCP) EuroCCP to provide interoperable clearing for its European GETMatched platform.
Trying to Make Disruptive Technologies Less Disruptive
Moving forward with IT projects that involve disruptive technologies requires a delicate balance. Sometimes, the regulators can help push the needle.
Information Mosaic Launches IMValue
The post-trade financial services software provider's new suite of performance indicators and analytics aims to automate extraction of corporate actions information to better indicate risk
NATAS Panel: Cloud Service Brokerage Isn't Here
Cloud service brokerage — the concept of shopping workload around to multiple cloud providers — was a popular idea at today’s North American Trading Architecture Summit (NATAS). Unfortunately, none of the panelists who addressed it have been able to…