Trading Tech
Generating Reporting Magic
Founded in May 2004, prime broker Merlin Securities has carved out a clientele with its report offerings. DWT editor Rob Daly sat down with Merlin Securities CTO Amr Mohamed to discuss how the 45-person firm's technology offering makes the difference in…
Plus Markets to Upgrade Trading Technology
LONDON—Plus Markets Group is to embark on a £6.7 million ($13.3 million) upgrade to its trading technology involving Swedish exchange operator and technology provider OMX, Plus Markets officials say.
Pinpointing Securities
The problem of accurately identifying securities is leading to a large number of failed transactions, estimated to cost the market millions of dollars annually. While the retail industry introduced a global standard years ago, the financial services…
Channeling Data Flow and the Quest for Quality Metrics
Martijn Groot, head of product management at Asset Control, offers an insight into the challenges facing organizations with 'swampy' data architectures
What Next for Asset Control?
Interview
Seeking a Shared Vision
EDITOR'S LETTER
Unsettling Proposal
BACK OFFICE
State Street's IT Strategy
WATERS Q&A
Age of the EMS?
THE BUY LINE
Nose for Alpha?
ALGO TRADING
Where's Your Data?
COMPLIANCE
Re-Engineering Instinet
WATERS Q&A
Hardcore Hardware
STREAMING QUOTES
Best What?
COMPLIANCE
Derivatives Tech Race
EXCHANGES
Funds at the MTS Gate
FIXED INCOME
Virtual Meeting Places
FUTURE TECH
Laptop Lockdown
SECURITY
Nasdaq's Next Step?
THE DALY CLOSE
Olympia takes Advent Geneva for automated administration
The Olympia Capital Companies, a hedge fund administration service provider with more than $50 billion under administration, has implemented Advent Software's Geneva accounting system and Partner investor servicing platform to automate operations across…
You couldn't make this up
Heard the one about the hedge fund doing its Monte Carlo simulations on 300 PlayStation 2s bolted together? No? That's not surprising – they closed their doors for business last week and handed back whatever was left of their investors' capital. Actually…