Opinion & Analysis
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Driving Trading Performance Improvements
23 May 2013 -
Progress has updated its Apama CEP engine, enabling quantitative funds to accelerate new algo development and boost system performance. Continue...
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Implementing the Vision of Financial Reform
23 May 2013 - Larry Thompson, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.
Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act attempted to provide transparency into and reduce the systemic risk inherent in the OTC derivatives market. Unfortunately, it also includes provisions that threaten the high level of transparency and global data-sharing envisioned by Dodd-Frank. Continue...
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Hacker Culture Goes Mainstream
22 May 2013 -
Technology companies no longer have a monopoly on geeky coolness. Financial services firms are now pushing product innovation with ‘hackathon’ events that allow staff to cut loose and have fun. Continue...
0 Comments, Technology Archive, Currencies & Commodities Archive
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Self-Clearing vs. Outsourced Clearing? Much More Than a Matter of Cost
22 May 2013 -
Outsourcing clearing can help a broker reduce costs and enter new markets and asset classes more quickly. But not every firm can tolerate the loss of control over client relationships, and the cost savings aren’t always as advertised. Continue...
0 Comments, Equities Archive, Derivatives Archive, Technology Archive, Regulatory Archive, Fixed Income Archive, Currencies & Commodities Archive
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European Equity Derivatives: The Risk/Reward Tradeoff
22 May 2013 - Rebecca Healey, TABB Group
As the regulatory focus from Brussels shifts to pre-trade risk, the wealth of data generated for regulatory reporting will rewrite the rulebook for equity derivatives trading. But systemic risk is likely to morph into liquidity risk. Continue...
1 Comment, Equities Archive, Derivatives Archive, Regulatory Archive
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