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Content tagged with Trading Technology posted in January 2012
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Bloomberg Open Sources Its Market Data Distribution Technology
News  |  1/31/2012  | 
The market data provider's Open Market Data initiative allows any developer to use API without restrictions.
Thomson Reuters' Mike Powell Discusses Cloud Adoption
News  |  1/31/2012  | 
While cost pressures are a driver, breaking into new markets is a priority for capital firms in 2012, explains Mike Powell, Thomson Reuters’ global head of hosting and managed services.
High-Frequency Trading is Hitting the BRICs
Commentary  |  1/31/2012  | 
As regulators in the United States and Europe weigh the merits of new regulations to govern high-frequency trading, emerging markets have been methodically paving the way for the practice to expand within their borders.
STOCK Act Hits Delay in House
Commentary  |  1/31/2012  | 
Deustche Bank's SuperX Ranked As Largest Dark Pool in Europe
News  |  1/31/2012  | 
Rosenblatt Securities ranked SuperX as the largest by volume in its monthly dark pool market share index, comprised of a universe of 18 liquidity pools across Europe.
Torstone Technology Launches Inferno
News  |  1/31/2012  | 
Data Explorers Launches Securities Lending iPhone App
News  |  1/30/2012  | 
Aimed at hedge funds and brokers, the new iPhone app can track short selling and institutional fund activity across global market sectors.
QuantHouse Offers Sub-Millisecond Access to Hotspot FX
News  |  1/30/2012  | 
The company's Hotspot FX handler is now available to algorithmic trading firms seeking ultra-low latency access to the FX ECN.
Do Stock Exchange Operators Need More Rules to Monitor Trading Platforms?
Commentary  |  1/27/2012  | 
After a series of technology glitches over the past year, the SEC is proposing a new standard for trading systems that would impact 13 US stock exchanges and smaller venues, according to today's Wall Street Journal.
Radiant Investment Adopts New PMS
News  |  1/26/2012  | 
DTCC Adds Former RBS Executive to LEI Development Team
News  |  1/26/2012  | 
Mark Davies will serve as liaison in Europe and will work with regulators and industry committees to develop legal entity identifier (LEI) program.
Volatility Spurs Aggressive Algo Strategies
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
In volatile markets traders choose more aggressive algorithmic trading strategies and increase the level of human interaction.
Will SEFs Increase Market Fragmentation?
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
Some firms see opportunities in electronic trading, while others express concerns about liquidity fragmenting across swap execution facilities, according to executives at TabbForum event.
Trader Gougenheim Eyes $50M Glasnost Hedge Fund
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
Hedge fund industry veteran Philippe Gougenheim will open a highly liquid global macro fund in June 2012.
9 Ways To Minimize Data Breach Fallout
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
Symantec just revealed that attackers stole source code to its flagship Norton software in 2006, highlighting today's array of sharply different approaches to owning up to data breaches. Consider these essential policies.
The Hedge Funds in Romney's Returns
Commentary  |  1/24/2012  | 
Managing Data For Customers and Regulators in an iTunes Age
Commentary  |  1/24/2012  | 
The cloud infrastructure that makes iTunes possible is the same that will enable asset managers to serve their customers and meet regulatory requirements, writes StatPro CEO Andrew Peddar.
GOP Debate: Kill Dodd-Frank!
Commentary  |  1/24/2012  | 
How ING Avoids Customization Nightmares
News  |  1/24/2012  | 
ING CIO says the bank's new operations model is helping centralize more IT work, while still letting leaders react to local market needs around the globe. The ultimate goal: Make IT faster.
Liquidity Centers Are Big Business
Commentary  |  1/23/2012  | 
Exchanges are the latest participants to jump into the data center colocation game as the appetite for hosted services shows no letdown.
The SOPA Saga: The End Is Just the Beginning
Commentary  |  1/23/2012  | 
With SOPA off the table, Congress still has to try to protect intellectual property in the digital age.
Cloud Computing Can Boost the Customer Experience
News  |  1/23/2012  | 
The cloud allows firms to bundle value-added services and improve the customer experience.
The Rise of Cloud Computing on Wall Street
News  |  1/23/2012  | 
Looking to cut their capital expenditures on servers and applications, financial services firms are warming up to private clouds run outside their firewalls.
Advent's Stephanie DiMarco Will Leave a Strong Legacy
News  |  1/23/2012  | 
Advent Software’s departing CEO Stephanie DiMarco explains why she’s stepping down and reflects on 30 years in the industry, in an exclusive Q&A with Wall Street &Technology.
Diamondback Settles Insider-Trade Charges
News  |  1/23/2012  | 
SOPA: Stop Grandstanding, Start Crafting An Alternative
News  |  1/23/2012  | 
If Congress is so clueless about Internet dynamics, it's up to SOPA opponents to create a workable alternative for stopping online content piracy.
Fidelity Adds Five Countries and Currencies to International Platform
News  |  1/23/2012  | 
Retail brokerage customers can now trade in 17 of the world's largest and most popular markets, which Fidelity said exceeds what other firms provide.
Liquidity Centers Are the First Step Toward Industry Utilities
Commentary  |  1/20/2012  | 
Liquidity centers will eventually become liquidity and utility centers for the equities markets.
How the Government Flips Insider Trading Witnesses
Commentary  |  1/20/2012  | 
An F.B.I. agent has persuaded Wall Street suspects to collect evidence against their business colleagues or friends, playing a key role in the government's insider trader investigations.
TD Bank's Social Strategy: Start Small, Think Big
News  |  1/20/2012  | 
The Canadian-based bank's ambitious enterprise social networking plans started with a simple initiative that has already boosted productivity dramatically.
Pipeline Transforms Itself into Aritas
Commentary  |  1/19/2012  | 
Yesterday, the former Pipeline Trading Systems said it's new name is Aritas, citing many changes, including product updates and leadership, it's made since it reached a settlement with the SEC.
TeraExchange Hires Former Regulator with Derivatives Expertise
News  |  1/19/2012  | 
TeraExchange appointed Marti Tirinnanzi as SVP of business development to help government entities benefit from upcoming derivatives reforms.
Futures SROs Review Customer Segregation In Light of MF Global
News  |  1/18/2012  | 
CME, ICE, NFA and other futtures industry self regulatory organizations formed a committee to review how SROs can strengthen existing safeguards for customer segregated funds.
DVD Review: Margin Call
Commentary  |  1/18/2012  | 
Market Data Q&A: Bloomberg's Mark Pesonen
News  |  1/18/2012  | 
SOPA Stalling As Opposition Grows
News  |  1/18/2012  | 
Two controversial anti-piracy bills, SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate, face mounting criticism for going too far to block pirated content.
Are Exchange Order Fees the Best Way to Regulate High-Frequency Trading?
Commentary  |  1/17/2012  | 
When it comes to oversight of high-frequency trading, regulators should focus on simplicity, access and competition, according to Wayne Arden, former VP of sales for Nasdaq OMX’s Market Technology division, who says revamping the exchange order fee structure is a good place to start.
Are Fundamental Hedge Fund Managers Trained to Be Good Traders?
News  |  1/17/2012  | 
The hedge fund industry was undoubtedly glad to bid 2011 adieu, a year that brought about one of the most difficult trading environments to date with wild and often unpredictable swings in the stock market becoming the norm.
Morgan Stanley Caps Bonuses at $125K
Commentary  |  1/17/2012  | 
Bloomberg Vault Integrates with IBM Lotus Domino
News  |  1/17/2012  | 
With financial services firms facing pressure to reduce email archiving and compliance costs, Bloomberg Vault is using features in IBM's messaging and collaboration software to improve security and reliability as well as reduce the costs of cloud integration.
Big Data Changes Storage Needs
News  |  1/17/2012  | 
Unstructured data is the big driver for storage needs, but machine-generated data should not be overlooked.
CIO Profiles: Anuj Dhanda, CIO, PNC Financial Services
News  |  1/17/2012  | 
The next big thing for PNC's CIO Anuj Dhanda? Big data and business intelligence.
Cloud Computing Has Become a Dominant Force in Financial Services
Commentary  |  1/13/2012  | 
Cloud computing is emerging as a dominant force in the financial services industry, and investment banks, brokers, market makers and asset managers all will look to push more sophisticated applications into the private cloud, according to Options IT CEO Nigel Kneafsey.
MF Global's Bankruptcy Impacts Bloomberg
Commentary  |  1/13/2012  | 
The loss of subscription revenue from MF Global's collapse, is causing suffering at Bloomberg, reports The New York Times.
How to Assess Your Firm's IT Productivity
Commentary  |  1/13/2012  | 
Capital markets technology organizations are under extreme pressure to do more with less. Rubin Worldwide founder Howard Rubin offers firms some guidelines for measuring IT productivity.
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