Content posted in January 2012
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High-Frequency Trading is Hitting the BRICs
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.
Are Institutional Investors Too Reliant on Alternatives?
Years of high fees, complex terms and unclear results have South Carolina's public pension plan questioning its reliance on hedge funds, private equity and other alternative assets to generate returns, the Wall Street Journal says.
Do Stock Exchange Operators Need More Rules to Monitor Trading Platforms?
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.
Congressional Insider Trading Ban May Become Law This Year
Considering some of the comments made by Republicans and Democrats following President Obama's address to the nation, it appears lawmakers are prepared to outlaw this unethical practice, even as Washington remains gridlocked on most other issues.
Managing Data For Customers and Regulators in an iTunes Age
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.
Liquidity Centers Are Big Business
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
With SOPA off the table, Congress still has to try to protect intellectual property in the digital age.
How Buy-Side Traders Are Adapting to the Volatility
Buy-side traders are demanding stronger trading tools to navigate the increasingly volatile markets, according to a recent TABB Group study.
Liquidity Centers Are the First Step Toward Industry Utilities
Liquidity centers will eventually become liquidity and utility centers for the equities markets.
How the Government Flips Insider Trading Witnesses
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.
Pipeline Transforms Itself into Aritas
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.
Are Exchange Order Fees the Best Way to Regulate High-Frequency Trading?
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.
Cloud Computing Has Become a Dominant Force in Financial Services
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
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
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.
Fixing the Futures Market in the Wake of MF Global
To restore investor faith in the futures market, the CFTC may need to do more than just update the rules that govern the investing of customer cash, says Larry Tabb, founder of Tabb Group.
SunGard's Top Ten Historical Data Predictions Call For Ecosystem
While banks and asset managers are facing demands for more frequent risk reporting and analytics, big banks and asset managers still run multiple historical data silos.
New Market Data Model Promises to Boost Trading Performance
Trading firms can cut costs, boost efficiencies and accelerate speed to market by embracing market data as a service, says Interactive Data president Emmanuel Doe.
Is a Shorter Trading Day the Cure for What Ails the Markets?
Volume at the close is way up, and retail investors are nowhere to be seen. Sometimes a sick market needs strong medicine. In this case, it could be a one-hour trading day, says Tabb Group founder Larry Tabb.
HFT Firms Brace for a New, Bolder SEC
The unfolding new year could see the arrival of a new, more powerful Securities and Exchange Commission. Now we’ll have to see how high-frequency-trading firms react, says editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken.
Swiss Central Banker Faces Insider Trading Allegations
A weekly paper alleges that Switzerland's top central banker profited from currency trades, but are the charges the work of political enemies?
Fragmentation Complicates U.S. Treasuries Trading
As new exchanges enter the fray and compete for the same Treasury liquidity, getting filled at the right price and volume becomes increasingly cumbersome.
Avoiding Another MF Global
Tips for futures and commodities trading firms choosing FCMs in 2012.
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