The 3 Biggest Pain Points in Building Central Clearing InfrastructureMarch 08, 2012Central clearing promises to bring transparency to the OTC derivatives market and reduce participants' risk. But dragging swaps out into the open is a difficult road. Here are three challenges adding to the buy side's pain — and insight into how they
UBS Launches New Options AlgorithmsMay 03, 2011The offering is now being expanded to include an array of more nuanced liquidity and volume-sensitive order types.
Commodities Traders Increasingly Adopt AlgorithmsMarch 29, 2010Commodities traders increasingly are adopting algorithms, but these aren't the equity markets' automated trading strategies, as commodities algos often make room for human discretion. By Ivy Schmerken
Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading Releases New Version of EMSApril 13, 2009New options enhancements to REDIPlus include the introduction of three new algorithmic strategies, the ability to auto-hedge options orders, and active limit support.
Messaging Delays A Major Worry For Traders, BrokeragesMay 25, 2007Most brokers have stated that exchanges — large and small, new and established — have had problems at various times either processing the number of orders received or handling the various messages that are sent back and forth between market p
Bulge-Brackets Look to Keep Algo EdgeJanuary 11, 2007Bulge-bracket firms continue to dominate the market for algorithmic trading strategies, according to a new impact note from Boston-based consultancy Aite Group.
Advice for the Custom-Algo SetMarch 31, 2006Customizing algorithms is not for the faint of heart. Research and openness between broker and buy-side trader is a must.
Quick ReleasesMarch 31, 2006BNY Brokerage Provides Algorithms Via Bloomberg; FutureTrade Partners With QSG for TCA; Susquehanna Taps Lava to Offer DMA and Algorithmic Services
Reg NMS: Unintended ConsequencesJanuary 30, 2006Every new regulation has unintended consequences, but it's difficult to know what they will be until the regulation is implemented.
