The Shift from 'Big Bang' Software Releases to Small ChangesJanuary 03, 2013To keep pace with regulatory changes, capital markets should adopt the B2C industry's DevOp approach where organizations make numerous production releases per day, writes Sungard Global Services' David Chapman.
Big Data: A Big Deal for Trading FloorsOctober 24, 2012Regulators are requiring financial firms to store many types of trading communications, including voice, IM, mobile SMS, and social networks putting stress on existing systems, writes Orange Business Services- Trading Solutions;s Sébastien Jaouen.
Does Speed Trading Need Safety Lanes?August 07, 2012After Knight Capital's rescue, there are still concerns about risk controls. A professor from Columbia University told CNBC that regulators need to put in speed bumps so that markets continue to function when the next upheaval occurs.
Facebook IPO Leads SEC to Scrutinize Nasdaq's SystemsJune 29, 2012The watchdog is investigating Nasdaq's computer systems and processes related to the flawed Facebook IPO on May 18. Will the regulator demand system upgrades?
MarketAxess Research Introduces TCA for Fixed IncomeMarch 30, 2012The electronic trading platform's research arm is offering a proprietary method for analyzing and reducing transaction cost in less liquid corporate bond markets.
Who's Hiring in Financial Tech?March 13, 2012Two different companies hiring service and support staff are involved in social media compliance and derivatives trading solutions.
Futures SROs Propose 4 Ways to Protect Customer Seg AccountsMarch 12, 2012In the wake of MF Global, the first proposal would require FCMs to file daily reports on segregated and secure accounts, enabling regulators to track fluctuations in the amount of customer funds maintained by the firm.
Swaps Participants Gear Up for July Reporting DeadlineMarch 06, 2012Even though the CFTC's rules pertaining to recordkeeping and swaps data reporting put the burden on dealers, asset mangers will still want systems for record keeping, monitoring, reconciliation and analytics.
MarkitServ Launches FX Gateway Connecting to CCPsMarch 05, 2012The middleware provider announced a single point of access for FX participants to route OTC derivatives trades to CCPs worldwide including CME, SGX and LCH.Clearnet.
TradeKing Automates Social Media SurveillanceFebruary 28, 2012With usage of Facebook and Twitter on the rise, online broker TradeKing went live with SunGard's Protegent to monitor employees' social media activity.
Redline Trading Announces Pre-Trade Risk SolutionFebruary 27, 2012Aimed at latency sensitive applications, Redline's Pre-Trade Risk Solution performs a comprehensive series of risk checks in less than one microsecond to help firms comply with the SEC's 15c-3 Market Access Rule.
Swaps Regs Up the Ante on Collateral ManagementFebruary 21, 2012To cope with new swaps regulations, Kempen Capital Management scrapped its Excel spreadsheets in favor of an iinhouse collateral management system.
Lombard Risk Offers Solution for OTC Swaps Data ReportingFebruary 21, 2012The risk management technology worked closely with U.S. clients to design a solution for OTC swaps data reporting under Dodd-Frank as of July 2012, but is eyeing European regulations with similar requirements by 2013.
Preparing for Margin Call Mania In Cleared SwapsFebruary 15, 2012The regulatory push toward central clearing of OTC derivatives is going to create higher volumes of margin calls on cleared swaps for buy and sell sides. Manual emails will no longer suffice!
Poland's CCP Choose Nasdaq OMX's Sentinel SolutionFebruary 14, 2012KDPW_CCP, Poland's leading securities clearing house and central counterparty, has selected Nasdaq OMX to deliver its OTC derivatives clearing and risk management product.
