The SEC’s New Technology Drive – Pass or Fail?February 22, 2013SEC Chairman Elisse Walters has highlighted what the regulator is doing to prevent technology glitches and fraud. Here are some of the top reactions to its new tech drive.
The Start of Another Financial CrisisFebruary 19, 2013It's a deja-vu: the stability of the global markets could soon be under threat due to a looming crisis in the derivatives industry.
Another Trading Floor Bites The DustFebruary 06, 2013Given the sweeping move to electronic trading, a growing number of trading floors are shutting down, although some say certain floors still have a place in today's markets.
6 Most Memorable SEC ChiefsFebruary 01, 2013As critics debate whether President Obama's nominee for the SEC, Mary Jo White, is the right choice, we take a look at some of the past’s most memorable heads of the agency.
In ICE-NYSE Deal, One CEO Steps Back, The Other RisesDecember 21, 2012Duncan Niederauer, the chief executive of
New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext, once
boldly proclaimed that his company could not be acquired.
IntercontinentalExchange Buys NYSE Euronext for $8 BlnDecember 20, 2012IntercontinentalExchange
agreed an $8 billion deal to buy New York Stock Exchange owner
NYSE Euronext on Thursday, propelling the commodities player
into European financial futures and helping it to take on arch
rival CME Group.
Data Visualization's New ShineDecember 03, 2012In the hunt for alpha, Wall Street firms look for the right data visualization technologies to make sense of petabytes of structured and unstructured data while maintaining regulatory compliance.
SEC Expands Probe Into Whether Exchanges Favor HFTNovember 20, 2012The heightened regulatory scrutiny comes on the heels of a series of major technical glitches at capital markets firms that have damaged investor confidence.
NYSE Set To Reopen on Wednesday After Historic Battle of WillsOctober 30, 2012As Hurricane Sandy barreled towards the East Coast on Sunday night, NYSE Euronext was locked in a battle of wills with trading firms over whether to open at all on Monday.
NYSE to Test New Plan; Trading Floor Undamaged by StormOctober 30, 2012NYSE Euronext said it plans to
test a new contingency plan to help resume stalled U.S. equity
trading, and added that its famed trading floor is not yet
damaged by Sandy, one of the biggest storms to hit the United
States.
Battle of the Exchanges Heats Up as CME Expands Into EuropeAugust 20, 2012CME’s announcement is a challenge to Europe's biggest derivatives trading exchanges and comes after regulators blocked Deutsche Borse's merger with NYSE Euronext.
Interactive Data 7Ticks Expands in CanadaAugust 07, 2012The market data provider added a Point-of-Presence at the Q9 data center in the Toronto area, to meet customer demand for connectivity to new exchanges and alternative trading systems in the region.
