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Cloud Specialist Options Outlines 2017 Network Expansion Plans

Data centre operator and financial cloud hosting specialist Options has created a delightfully topological map of its 2017 expansion plans. The map – reproduced here – was posted on LinkedIn this week by COO Danny Moore, formerly of Wombat Financial Software, which emerged as the mainstay of the former NYSE Technologies much of which was…

With MiFID II Unbundling Looming, Commcise and TR Roll Out Research Capabilities

Amid media reports that sell-side firms are struggling to settle on commercial arrangements for subscriptions to their unbundled research services post-MiFID II, service providers are starting to roll out solutions aimed at helping buy-side firms receive, manage and pay for research under the new arrangements. MiFID II will require buy-side firms to justify how they…

Artificial Intelligence’s New Wave on Wall Street… But Is It Fair?

By: Carol Ozemhoya, writer at Indexer A good trader will do the requisite due diligence and research to make sure the investments traded on behalf of clients will maximize profits. Over the years, analytical tools have evolved and developed until today, where machine learning models can come into play and offer startling insights. It can…

Guest Blog: GDPR? Keep Calm and Think

By John Stuart-Clarke, Data Protection & e-Privacy Specialist John works at a large UK Insurer and leads a team of product owners tasked with strengthening the data protection control environment in readiness for the GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulation. The risks and potential sanctions that GDPR exposes organisations to are eye-wateringly attention-grabbing. They have triggered…

LiquidityBook Taps Twitter Techie Carroll as Chief Architect

As financial services technology continues to play catch-up with the kids using widely available consumer technologies, trading software supplier LiquidityBook has put its money where its mouth is. The company has named Andy Carroll, former Twitter staff software engineer, as its chief architect, charted with leading the development of its SaaS delivery platform. LiquidityBook is…

TS Adds QB’s Legger Algo to TradeSmart OEMS

The newly rebranded TradingScreen – now operating under the TS name – has expanded the range of third-party trading algorithms available through its TradeSmart order and execution management platform with the addition of Quantitative Brokers’ Legger premium multi-leg spread-trading algorithm. Legger is one of Quantitative Brokers’ suite of four premium futures and fixed income algorithms,…

Thomson Reuters Bases Buy-Side Workflow Solution on REDI, Eikon, Autex

Seeking to capitalize on its acquisition this year of the REDI buy-side EMS platform, Thomson Reuters this week unveiled its solution for enabling buy-side trading workflow integration. The initiative combines REDI – already an accomplished buy-side execution management platform – with TR’s Eikon desktop and the Autex liquidity network – itself a prime buy-side facility….

Bloomberg Entity Exchange Selected by TP ICAP for MiFID II Compliance

TP ICAP’s decision to use the Bloomberg Entity Exchange to help clients of its broking businesses register on new trading venues under Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) was made after considering several Know your Customer (KYC) solutions and is expected to simplify the repapering process for clients ahead of the January 3,…

The Data Science is The Easy Part!

Lessons learned from a recent business intelligence project By: Marc Alvarez One of the biggest motivations of working in a chief data officer (CDO) role is the opportunity to spend time and thought on applying state-of-the-art business intelligence (BI) to the firm’s own data. Unfortunately, given the pressing need to support regulatory reporting and simply…

Global Trade Surveillance Requirements Across MiFID II, MAR and Benchmark Regulation

By: Jordan Dilworth, research analyst, JWG Since the financial collapse in 2008, regulators have been concerned about the vulnerability of firms engaged in trading activities and have reacted by emphasising preventive measures. Out of this drive emerged trade surveillance, which aims to prevent market abuse and market manipulation. In June 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation…