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Intelligent Trading Insights and Predictions for 2017
Trading organisations need to turn the manual art of trading operations into the science of automation to reduce costs, deliver the best outcomes for clients and comply with the transparency requirements of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). They may also need to reassess business models that are no longer fit for purpose….
ISDA Variation Margin Protocol Deadline Nears
Smaller asset managers and funds may have a harder time than their larger counterparts with preparing to follow a variation margin protocol that takes effect on March 1, according to an attorney specializing in derivatives markets standards. The protocol issued by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in August 2016 sets rules for contract…
Visible Alpha Adds Corporate Access Through Acquisition
Data correction, analytics and distribution services provider Visible Alpha is adding corporate access information to its services through an acquisition of ONEaccess, an analytics hub that provides corporate access events information and analysis of related interactions between market professionals, according to company officials. Corporate access events include roadshows, conferences, speaking panels and one-on-one meetings. “Prior…
MiFID II Response Depends On Organizing Data, Sticking To Exchanges
Transparency of financial market activity will be key to achieving compliance with MiFID II best execution provisions, states independent industry consultant Chris Pickles, who will be on a panel discussing data management under the European Union directive, at the Intelligent Trading Summit (ITS) to be hosted by A-Team Group in London on 2nd February. “MiFID…
CAT Builder Choice Marks End Of Years-Long Process
Spurred by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval of a national market system (NMS) plan in November, which includes creation of a consolidated audit trail (CAT), US securities exchanges chose Thesys Technologies, a New York-based trading technology provider with a focus on trading surveillance and big data functions already aimed at CAT functions….
Blockchain: Are we nearly there yet?
By Joshua Satten, Director of Business Consulting, Sapient Global Markets Recently, I led a panel discussion on blockchain case studies at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Asset Managers Forum in New York. The panel presented diverse perspectives on the current state of blockchain across the financial industry with representatives coming from State…
Financial Machineries and Iason Develop Anonymous Benchmarking Service for FRTB
Financial Machineries is collaborating with Italian risk management consultancy Iason to deliver a service that will help banks prove they have enough data to use an internal model for market risk capital calculations required by Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) regulation. Banks that cannot prove they have enough data to use an internal…
Thomson Reuters Sets New Foundation For REDI
Thomson Reuters’ acquisition of execution management systems provider REDI Holdings will be integrated into its pre-trade and post-trade workflow services, and its Eikon financial analysis solution, according to Michael Chin, managing director and global head of trading at Thomson Reuters. The acquisition by Thomson Reuters is aimed at capturing more of the buy-side workflow, an…
OTAS Increases Frequency Of Text Format Reporting
Market analytics and trading intelligence provider OTAS Technologies has launched Intraday Lingo, which increases the timeliness of its Lingo natural language reporting technology. OTAS Technologies’ Lingo technology synthesises market data, charts and informational graphics to produce natural language text for users to read, explains Tom Doris, CEO of OTAS Technologies. “Everything relevant to your investment…
Markit EDM Lays Out 2017 Roadmap
Markit EDM, the enterprise data management (EDM) business of Markit that merged with IHS in July 2016, has laid out its roadmap for 2017 including functional expansion of its EDM platform and a focus on delivering improved data visualisation to business users. Working with IHS, a provider of proprietary information, analytics and solutions to a…