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Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: The Convergence Continues
More evidence this week that market practitioners are embracing intelligence in trading with news that a major global investment bank has implemented a risk and data management platform that appears to make a significant step toward the Holy Grail of incorporating enterprise analytics into the pre-trade decision-making process. This is precisely the kind of thing…
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Selects Cinnober to Support Strategy for Growth
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) partnership with Cinnober to develop a multi-asset clearing platform is expected to deliver not only real-time clearing, but also overall trading improvements and greater market certainty. The contract between Cinnober and the JSE to build a real-time integrated clearing platform initially handling six asset classes was signed last week. Implementation…
Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: Data Utility – Inflexion Point?
For me, one of the most entertaining and informative sessions at our Data Management Summit in London last month was the panel on utilities. Yes, it was a little busy – with no fewer than six (count ‘em!) panellists – but the discussion certainly got the blood flowing. The utility panel session at our DMS…
Quincy Data Extends Low Latency Market Data Service to Frankfurt
Quincy Data has pushed further into Europe with the extension of its Quincy Extreme Data service to Frankfurt. The Frankfurt service distributes CME Group market data from the CME Aurora data centre in Chicago to the FR2 data centre in 37.79 milliseconds. The company has also lowered the latency of distributing CME Group data from…
Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: Getting Smart at ITS New York
I’m thrilled that the agenda for our Intelligent Trading Summit on May 13 in New York is emerging as a match for our new editorial ‘agenda’ here at Intelligent Trading Technology. As you know, we are progressing at pace through our expansion of the remit, from pure low-latency infrastructures to a broader view of how…
Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: On the Enduring Appeal of the LEI
It’s a sad day indeed when dinner party conversation turns to a 20-digit number. And yet, if asked what is the most compelling topic of coverage in our sphere of influence, I feel compelled to include within the top three at least: the LEI. Of course, explaining what the LEI is all about – and…
IRS Delays Registration Deadline for Fatca and Clarifies Status of Foreign Financial Institutions
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has pushed back the registration deadline for foreign financial institutions (FFIs) subject to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) by 10 days. It has also given jurisdictions that are close to signing Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) on Fatca the same status for the remainder of this year as those…
Opinion: Will New Liquidity Reporting Lead to a Big Chill?
By Georges Bory, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Quartet FS The collapse and bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008 is an extreme example of what can happen when the ratio of liquidity holdings to potential debt is inadequate. The bank was hit with a liquidity crisis as a result of the collapse in the sub-prime mortgage…
Etrali introduces Check Suite to Support Compliance with FCA and CFTC Rules on Call Recording
Etrali Trading Solutions has pulled together functionality it offers around the recording, storing and retrieval of traders’ voice calls to deliver Etrali Check Suite, a solution designed to help firms maintain compliance on the trading floor. The company previously provided on-site engineer checks of recording solutions as part of a managed service, but has packaged…
CMC Markets Adopts SmartTrade’s LiquidityFX Managed Service
CMC Markets, a provider of spread betting, foreign exchange and contracts for difference trading, has selected smartTrade Technologies’ LiquidityFX trading solution for FX and precious metals on the basis of its no brokerage fee model, delivery as a cloud-based managed service and collocation with liquidity providers across Equinix data centres in New York, Tokyo and…