The autumn season of 2010 holds the promise of extreme exchange action in the European arena as all of the major incumbent exchanges proceed with major investments in their matching engine, data centre and connectivity infrastructures. Clearly, this has all come in response to the arrival of a glut of multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) since the launch of the most successful of them – Chi-X Europe – back in mid-2007.
To remain competitive in today’s electronic markets, firms need trading architectures that support rapid innovation, effortless integration of new capabilities, and the agility to respond to shifting market demands. This is prompting technology leaders to move beyond the traditional “Buy vs. Build” debate, a false dichotomy that oversimplifies the choice between generic, off-the-shelf platforms and...
By Daniel Davis, Chief Revenue Officer, Connamara Technologies. Ask most people how a new trading venue should approach its technology, and the answer comes back as a binary: build it yourself, or buy something off the shelf. Build, and you own everything, but you spend years getting to your first trade. Buy, and you launch...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the A-Team Regulatory Data Handbook. We trust you’ll find this guide a useful addition to the resources at your disposal as you navigate the maze of emerging regulations that are making ever more strenuous reporting demands on financial institutions everywhere. In putting the Handbook together, our rationale has been...
