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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…
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….
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…
Seizing the Opportunity: In Defence of MiFID II
By: Will Winzor-Saile, Execution Architect, Redburn There is no escaping MiFID II. As the regulation becomes clearer and industry consensus forms, every financial firm is working hard to be ready for January 3, 2018. Alongside implementation, myriad discussion papers address the challenges faced in the new world – where can we trade dark, how will…
Smartkarma Challenges Traditional Investment Research Services
Smartkarma is on a mission to break the mould of traditional investment research services with an independent, cloud-based platform that curates research from independent providers and allows users to consume the research by paying a per user subscription. The platform operates dynamically to make all research available to all users in real time, but does…
TickSmith Gets Funding for Its TickVault Big Data Platform
It was encouraging this week to see VC interest in high-performance data management technology for financial markets, a segment often overlooked by fintech funds. TickSmith has announced a C$2 million investment from Illuminate Financial Management LLP, a venture capital firm with a specific focus on capital markets financial technology, giving it some clout as it…
Best Practice for MiFID II and FRTB Data Analytics and Risk Modelling
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) raise the bar on data analytics, benchmarks and risk modelling, requiring firms to process huge volumes of data and tackle the challenges of data quality and consistency. For those that succeed, beneficial outcomes include improved transparency that can…
Calypso/List & Ullink/Enfusion Launches Herald Return of STP
More evidence this week of the growing importance of post-trade capabilities, as trading system provider Calypso Technology teams with electronic trading platform supplier List, and trading and connectivity specialist Ullink hooks up with order and execution management systems (OEMS) vendor Enfusion. Driven in part by regulatory requirements, among them MiFID II’s record-keeping obligations and the…