The ground on which market participants walk is shifting from a foundation of latency and performance concerns to a playing field where being proactive is their best asset, according to trading technology experts who spoke in a webinar hosted by Intelligent Trading Technology on June 1.
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...
The retail-facing prop trading sector – the funded account model that grew up around FX/CFD and futures trading platforms – spent 2024 in crisis. After a shakeout that wiped out an estimated 80 to 100 firms globally, the survivors have spent the past two years diversifying, first into futures, and now into exchange-traded options. The...
Now in its 15th year the Data Management Summit NYC brings together the North American data management community to explore how data strategy is evolving to drive business outcomes and speed to market in changing times.
The current financial crisis has highlighted that financial institutions do not have a sufficient handle on their data and has prompted many of these institutions to re-evaluate their approaches to data management. Moreover, the increased regulatory scrutiny of the financial services community during the past year has meant that data management has become a key...
