As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
With profits down due to lower volumes and declining volatility in U.S. stocks, high-frequency traders face growing pressure to find new markets and innovate when speed is not enough.
Industry participants question whether identifying dark pools in real-time trade reports will give too much information to high-frequency traders and gamers.
In the midst of a bad economy and lower trading volumes, the buy side balances the need to cut costs and consolidate OMS and EMS platforms, while chasing the best integrated solution.
After Goldman Sachs discovered that Bloomberg journos were keeping track of their viewing habits over their Bloomberg terminals, traders have some decisions to make about the company that provides their market data, trading tools, IM and more.
Advanced Trading takes you on an exclusive tour of Abel Noser’s New York trading floor, where the agency broker known for transaction cost analysis, is customizing algorithms for the buy side, while growing its fixed income trading and transitions business.
Advanced Trading takes you on an exclusive tour of Abel Noser’s New York trading floor, where the agency broker known for transaction cost analysis, is customizing algorithms for the buy side, while growing its fixed income trading and transitions business.
The Buy Side Wrestles with the OMS-EMS Dilemma In the midst of a bad economy and lower trading volumes, the buy side balances the need to cut costs and consolidate OMS and EMS platforms, while chasing the best integrated solution.
OMS-EMS Retool as Clients Face New Regs In the face of lower volumes, OMS and EMS are seizing opportunities as buy side clients need to upgrade their systems to comply with complex regulations and trade new asset classes electronically.
Order Management Systems This directory includes a detailed description of order management systems, the execution-management functionality they offer, whether they integrate with external EMSs, the securities they're designed for and future plans for enhancement.
Exclusive: Inside the GETCO Execution Services Trading Floor As a global market maker, GETCO provides liquidity for the marketplace as well as a variety of trading tools and services for the buy side and sell side. Founded in 1999 by Stephen Schuler and Dan Tierney, the market maker employs 400 people in its Chicago, London, New York offices as well as other branches around the globe. Advanced Trading visited the new trading floor for GETCO Execution Services, the solutions arm of the firm where clients can access a wide range of tools from trading algorithms to execution services to a dark pool, GETMatched. We also visited the firm's Designated Market Maker station on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to see first-hand how they facilitate trades for their clients.
Woodbine Report Hits Back at Dark Pool Critics Woodbine sheds light on the opaque world of dark pools in a 111-page report, and says many of the usual criticisms of these venues are without merit.
Invesco Turns to OneTick to Beef Up TCA, Alpha Generation Models The investment manager says the move will provide better context around every transaction, and help its traders sharpen their strategies quicker than what's possible with only third-party analysis.
