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.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
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.
Peregrine Financial's ex-CEO's ex-Wife Sued Over Divorce MoneyJanuary 28, 2013Some of the more than $100 million
Peregrine Financial's former chief executive stole from his
brokerage's clients went to pay for his divorce settlement, the
trustee of the now-bankrupt brokerage said in a lawsuit late
Friday against the former wife.
Investigators Launch New round of MF Global Exec GrillingOctober 18, 2012U.S. authorities
investigating the collapse of MF Global have called
in former executives of the failed commodities brokerage in
recent weeks for additional interviews, people familiar with the
inquiry said, as regulators work towards filing civil charges.
Anatomy Of A Brokerage IT MeltdownOctober 08, 2012Regulators last year issued the SEC's first-ever privacy fine against broker-dealer GunnAllen for failing to protect customer data. But former IT staffers say regulators didn’t seem to know half of this cautionary tale of outsourcing and oversight go
Momentum Trading Partners Closes Shop, Shops AroundJuly 31, 2012The hedge fund brokerage that kept a lid on information leakage stopped trading yesterday and is putting itself on the market. Why? Tough market realities that are claiming other struggling brokerages.
Do Traditional Buy-Side Firms Need to Colocate?July 20, 2012Wedbush Securites' new low-latency trading platform recently scored a number of long-only buy-side clients. But experts disagree on whether traditional asset managers need such high-speed, and costly, market access.
Commission Shrinkage Complicates Life for Buy SideMay 31, 2012As the trading slump caused equity brokerage commissions to contract through Q1 2012, institutions upped their research payments to the sell side. But where does that leave electronic trading?
ICAP Launches Financial Tech IncubatorMarch 09, 2011Euclid Opportunities will offer a seed funding and acceleration program to early-stage companies in post-trade risk management, data and other financial market applications.
Orc Connects with Lime's InfrastructureFebruary 07, 2011Clients can build strategies on Orc and take advantage of Lime's low-latency infrastructure, built for high frequency traders.
