Critical Survival Skills for Buy Side Traders
What are the critical survival skills buy side traders need to stay relevant and employed during this market? Who is better off the buy side or the sell side and where do some of the job opportunities lie?
Tony Blair on the Future of The EuroAt a TD Ameritrade conference in New York, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the future of the Euro is uncertain.
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08.10.11 Is The Corporate Data Center Obsolete?WS&T's Ivy Schmerken talks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about data centers evolving into liquidity centers, as well as data security and the latest hack attacks.
- Tony Blair on the Future of The EuroAt a TD Ameritrade conference in New York, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the future of the Euro is uncertain.
- Paul Ringmacher - Capco (sponsor content)Paul Ringmacher - Capco (sponsor content)
- 08.10.11 Is The Corporate Data Center Obsolete?WS&T's Ivy Schmerken talks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about data centers evolving into liquidity centers, as well as data security and the latest hack attacks.
07.07.11 How Wall Street Firms Should Plan For Their IT FutureWS&T's Greg MacSweeney talks to Dr. Howard Rubin, founder, Rubin Worldwide, about how companies can change the way they operate and measure IT in our technology-driven world.
06.28.11 How Seriously Is Wall Street Taking Dodd-Frank?As the first anniversary of the Dodd-Frank law approaches, Phil Albinus, editor of Advanced Trading, asks Tabb Group CEO Larry Tabb how seriously Wall Street firms are taking the new regulations.
06.02.11 NYSE Cloud Offering Could Be Big Success, With Some ConditionsTo prove that its cloud offering will work for the financial industry, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, says the NYSE will need high frequency firms to move 'non-traditional' areas to a shared infrastructure.
05.31.11 Wall Street Loves The iPadIn this video, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, takes a look at the impact the iPad is having on Wall Street and the kinds of apps that are turning bankers' heads.
05.04.11 High Frequency Trading Race: How Can Firms Continue To Compete?The high frequency trading space has always been about speed. But as firms move from microseconds to nanoseconds, how can they continue to compete in the low latency space? Greg MacSweeney discusses the topic with TABB Group CEO Larry Tabb.
04.21.11 How The Swaps Market Will Change Under Dodd-FrankIn this video, TABB Group CEO Larry Tabb talks to Advanced Trading Associate Editor Justin Grant about how the Dodd-Frank Act will impact the swaps market.
03.22.11 Is OTC Derivatives Reform In Jeopardy?Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks to Advanced Trading's Justin Grant about the precarious state of OTC derivatives reform and rulemaking deadlines.
03.10.11 Dodd-Frank And IT: A Match Made In Heaven?Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks to Greg MacSweeney about the role technology will play in helping capital markets firms comply with the Dodd-Frank Reform Act.
02.10.11 Exchange Merger FrenzyThe LSE has just announced that it is buying the Toronto Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, NYSE is in advanced talks to merge with Deutsche Borse. Greg MacSweeney discusses the exchange merger frenzy with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group.
02.01.11 The Future Lies In "Technology Commons"Howard Rubin, founder of advisory firm Rubin Worldwide, tells editorial director Greg MacSweeney that the future of banks is in "'Technology Commons," which provides them with an opportunity to utilize their IT investments more cost-effectively.
01.28.11. What's Hot For The Buy-Side In 2011Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, talks to Phil Albinus, editor-in-chief of Advanced Trading, about which trends will be the biggest for the buy-side in 2011.
Trading Desk Of The Future: The Rise Of the Robo-TraderWill algos one day completely replace traders? Editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken talks to Tom South, IT Director, Northern Trust Global Investments about what the trading desk of the future could look like.
Trading Desk Of The Future: Advanced Stats Hit The NBAHouston Rockets GM Daryl Morey talks to Advanced Trading associate editor Justin Grant about the NBA team's use of advanced analytical methods and technology to enhance decisions relating to the draft, trades and advance scouting of opponents.
Trading Desk Of The Future: How To Pick The Best OMS/EMSChanging your EMS or OMS is a daunting task. Larry Cohn, CIO, Baron Capital discusses with editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken when and why firms should make the change as well as the biggest pitfalls of picking an OMS or EMS.
Trading Desk Of The Future: What Lies Ahead For The Markets?Michael Levas, chief investment officer at Olympian Capital Management discusses new regulation with editorial director Greg MacSweeney and what the markets should expect in the coming months.
Apps On The Street: Bloomberg Takes Traders On The RoadThe mobile space is changing fast. Traders and portfolio managers now want rich user interfaces and all day access to their accounts, including critical functions. Bloomberg's John Waanders discusses this with WST senior editor Melanie Rodier.
Trading Desk Of The Future: Trading AvatarsWhat will your trader do next? Trading expert and founder of FX Dimensions Abe Cofnas talks to Advanced Trading’s Justin Grant about his new algorithm that can predict a trader’s performance based on their past tendencies.
11.24.10 OTC Derivatives Clearinghouses: Do They Pose A Systemic Risk?TABB Group senior analyst Kevin McPartland talks to editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken about whether OTC Derivatives clearinghouses pose a systemic risk to the financial system.
11.18.10 Swap Execution Facilities: What Do They Really Mean?TABB Group senior analyst Kevin McPartland discusses with editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken the new regulatory category of swap execution facilities that were introduced in the Dodd-Frank Act and their impact on the OTC derivatives industry.
Apps On The Street: iPad Brings Thomson Reuters Data And News To LifeIn the third part of our Apps On The Street series, Brian Becker, VP, Thomson Reuters, shows us how the MarketBoard app for the iPad which provides traders with global equity performance and news, is bringing static content to life.
Apps On The Street: Morgan Stanley Takes On The iPadIn the second episode of our Apps On The Street series, Morgan Stanley's Barry Hurewitz takes us on a tour of the bank's iPad app for institutional investors, the first of its kind for a Wall Street firm.
Apps On The Street: TradeKing Trades On The BlackBerryIn the first part of our Apps On The Street series, TradeKing's Mike Massey shows us how to trade on the broker's new mobile BlackBerry app and tells us what type of content investors are increasingly looking for "on the go."
09.22.10 Shifting Technology BudgetsIn this video, Howard Rubin, founder of Rubin Worldwide, discusses how firms can lead the way by figuring out how to shift technology spending from infrastructure to application development.
09.22.10 The Last Days Of The Corporate Data CenterIn this video, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO, TABB Group, discusses how cloud computing, colocation and utility computing will gradually erode the necessity and effectiveness of the corporate data center.
09.07.10 Direct Edge: From ECN To ExchangeIn this video, Greg MacSweeney talks to Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, about what Direct Edge's new status as an exchange means for market participants.
08.16.10 Buy-Side Firms Enter Options Trading GameIn this video, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of advisory firm TABB Group, discusses with Greg MacSweeney why options trading is becoming increasingly popular with buy-side firms.
08.13.10 Do The Right ThingIn this video, John Fiore, CIO at BNY Mellon and WS&T Gold Book honoree, tells us that to make sure his firm's massive IT organization continues to innovate and support the business, he asks his technology team to do what's right...
08.10.10 How To Balance Innovation And GrowthIn this video, Andrew Haines, CIO, Gain Capital and 2010 Gold Book honoree talks with WS&T editor-in-chief Greg MacSweeney about the challenge of staying innovative while the firm continues to grow rapidly.
08.04.10 Bigger Isn't Always BetterIn this video, Gold Book honoree Larry Cohn, CIO, Baron Capital, debunks the myth that in the financial industry, bigger is always better.
07.14.10 Circuit Breakers: Will They Work?Last month the SEC started a pilot program that established circuit breakers for the S&P 500. Wall Street & Technology's Greg MacSweeney talks with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, about whether the circuit breakers will succeed.
06.28.10 Are Hedge Funds Ready For Regulation?The hedge fund industry is once again booming. But are fund managers ready for looming regulation? In this video, editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken discusses the issue with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group.
06.18.10 The Pressure To Complete Financial ReformIn this exclusive video, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group, discusses the pressure on Congress to reconcile the two bills in the House and Senate overhauling financial regulation.
05.25.10 Technology Economics: A New Way To Measure IT InvestmentHoward Rubin, founder of Rubin Worldwide, discusses a new way to measure the value of technology investments inside a financial firm.
06.11.10 Lessons Learned From The Flash CrashIn this video clip, Advanced Trading editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken talks with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of consultancy firm TABB Group about the buy-side's shifting view of U.S. equity market structure since the May 6 flash crash.
06.04.10 The Ramifications Of The Goldman Sachs CaseIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of advisory firm TABB Group talks with Advanced Trading editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs about the impact that the SEC's civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs could have on the financial industry.
05.03.10 What's New With Low Latency Technology?Firms are continuing to invest in technology to power trading strategies that rely on millisecond transaction speeds, says Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group in this video.
04.20.10 Predictive Analytics Hit The Back OfficeIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, talks about how predictive analytics are becoming increasingly popular in the back office, though their use raises significant data and infrastructure challenges.
04.15.10 Wall Street is BackWith bonuses reaching record levels in 2009, Advanced Trading Editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs talks to Tabb Group’s Larry Tabb about where the momentum and the money will be going forward on the Street.
03.23.10 The Impact of The Volcker Rule on Wall StreetIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks with Advanced Trading executive editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs about the potential impact of the Volcker Rule, which aims to ban proprietary trading by banks.
03.12.10 Choose Your Partner CarefullyIn this video clip, senior editor Melanie Rodier talks with Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about Wall Street firms' much closer scrutiny of their potential technology partners.
03.11.10 Challenges of the OTC Derivatives MarketIn this video clip, Advanced Trading Executive Editor Cristina McEachern Gibbs talks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about over the counter derivatives and the prospect of electronic trading changing the market landscape.
03.03.10 Social Networking Rules For BrokersIn this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, speaks to WS&T senior editor Melanie Rodier about new FINRA guidelines for brokers on how they should use social networking to communicate with the public.
02.25.10 What's The Future of Carbon Trading?In this video clip, editor-at-large Ivy Schmerken talks to Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, about climate change and the future of carbon trading.
02.23.10 What Regs Are Next?In this video clip, WS&T senior editor Melanie Rodier speaks to Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, about what new regulations the financial industry can expect in light of recent scandals, as well as the future of the SEC.
02.03.10 Could an Algo Cause a Market Meltdown?In this video clip, Advanced Trading editor-in-chief Kerry Massaro talks to Tabb Group CEO Larry Tabb about how likely it is that an algorithm could go wild and bring down the market.
The State of Algorithmic Trading Dr. John Bates discusses the expansion of algorithms into profit-seeking “high frequency trading” (HFT) strategies, as well the extension of algorithms beyond equities into new asset classes. 
9.22.09 Bonuses: How Will Traders Fare?Bonus time is approaching. What is in store for traders this year? Which firms will be the winners and which will be the losers? Larry Tabb, CEO of TABB Group, offers his perspective.
9.1.09 Is Sponsored Access Bad for the Market?Larry Tabb, founder of Tabb Group, weighs in on the the pros and cons of sponsored access and the differences between sponsored and naked access. 
8.18.09 - Seth Merrin on High Frequency Trading Seth Merrin says high frequency trading has become the majority of the market, and it has its pros and cons. Regarding flash orders he says, “It’s a case of very few benefiting at the expense of many...The entire market became toxic for...
Is the Worst of the Financial Crisis Over?After six strong months in the financial markets, some are saying that financial firms are beginning to spend strategically on technology once again. But is the worst behind the industry? Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of research and advisory ...
High Frequency Trading: Is It All Bad?There has been a lot of discussion in the media and in the industry about high frequency traders adversely impacting the market and other investors. Larry Tabb, TABB Group CEO weighs in on the pros and cons of high frequency trading, and discusses ..
OTC Derivatives: Schapiro’s New Regulatory FrameworkSEC Chair Mary Schapiro recently testified before Congress revealing a new regulatory framework for the OTC derivatives space. Larry Tabb, founder of TABB Group, offers his perspective on her new framework.
What Carbon Trading Means to Wall StreetFinancial firms are preparing for the cap and trade carbon emissions provisions in the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) by establishing carbon trading desks. Larry Tabb discusses what firms can expect in a carbon cap and trade system.
Should Flash Orders be Allowed?Nasdaq and BATS have both launched flash orders—giving certain customers a first look at orders. The practice has caused a debate over whether this market look equates to information leakage or if it is akin to many other non transparent aspects of t
Controversy Over TARP PaybackMany of the large investment banks that accepted TARP money are ready to repay it by buying back their preferred stock. However controversy is brewing over the outstanding warrants. 
Open Source Gaining Traction on Wall Street Budget pressures and the maturation of open source technologies are helping traditionally proprietary Wall Street firms move faster when it comes to adopting open source in the front office. Although there are some obstacles and open source does not
Algorithm Overload?Algo trading has played a major role in equity trading for years, but over the last five years it has developed into its own cottage industry. Every broker-dealer, agency broker and many tech firms offer algorithms...
Top Data Center ChallengesData centers for the capital markets still need to be located near the traditional market centers, such as New York or Chicago. However, the need for close proximity limits power availability options and is more expensive, notes Larry Tabb.- MTFs and European Dark Pools Face ChallengesThe market structure in Europe has quickly changed over the past few years with the burst of new Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs), which have caused tremendous fragmentation. Traders want to use the facilities, but without a ....
Broker-Dealers Launch Fixed Income DesksAmidst the market turmoil, agency brokers have found an opportunity. Many formerly equity-only shops are launching fixed-income operations to support corporate bonds to structured products.
Bringing Back the Uptick RuleLarry Tabb, Founder of Tabb Group, discusses the impact brining back the uptick rule will have on liquidity how it might affect trading in dark pools and ATSs going forward. 
ESP's CEO Joshua S. LevineStreamlining the middle office processes for the buy-side. 
SIFMA TMC Will SurpriseDespite all of the gloom in the press, attendees at this year’s SIFMA Technology Management Conference will discover a vibrant industry that is still buying technology and preparing for the future, says Larry Tabb, founder and CEO, Tabb Group.
CEP at a Crossroad?Complex event processing (CEP) has been heralded as game changing technology for a number of years, but adoption has been slow to date. Special Contributing Editor Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of TABB Group, disucsses ....
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Critical Survival Skills for Buy Side TradersWhat are the critical survival skills buy side traders need to stay relevant and employed during this market? Who is better off the buy side or the sell side and where do some of the job opportunities lie? 
Calming the Fears, Calming the MarketsWall Street & Technology's Greg MacSweeney speaks with Larry Tabb about Obama's speech, the future of the markets and when spending will return.
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