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Xignite Inc wrote a new blog post titled FIX Flyer – Cutting edge technology for global institutional trading
Our Customer Spotlight series showcases the innovative ways our clients are using Xignite’s Cloud APIs to power their applications. FIX Flyer develops advanced technology for managing complex, multi-asset, global institutional securities trading with over 170 clients worldwide, including UBS, Barclays, Berenberg Bank, GBM, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan. They have pioneered several cutting-edge ideas such as applying the FIX Protocol standard to the wealth management industry, leveraging Equinix cross connects and the internet for trading, and helping emerging...
8 hours ago
Daryan Dehghanpisheh wrote a new blog post titled The Skills Gap
We’ve all noticed “main stream” media, the blogosphere, and traditional business media taking up the discussion on the perils and opportunities of High Frequency Trading (HFT). One element that seems to be missing in these discussions is the appreciation of the important differences between “Trading” and “Investing.” Much of the debate seems to center on the “fairness” involved with HFT trading, but rarely on any potential impacts on Investing.
Those employed in the Trading industry are experiencing something that occurs with...
8 hours ago
Trisha Gee wrote a new blog post titled Interviewed for InfoQ at QCon London
I was flattered to be interviewed for InfoQ at QCon London. It was a fun interview actually, and didn't feel anything like the half an hour it actually took. In it, I get to talk about Agile at LMAX, the Disruptor (of course) and diversity in IT (again).
9 hours ago
TradeTech Blog wrote a new blog post titled Whitepaper: Impact of Dodd-Frank On Derivatives Trading
Between our events and our blog, we at Camp TradeTech spend almost OCD-levels of time looking into trading regulations and it’s certainly one of the main topics you, our industry bretherin, our most concerned about. One of the big boys of the debate, and one of the ones who’s effects are being seen the soonest, is of course our good friend Dodd Frank. The Dodd-Frank Act signifies the biggest US regulatory change in several decades. According to our industry colleagues, Dodd-Frank will have a substantial influence over an estimated 8,500 investment managers, all the 10-12 US...
16 hours ago
Sybase wrote a new blog post titled The Right Kind of Risk Management
“You should not put your own money at risk,” Rep. Barney Frank said to federally-insured banks Wednesday on CBS This Morning. “We now have a stronger argument for a Volcker Rule that says ‘No’ to a bank: ‘Your main job is lending and managing the money of your clients.’” Frank’s argument got a shot in the arm last week when JPMorgan revealed that a set of trades aimed at hedging wound up costing the firm more than $2 billion. The bungle may have also tipped the industry’s hand. A bank using its own money to hedge against losses would be permissible under the work-in-progress Volker Rule, but...
yesterday
Trisha Gee wrote a new blog post titled Why Open Source Your Secrets
Here's a video of my Open Conference session on the business benefits of open sourcing your software. Given that the conference was at a weekend and had a very intimate feel, I think I was a teeny bit more honest than I usually am. Enjoy. Why Open Source Your Secrets View more presentations from Trisha Gee.
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