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...

 
The process of algorithmic trading has been debated by a wide number of experts in the financial sector in recent years, yet the debate is far from losing momentum – in fact, it’s hotting up thanks to the onset of the plethora of new regulations.
Although many companies have taken advantage of its benefits, it has also come in for criticism in some quarters.
One of the organisations that has spoken out against the practice is the Dutch markets regulator AFM, which has...

A look into the potential pitfalls of EMIR in the DACH region with Mark Goodmann is Head of Electronic Services – Europe at Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking. Mark is a man with his fingers very much on the pulse when it comes to the latest financial regulatory reforms. One of the more recent ones to make the pink papers is EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation) so we at TradeTech DACH set some questions to Mr. Goodman to find out what the possible – if not intended...

 
Europe’s financial markets are set to be impacted substantially as a result of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
The ruling stipulates a number of new measures that banks and companies exchanging financial products will need to abide by, meaning that the businesses will have to adapt quickly to ensure that they are not breaking laws.
A number of proposals are included in EMIR, which has an overall aim to increase stability within the over-the-counter (OTC)...

The perils and opportunities of Best Execution in a multi-market structure We at The TradeTech Blog are delighted to present this brand new whitepaper from Fidessa’s Director of Group Strategy and finance blogging legend, Steve Grob. In this paper Steve examines how Australia’s new Best Execution battleground might play out and how some firms are turning it from regulatory burden into competitive edge… With a multi-market structure comes fragmented liquidity and competition...

Diana Chan, CEO of EuroCCP writes this exclusive report for TradeTech Post Trade.An essential read for anyone concerned with post trade from one of the leading luminaries of the sector. Since last year’s TradeTech conference in London, clearing competition among multiple central counterparties (CCPs) in the cash equities space – commonly referred to as “interoperability” – has gained substantial momentum. Within a short period of time since its July 2011 launch, not only did the model prove it...

When I grew up, a Jack-of-all-trades was an insult. Being a master of nothing was never going to get you anywhere. But times they are a-changing and if you look at any teenager today, they are constantly multitasking in a way that makes the rest of us dizzy and confused! However, it’s also a sign of an inevitable future; Multitasking is more important and more deeply imbued into society than ever before, and the trading floor is no exception. The technology behind the markets is often at...

 
Nick Nielsen joined Marshall Wace LLP in 2008 and is head of trading in London. Prior to this, he was at Citadel Investment Group in London and Chicago. He started his career in high frequency trading at Goldman Sach’s Hull Group in the US. Nielsen has a BS in finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In this sneak peak preview to his appearance at TradeTech Europe this week, Nick explains how the firm keeps its edge.
How difficult are today’s markets to...

 
Emmanuel Doe, President of Trading Solutions at Interactive Data, says that the number one challenge across the financial services industry this year, next and probably for many more to come, is cost.
Quite simple.
But not quite so simple to combat.
With things like high frequency trading driving up costs for infrastructure investments, impending regulations which could increase costs further and simply getting the job done with less resources, it will be a constant challenge to keep...

Check out this amazing new infographic from our friends at Asia eTrading charting the fascinating history of South Korea’s Capital Markets. Since 1949, when South Korea opened its first securities house the country has realized a remarkable change in its capital markets. Despite having to live under the threat of war with the north and being squeezed between China and Japan, South Korea has grown into a regional powerhouse. The KRX boasts the worlds largest index options market,...