Monday, March 18, 2013
A Turret/Dealerboard system is a powerful communication tool with specific capabilities designed to meet the demanding needs of Financial Traders. It needs to function flawlessly in an environment that is intolerable to failures and any obstacle to increasing revenue. .
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Organising an event in Chicago posed certain obstacles but those were far outweighed by the opportunities. I learned that the Chicago market is substantively different from both London and New York, the major bulge bracket firms while no doubt having some presence are not the main cut and thrust of Chicago; smaller and more nimble 'Prop Shops' are the lifeblood of this city. I also discovered that many of these 'Prop Shops' had been founded by ex CME floor traders who wanted to spread their wings a little, and in some cases a lot. Derivatives are what Chicago is best known for and that might have been the original specialty of these creative and adventurous operations, but in 2012 they have a much more diverse portfolio of interests.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
If you work with traders, chances are you have probably heard "I don’t care how… just answer me!” one too many times. We’ve heard the same things from some of our very own customers, including top global banks. We know that trading floors are fast paced environments – often times frenetic. Traders need information instantly, and they need it to be accurate – even more so these days, with thinner margins, more competition, and a tougher regulatory environment. That’s why instant collaboration across the trade lifecycle is ever more important, and it’s the reason financial firms are implementing solutions to facilitate that collaboration.
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Interest in direct investment in emerging market equities is increasing but has always been difficult due to regulations on foreign ownership and capital controls. The most relevant of these markets is the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), a collection of the largest of the emerging markets.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
I recently attended a conference hosted by IPC called Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Obstacles. At the event, the Tabb Group presented some of their latest research on trading in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and Asia. Then a panel of speakers discussed a range of topics related to trading in these markets. The conference also introduced IPC’s new financial extranet, Connexus. Here are some of the insights I took away from the fascinating panel discussion.
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Authors
- Michael Speranza, SVP, Product Management and Marketing
- Kevin Acott, SVP, Managing Director, EMEA
- David Brown, SVP, Global Network Operations
- David Dodd, SVP, Managing Director, APAC
- Simon Jones, Senior Product Marketing Manager
- Ganesh Iyer, Senior Product Marketing Manager
- Jonathan Morton, VP Product Marketing
- Matthew Parker, Product Manager, Trading Systems
- Bart Bartolozzi, Senior Product Marketing Manager
- Brett Berkowitz, Senior Manager, Product Management
- Bob Williams, Research Director-Capital Markets Practice, CEB TowerGroup
- David Anderson, RTTRT Program Director, FISD
- E. Paul Rowady, Jr., Senior Analyst, TABB Group
- Tim Carmody, VP, Global Network Engineering
- Matthew O'Donnell, Director, Product Management
- Joe Esposito, Director, R&D Services
- Robert Simpson, Vice President, Global Financial Compliance, Verint
- Kathleen Walsh, Vice President, Global Customer Service
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