Thursday, April 04, 2013
It has more turrets than all but a handful of the world’s largest trading floors. It is supported by the most advanced technology available using nearly 19 miles of high-speed cable to link all its components. And it allows the world’s biggest banks to have the utmost confidence in the performance and reliability of their own trading communications technology.
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Monday, June 04, 2012
Firms are continually investing in the technology that sits on traders’ desks. Whether it’s new applications aimed at increasing productivity and efficiency, or new desktop devices that improve connectivity to their contacts, it’s no secret that firms’ primary focus is on the needs of their traders. It’s also no secret that a trader does not work alone. In fact, it is estimated that at the world’s largest banks, there is an average of 3-5 people supporting each trader.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Although this was my first attendance at a TradeTech event, TradeTech Europe felt surprisingly familiar. I wasn’t sure whether it was the comfortable, spacious hall layout or perhaps the presence of the usual trading technology providers. In hindsight, it was actually the themes, talking points and underlying concerns of presenters and attendees alike that felt reassuringly familiar. Continue reading …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It’s that time of the year again – when badge scanners, tchotchkes, industry leaders and new ideas fill a massive room with vendors and capital market firms alike. Yes, I’m talking about tradeshows.
With the highly anticipated event, TradeTech Europe, just around the corner, I thought why not recap one of their sister events that I recently attended in New York? The “Institutional Equity Trading and Technology” Conference was two days of knowledge sharing and thought leadership. The small setting helped create an intimate space, making it more manageable to exclusively speak to other attendees. All of the booths were confined to a single area, making it convenient to visit the exhibitors in an efficient manner. Best of all, the food was quite good too.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
When the modern Olympic Games began in the late 1800’s, most firms didn’t concern themselves with business continuity planning. In fact, I’m willing to bet my knickers that the term BCP wasn’t even coined then. Cars were just starting to gain momentum – both literally and figuratively speaking – around the same time so you can imagine that traffic wasn’t a major issue during the games either.
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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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