Friday, October 26, 2012
The lights were bright; the panelists were eager to spar; and the audience was hostile (not really, but we did stand between them and the refreshments) at the recent FISD Real-Time Technology Roundtable held in Chicago where IPC was one of the sponsors. The objective of our panel was to discuss various perspectives on the topic of achieving, if not improving, the ability for firms to identify alpha capture opportunities given an array of strategies which require increasingly sophisticated – and expensive – technical architectures. Yes, I know it’s a mouthful, but this was our plan, nonetheless.
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Monday, July 09, 2012
Call it what you will – Return on Investment or a “life lesson” –ROI is what drives both, our daily and strategic decision in life and in business. While there may not a be simple tool to help me determine whether I should buy that red convertible mustang as a cure to my midlife crisis, there is an effective calculator to help you determine whether you should invest in a unified trading communications platform.
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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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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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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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