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Achieving Strong ROI at a Point of High Speed Saturation

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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Alpha, data, FISD, IPC, liquidity, ROI, systems, TABB, technology, trading

The ABCs of ROI: Need vs. Want

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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calculator, communications, Investment, Return, ROI, trading, unified

I Don't Care How... Just Answer Me!

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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back, communication, compliance, front, hoot, intercom, iPad, middle, office, ROI, TradeTech, trading, unified

BCP/DR… Is It All Greek to You?

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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BCP, business, continuity, disaster, DR, London, Olympics, planning, recovery, trading


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