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Financial Services Extranets: Connecting a Fragmented Trading World

This independent research from TABB Group explores six important attributes capital markets participants seek in a financial extranet provider.

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In An Instant: When and Why Instant Communication Matters Across the Trading Floor

This Whitepaper explores organizational and industry trends that have made “off-floor” support teams much more integral to the trading life-cycle. We show why now, more than ever, off-floor teams and traders need to collaborate via unified trading communications tools, bringing people together in ways that bolster both productivity and profits.

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Transformational Change: Mobilizing a Global Trading Community with Financial Extranets

The thrust of innovation today is to build global trading communities connecting liquidity venues, on or off exchange, across asset classes and jurisdictions with all their market participants and the ecosystem of end-to-end supply chain partners. Understanding these trends can empower firms to choose the best long-term partners for growth in these difficult times.

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The Great Turret vs. PBX Debate

Decision-making outcomes can be radically altered when the four business indicators are factored together with the lower cost and greater capability of new IP-based, distributed turret systems.

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Arbitrage Through Connectivity

A Guide for Independent Proprietary Trading Firms.

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Collaborative Trading Finds its Voice

Discover what makes voice trading systems absolutely essential in the era of electronic trading.

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High-Tech/High-Touch: The New Yin & Yang of Trading Systems

Discover how regulatory changes and market dynamics are changing trading communications.

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IQ/MAX

Ever wonder how IPC created IQ/MAX - the dealerboard that feels like an extension of the mind and body of a trader? Here's the story behind the two-year R&D and design collaboration that led to MAX's birth.

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New Applications to Improve Trading Communications and Productivity

An IPC Survey: Trading professionals provide their feedback on what they want most.

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New Tech Brings Big Benefits To Small & Mid-Sized Trading Firm

While there is no such thing as “typical” trading communications requirements for small- and medium-sized financial services businesses (SMBs), modular, more affordable unified trading communications platforms are emerging that can match firms’ individual needs.

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Nexus Suite: SIP Primer

Before you can build collaborative applications you need a sophisticated, rock-solid communications protocol. This primer describes the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in technical detail.

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Rising Above Risk

Voice communications are arguably the most critical trading technology during an emergency.

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SIP, Secuirty & Firewalls

Unified solutions for person-to-person, real-time IP communications offer clear cost- and time-saving benefits – but they also present security challenges.

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Solving the Global Trading Connectivity Challenge

Understanding changing markets and new regulations.

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Trading Communications Systems: Not Just For Traders Anymore

Although not always thought of this way, trading is like a team sport. Many of the “plays” are supported by “off-floor” personnel – including analysts, economists, risk managers, portfolio managers and other trading support teams who provide critical intelligence and know-how.

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