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Should a software house still invest in technology?
I was reading an article on how LinkedIn uses Kafka to do its magic (at scale). Not a big surprise...
Back to school for MiFID II
The review of MiFID/MiFIR is now well underway following the regulations’ 2-year anniversary in 2020. In their most recent consultation...
Driving customer excellence
How a business develops its products and delivers its services often depends on how its teams are structured. For example,...
AI: Paving the way towards perfect STP rates
The last decade has seen a remarkable rise in applied artificial intelligence (AI), enabling computer systems to mimic human-like performance...
For those obsessed with quality
Have you said “wow, this is exactly what I wanted” recently? What made you say it? More on that later ....
All algos are not equal
Algorithms have made their way into our daily lives, from optimizing our inboxes to ordering our groceries. They often model...
Asset management in the cloud: A choice or a transition?
As on-premises solutions have gradually given way to hosted services, we’ve now been watching the rise of the cloud for...
Correlations hurt your decision-making (not just your portfolio)
Decision-making in contexts that aren’t always easy to predict —such as investment—is challenging, especially during uncertain times. But one often...
Doing a UX re-design for your product
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is...
The road to SaaS and other myths
Some estimates say that in a few years SaaS will be the preferred business model for most applications. I believe...
The future of trading system display technology
Following my recent article on trading screen design, I had many comments about what technology would be coming next! This...
Brexit: Liquidity shifts post transition period
After a difficult 12 months, Brexit finally happened. However, the equivalence many hoped for was not granted to UK finance...
Is traditional D2C repo dying?
As D2C repo goes electronic, having the right systems in place will be crucial for repo dealers wishing to nurture...
Finding investment opportunities while remaining compliant in a volatile new world
When I meet regulatory and investment compliance officers in the asset management industry, I find they’re more concerned than ever...
Brexit: Cross-border trade publication
Under MiFID post-trade transparency rules, equity trades must be published within a minute for market price-forming purposes. In practice, this...
How FX businesses can boost customer loyalty and profitability by using data intelligently
Digital transformation in the FX industry has changed how customers use FX services and execute trades. FX firms are moving...
Partial settlement: The CSDR effect
Does your secured funding business support partial settlement? Or rather, can it afford not to? The European Central Securities Depositories...
A state of FLUX: How findings led UX helps us create the solutions our users really need
If you had 1 hour to solve a problem, what would you do? You might take Albert Einstein’s advice and...
A new asset class comes to town!
We often hear in the press of new trading venues, and in more recent months trading venues merging, but rarely...
Voice trading after MiFID and COVID: It’s time to stop worrying and embrace digital transformation
Voice trading has undergone major changes as a result of regulatory reforms. MiFID II has had the biggest impact. To...
There’s no cloud, it’s just somebody else’s PC
Cloud-based applications are great. They free users from hardware, obsolescence, maintenance, and so on. But what challenges do providers face?...
The future of web development
The web ecosystem is evolving at an insane speed. Driven by FOSS projects (Free and Open-Source Software) and following the...
Here’s why you need to automate your business analytics
Information is different than knowledge. And the more information you have, the bigger the difference becomes. Nowadays, you can summon...
The benefits of a good order management system during a pandemic
Trading rooms of the world have been shrinking since the advent of digital automation throughout the banking industry, with algorithmic...
Brexit: MiFID Share trading obligation – Should the EU investors be worried?
The European Union’s MiFID directives set clear rules on the share trading obligations a broker has when trading across Europe....
Let’s talk latency
Trading is a highly competitive business where speed is of the essence. There are several different ways to measure speed,...