Our perspectives on recent industry developments and key issues in trading technology.
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For the buy and sell sides alike, COVID-19 has only accelerated the need for a more modern technology strategy. The pandemic has wreaked havoc in both the markets and the wider world, putting a spotlight on the need for more nimble, scalable solutions that allow their businesses to pivot quickly in a crisis situation. Home office setups …
It happens all too often: Recent college graduates armed with hard-won technology degrees enter the job market with their sights set on working in fintech, then struggle to differentiate themselves and find their dream positions. Even in a field with excellent career prospects, the talent pool is deep and global, and young, hungry developers can …
For those who follow buy-side trends, the rapid rise of outsourced trading – enlisting an outside provider to take on some or all of a firm’s trading activities – has been one of the most fascinating developments in recent memory. While the model has been around for some time, it historically has been a solution …
Outsourced Trading: Why Specialist Providers Need Specialist Technology Read More »
There is no question that Wall Street is a far more transparent place today than at any point in history. Generally speaking, broker-dealers are well aware of the pricing models employed by the exchanges, investment managers know-how and for what their brokerage counterparties charge, and end investors can see exactly what fees they are incurring. …
The financial services industry’s long march to the cloud is accelerating, and the reverberations are being felt in all corners. The rapid adoption of fully SaaS-based trading systems has been one of the major trends in the front-end technology space over the past few years. Plenty of ink has been spilled about the implications for …
Staffing Amid the Saas Boom: How Tech Vendors Can Keep Pace Read More »
Legacy. It’s a word we often use to describe systems and applications that have been in place for a long time. Too long, in many cases. These systems were great back in their day, which is how they became so deeply woven into operations. But when they don’t keep up with the pace of change, …
For True TCA, Buy Siders Must Pierce the Cloak of Secrecy Around Tech Fees Read More »
Research reports and market statistics tell us that cloud computing and the SaaS delivery model have arrived in the enterprise and are here to stay. One example is a recent report from IDG based on a global, cross-industry survey it conducted with 1,000 executives. Respondents said that by mid-2018, 80% of their entire IT budgets …
Economics: A Major Motivator for Managers’ Cloud Moves Read More »
