There have been many relatively recent dramatic improvements in hardware. Factors such as processor speed/design and network capacity appear to be making shortages of hardware resources very pre-2011. Not to mention falling prices that appear to not have hit bottom just yet. But with improving...
High frequency and algorithmic trading will blossom in emerging markets such as Brazil and India, possibly signaling the end of US and UK dominance in financial markets.
Even as regulators in the US and Europe debate over how to regulate algorithmic and high frequency trading (HFT), firms...
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With the release of Progress DataDirect...
Earlier this week I participated in the 2011 Progress Global Partner Conference which was held in Florida.
This is only the second time the partner conference has been global – previously it was held regionally – and I’m delighted to say that hundreds of representatives from...
A pattern is emerging within new financial services regulations where regulators and financial services firms deploy monitoring technology to "red flag" potential issues such as risk, position limits, errors and manipulation. The "red flags" raised would then alert the relevant personnel or...