Everyone likes to talk about tablets these days – especially iPads. What were discussions on cell phone trading in the early part of the last decade are now conversations about trading on iPads. As you’ll see from my comments, I’m not sold that institutional traders will really ever see much need to trade from iPads […]
This article reviews how an SEF is likely to be defined by the CFTC an who some of the likely players in the market will be based on my video conversation with Ivy Schmerken a few weeks ago. Regulators at the CFTC and Securities and Exchange Commission are drafting the rules that will define what […]
This is my latest research report looking at the buy side’s usage of trading technology. See the press release below, the executive summary at tabbgroup.com and coverage of the study from Securities Industry News and Advanced Trading. NEW YORK & LONDON – (Business Wire) According to new research from TABB Group, the integration of order […]
Even though the House bill is not perfect, McPartland feels, “This is a good thing. This is actually improving transparency,” he says. Still, the details on execution and the ideas of clearing and reporting that need to be worked out, he adds. Full Article Here
“Systemic risk is still the underlying issue,” says TABB’s McPartland. “Derivatives reform is not really about markets reform; it’s all about reducing systemic risk.” Click here for full story