Category: Public Speaking

Informatica Zero Latency Tour Showcases Next-Generation Low Latency Messaging for Capital Markets (PR)

I’ll be giving the keynote address at this event in New York on October 19th.  Here are the relevant bits from the PR: Informatica Corporation (INFA), the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software, today announced Chicago and New York City dates and speakers for its Zero Latency Tour, a global series of customer-driven events showcasing […]

WMBA, Americas Announces Panel Structure For Swap Execution Facility Conference October 4, 2010

CFTC Chairman, Gary Gensler, Other Key Regulators and Industry Leaders To Discuss Trends and Outlook in Wake of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association, Americas (WMBAA) is pleased to announce panel information for its inaugural Swap Execution Facility conference which will be held in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2010 […]

Standing Room Only in Hong Kong: Low Latency is High Priority

I created this video while I was in Hong Kong last week for Trading Architecture Asia.  The audio isn’t that great unfortunately, so we’ve transcribed the commentary which you see below (its also on TabbFORUM). …and the transcription: This week I’m in Hong Kong for Trading Architecture Asia 2010. If it’s a sign, almost every […]

Wall Street's Cloudy Opportunity (Data Center Knowledge)

I moderated a recent event put on by Telx discussing the challenges faced by financial services firms when creating low latency, highly reliable infrastructures.  The event saw ~150 people come out to Telx’s new data center in Clifton, NJ to see what I felt was a pretty interesting panel.  We also learned Telx is in […]

Why the Back Office Avoids The Cloud. Hint: It’s Not Technical. (Securities Industry News)

This article refers to a presentation I gave in Boston on March 22, 2010 about cloud computing in financial services.  Sure people are using Salesforce.com and other SaasS applications, but the use of cloud computing as an approach to resource allocation has a long way to go.  A small excerpt from the article: That’s the […]

‘Several Competing’ Clearing Houses Needed for Swaps (Securities Industry News)

I participated in a panel discussion this morning focused on opportunities for execution venues an exchanges created by OTC derivatives reform.  As legislation will likely push standardized OTC products onto execution platforms (not necessarily exchanges mind you), the opportunities for these platforms (many owned by inter-dealer brokers) are numerous.  Securities Industry News covered the event: […]

Securities Industry News – Linux: Big With the Bulge Brackets

I gave a presentation at 8a this morning at a Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) event, and SIN had a story on their website by time I was back at my desk.  Talk about real-time reporting.  Linux is big on the server side for Wall Street and will only get bigger.  An excerpt: The biggest […]