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OTC Derivatives: Substantially Reducing Risk Through Automation
June 25, 2008 | OTC derivatives could certainly benefit from some positive PR in the mainstream media, but what these so-called adventuresome investment products really need are the benefits of a new technology focus called customer communications management (CCM).

OTC Derivatives: A Work in Process
May 20, 2008 | The good news is that institutional brokers' innovation in structured finance and other OTC derivatives continues to grow and meet investor demand. . The bad news is that understanding the new risks of this market will take some more time, and probably few more trillion dollars in capital losses.

The Time Has Come for Fixed-Income Electronic Trading
April 17, 2008 | In some regards, nothing has changed in the fixed-income trading space to warrant electronic trading. On the other hand, however, everything has changed, signaling that the time may be right for e-trading.

The Lessons of Risk Management
April 16, 2008 |

Exchanges Add Dark Pools Downstream
April 10, 2008 | The move by NYSE-Arca and Nasdaq to access dark pools is a well crafted move by the exchanges to reposition themselves and will inevitably lead to more competition.

Not Fundamental, but Not Technical Either
March 20, 2008 | According to the commodity market fundamentals we were all accustomed to, traditional traders make buying and selling decisions based on what they figured to be a "fair" price for a given commodity.

Flood Insurance: Scalable and reliable technology solutions for today’s high-volume trading environment
March 06, 2008 | For many firms, August 2007 provided an unpleasant view of the future. During what is traditionally a quiet trading month, volatility surged as the markets responded to an emerging credit crisis.

Liquidity Begets Liquidity
February 01, 2008 | Most think of price when thinking of liquidity. But price can be subjective. How long it takes to execute, how definitive the execution is and the probability that the price will change before execution also are key factors.

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Electronic Futures Platform Challenges CME January 15, 2008
Good Or Bad, Technology Is Allowing Firms To Offer Multiple Services Originally Out Of Their Traditional Scope December 03, 2007
Credit Suisse’s Dan Mathisson Predicts a Cheaper, Faster and Cleaner Trading Landscape for 2008 November 14, 2007
Sawgrass Asset Management's Timothy Christiansen Says More Light Will Be Shed on Dark Pools November 14, 2007
Accipiter Capital's Bryan Kievit Predicts That Commission Compression Will Continue and Liquidity Will Reign Supreme November 14, 2007
Delaware Investments Joseph Rogina Says Commission-Sharing Arrangements Will Have a Lasting Impact on Trading November 14, 2007
The e-CBOT: The Evolution of Commodity Trading November 13, 2007
Subprime Mess Will Continue Impact on Other Markets September 20, 2007
Commission Management Practices - From Soft Dollars to Hard Boiled Bucks? September 01, 2007
Multibroker Execution Platforms Slowly Gaining Adoption July 27, 2007
99 Percent Reliability at the Exchanges Is a Thing of the Past May 25, 2007
ECNs BATS, DirectEdge Gain Traction Against NYSE, Nasdaq May 23, 2007

Old Mutual Asset Managers (London)
Eoin Murray
Chief Investment Officer

In the last six months -- and probably the six to come -- the No. 1 industry trend definitely has been MiFID, the European regulation around defining what equates to best execution and best practice for trading. It is definitely requiring us ... More >>

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