Architects of Electronic Trading (eBook)

Technology Leaders Who Are Shaping Today's Financial Markets

Stephanie Hammer (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF | EPUB

2013 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-48805-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Insights that can help you improve your technology edge

Featuring contributions from technology visionaries at leading
alternative investors, hedge funds, trading firms, exchanges, and
vendors, this book covers current trends in trading technology. The
book features interviews with the leaders responsible for the
technology that is shaping today's electronic financial markets.
You'll hear the views of CIOs, CTOs, and other technology leaders
on emerging technologies, innovation in the financial sector, and
how technology is enhancing markets in ways other than just speed.
Their perspectives on harnessing technology to enhance computing
power, reduce time to market, bolster risk management, and much
more offer valuable lessons for readers.

* Includes a wealth of practical insights on how to improve your
technology edge

* Features interviews with leading technology professionals in
the financial industry across an array of asset classes and
markets

* Serves as a topical guide to the latest developments,
enhancements and applications of technology to tackle trading and
risk management challenges

* Includes insights from top technology professionals on
evaluating and adopting technology solutions

* Looks at the effects of technology on finance professionals and
their businesses as well as the global finance industry
generally

Autor

STEPHANIE HAMMER is a professional marketer and freelance writer. She has fifteen years of experience in the listed derivatives markets including time as a trader at a proprietary trading firm. She began her career at Eurex Exchange and also served as head of communications for the exchange in Frankfurt, Germany. Stephanie holds a bachelor's degree from Bryn Mawr College and a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is fluent in both Spanish and German. Stephanie lives in Chicago with her husband and two daughters.

Inhalt

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments xi

About the Author xiii

Chapter 1 Meet the Architects Agents of Change 1

Chapter 2 Business Challenges Driving New Technology 7

Chapter 3 Laying a Strong Foundation with Transformational Technology 13

Suhit Gupta, Technology Consultant 14

Chapter 4 Hardware Acceleration with FPGAs 23

Jan-Dirk Lueders, CMT, Capital Markets Trading, and Robert Walker, xCelor 24

Chapter 5 GPUs Affordable Desktop Supercomputing 33

Gerald Hanweck, Jr., PhD: Hanweck Associates 34

Chapter 6 Microwaves in Trading Conquering Resistance 45

Mike Persico, CEO and Founder, Anova Technologies 46

Chapter 7 Cloud Computing Moving toward Acceptance 59

Ken Barnes, Options IT 60

Chapter 8 Globalization and Automation Unfinished Business 69

Justin Llewellyn-Jones, Fidessa Corporation 70

Chapter 9 Room for Improvement in Risk Control 81

Mark Gorton, Tower Research Capital 81

Chapter 10 Trading Systems Dealing with Velocity 89

Kevin Kometer, David Hoag, and Ian Wall, CME Group 91

Chapter 11 Technology and Alternatives Benefits of Better Data 99

William Murphy, The Blackstone Group 100

Chapter 12 Data Centers Harnessing Networks 107

John Knuff, Equinix 108

Chapter 13 Evolution The New Revolution in Trading Systems Design 121

Jürg Spillmann and Wolfgang Eholzer, Eurex Exchange 122

Chapter 14 FIX The Power of Standardization 131

W. Brennan Carley, Thomson Reuters 132

Chapter 15 Big Data, Big Opportunities 143

David Siegel, Alan Choyna, and Clara Bonaccorsi, Bottom Line Metrics 144

Chapter 16 Social Media in Trading Making Sense of It 153

Joe Gits, Social Market Analytics 156

Chapter 17 The View from Emerging Markets, China 167

Ming Hua, Southwest Securities Company 168

Chapter 18 Special Focus The Shortage of IT Talent 177

Daryan Dehghanpisheh, NYSE Technologies 178

Conclusion A Call for Continued Education 187

Index 189

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.5.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Trading Series
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Trading Series
• Vorwort: Michael Kuhn
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Business Technology • Unternehmenstechnologie • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-48805-9 / 1118488059
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-48805-8 / 9781118488058