1 1
£38.69 GBP
£38.69 GBP
Sale Sold out
Free UK Shipping

Freshly Printed - allow 7 days lead

Architects of Electronic Trading
Technology Leaders Who Are Shaping Today's Financial Markets

Stephanie Hammer (Author), Michael Kuhn (Foreword by)

9781118488072, Wiley

Hardback, published 9 August 2013

208 pages
23.6 x 16.3 x 2.1 cm, 0.392 kg

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

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

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
View full details