Data
Price gouging? New study finds market data providers consistently inconsistent in pricing, discounts
As the industry awaits the FCA’s findings from its Wholesale Market Data Study, end-users pin their hopes on the prospect of relief. But a new study from Substantive Research details the enormous pricing disparities that must be tackled.
Politics, public opinion collide in EC identifier consultation
The European Commission has said neither the Isin nor the UPI is ‘suitable’ for price transparency, and proposed modified alternatives in an industry consultation.
In search of clean data: Firms navigate data challenges as LLM adoption flourishes
This WatersTechnology rapid read report explores the transformative potential of LLMs in financial services, offering insights into the evolution, challenges and positive impacts on decision-making processes in capital markets.
S&P Global: Delivering quality data faster to private market managers
S&P Global Market Intelligence won Best buy-side managed data service at the Buy‑Side Technology Awards 2023. Kevin Guy, head of iLEVEL Managed Data Services at S&P Global, discusses the service, its benefits and key differentiators.
S&P Global’s EDM platform continues its evolutionary course
S&P Global Market Intelligence won the Best buy-side data management product category at the Buy-Side Technology Awards 2023 thanks to its successful EDM offering. Neslihan Yegul, Emea head of commercial strategy for software solutions at S&P GMI,…
Alliances and experiments: Trading firms get innovative in 2023
Rebecca offers a recap of the year's most notable technology use-cases led by sell-side and buy-side institutions.
Multicast in the cloud—no longer a pipe dream
Colt Technology explains the process it went through to make it possible to distribute multicast market data in the cloud.
Who is at fault for Goldman Sachs’s $5.5 million fine?
While the CFTC says the bank is to blame for record-keeping failures that transpired at the start of the pandemic, others say it was two vendors who let the bank down.
Millennium Management enlists Google for building custom tech solutions
Google Cloud’s capital markets director Rohit Bhat details the cloud giant’s buy-side strategy.
One day, all data will be delivered this way
It wasn’t long ago that, for large numbers of capital markets firms, the de facto data consumption model was DIY, or a do-it-yourself proposition, due to the scarcity of relevant managed data services on the market. Now, firms on both sides of the…
This Week: SimCorp/Deutsche Boerse, Moody's, SS&C, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
FactSet lays out AI blueprint for discoverability, workflows, and innovation
The data provider is utilizing generative AI and large language models to provide a conversational interface in FactSet Workstation that will complement AI-powered workflows and products.
Industry unsure of SEC’s new short-selling transparency rule
Does the SEC’s recent 10C-1a rule provide sufficient transparency while protecting traders’ short-sale positions from a GameStop-style backlash? The data will be key.
Waters Wrap: As quantum’s skeptics grow in number, believers need better messaging
As you explore ways to use genAI, do you benefit from having ML and NLP experts on staff who have followed AI evolution for years? Anthony thinks that’s an important question when talking about quantum exploration.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Bill Murphy on getting the foundations right
Bill Murphy, managing partner at Cresting Wave, is back to discuss the foundations necessary to leverage emerging technologies in the long run.
Opra outages cause consternation in options markets
UBS warned clients they were looking at “bad data” on options screens
IBM outlines ‘hybrid’ AI approach as revenues rise
It’s been two years since IBM’s pivot to a hybrid cloud and AI strategy, and the tech giant saw strong earnings as it continues to invest in the watsonx platform.
BNY Mellon streamlines the hunt for liquidity with LiquidityDirect updates
The bank spent the last three years evolving and expanding LiquidityDirect to include additional asset classes, and will white label the platform to customers.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: The issue with corporate actions
Yogita Mehta from SIX joins to discuss the biggest challenges firms face when dealing with corporate actions.
LSEG-Microsoft products on track for 2024 release
The exchange’s to-do list includes embedding its data, analytics, and workflows in the Microsoft Teams and productivity suite.
Bloomberg creates one-stop shop for portfolio managers on Terminal
PM <GO> is a new workstation meant to support buy-side decision-making from analysis to implementation.
Getting up to speed: Shortwave Chicago-London link clocks under 25ms
Industry benchmarking body Stac reports audit findings on the latency and throughput of Raft Technologies’ Chicago-London links.
Europe’s AI Act is taking shape. How will the UK respond?
As the EU pushes through a historic AI Act, its neighbor is left wondering how to keep up.
Has cloud cracked the multicast ‘holy grail’ for exchanges?
An examination of how exchanges—already migrating to the cloud—are working to solve the problem of multicasting in a new environment.