Articles by Wei-Shen Wong
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.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: BMO on market structure
This week, Joe Wald from BMO joins the podcast to discuss the SEC’s market structure proposals.
What is Aladdin Trader? BlackRock’s fixed-income tool still a mystery
Sources tell WatersTechnology that Aladdin Trader will expand on the platform’s ‘limited’ execution functionality.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Episode 276 (Dos and don’ts for PR People, Part Four)
The team in London, plus Shen, gives an update on the rules all media relations teams should follow.
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.
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.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Navigating the buy vs. build debate
Adaptive Financial Consulting’s Matt Barrett joins the podcast to discuss how firms decide to build or buy.
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.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: How do firms create data products?
Standard Chartered’s David Sharratt joins the podcast to discuss creating data products.
Integration looms large for buy-side firms deciding on whether to buy or build
As high-speed trading systems become par for the course, asset managers turn their focus to integration capabilities, according to a new study.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: David Hardoon dissects language models
David Hardoon returns to talk about the field of language and how it’s the ‘heart and soul’ of artificial intelligence.
Snowflake: Data strategy essential for AI
The cloud data platform provider continues to make investments in data quality and cleansing.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: IBM on generative AI
This week, John Duigenan from IBM joins the podcast to discuss generative AI.
ASX, SGX earnings driven by diversified revenue
After the Chess disaster, ASX focuses on rebuilding confidence, while SGX continues investing in its derivatives business. Meanwhile, HKEx mulls data play.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Generative AI: The philosophical considerations
Steve Rubinow joins the podcast to discuss artificial intelligence and the hype cycle of generative AI.
How exchanges are becoming more than just marketplaces
Wei-Shen examines how exchanges are branching out and pursuing new ventures that could bring them fresh revenue streams.
What’s the market for Ion Markets?
With whispers swirling that Ion’s chief executive is looking to cash out on his tech conglomerate, big changes could be coming to the world of fixed-income software.
Amazon bullish on AWS growth, signals more investment in generative AI
Tech giant’s cloud computing arm grew customer base in Q2 despite cost-cutting among users
Deutsche Börse ‘cannot afford’ to miss out on generative AI; SimCorp deal on schedule
The exchange group wants to be at the forefront of the emerging technology field and has extended its partnership with Google into AI.
Outsourced trading sees uptick as buy side seeks more bang for its buck
Buy-side firms see outsourced trading as a way to simplify their operating model, while custodians see an opportunity to sell bundled services.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Symphony’s Brad Levy
Symphony’s CEO Brad Levy joins to discuss the future direction for the company and ESG data and analytics.
IBM bets big on generative AI
Although Q2 revenue was flat year-on-year, it was buoyed by IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy. The tech giant will build up its AI capabilities similarly to how it’s dealt with Red Hat OpenShift.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Numerix’s new CEO
Emanuele Conti joins to discuss his new role as the head of Numerix, the company’s M&A strategy, and his vision for the future.