Thought Leadership

Buy vs. Build
Choosing to buy an off the shelf product or build a customized solution when moving forward with strategic initiatives can be overwhelming. John Barun has broken down the process to clarify what you should look for and how you should approach the build vs. buy dilemma. Read More...

Measure It, Manage It
In order to manage a trading system, you have to be able to to measure its performance at a business level. Managers need to know the business impact of a problem at the same time that support staffers need to diagnose and resolve the problem. Read More...

FAST Protocol
With the industry moving at such a rapid rate, it was only a matter of time before this initiative was developed. The FAST Protocol can speed up trade times, reduce traffic and ease the strain on network bandwidths. To learn more read Yev Brailovsky's take on the protocol already put in place at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, NYSE Arca and Eurex. Read More...

Excel Spreadsheet Trading
Many financial market firms utilize Microsoft Excel for the execution of their trading strategies. There are benefits to using this format but there are also some limitations. When looking at the timeline of your trading career, when is it time to move beyond the Excel spreadsheet?  Read More...