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Julia Khandoshko CEO at Mind Money
The topic of large-cap stock growth remains highly relevant in the market this July, especially with the upcoming US elections. Shares of the world's largest technology companies have significantly boosted the S&P 500 index in the first half of the year. The main questions are whether this trend will continue and, if so, are large-cap stocks ...
06 August 2024 /markets /predictions
Guy Melamed CEO at Exberry
On 19 July 2024, the financial world was thrown into chaos as a global IT outage caused widespread disruption across multiple sectors. More than 5,000 flights were cancelled, healthcare services were disrupted, and potential payroll problems loomed large. The culprit was a rogue software update by CrowdStrike which led to Microsoft system errors a...
05 August 2024 /markets
We’re half way through 2024 and we’re pleased to see the global financial exchange industry currently characterised by significant developments and steady growth. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) continues to lead the market with an equity market capitalisation exceeding $28 trillion as of June 2024, underscoring the enduring dominance of trad
24 July 2024 /markets
Jeff Mezger Vice President at Transaction Network Services
Effective trading infrastructure requires significant investment. As traders enter the market, become successful, and diversify their portfolios, their market data needs can place excessive network capacity pressures on their infrastructure. Traders need reliable connectivity and market data feeds to drive their trading. Many firms choose to work ...
11 July 2024 /markets
The financial industry is at a critical juncture. Exchanges worldwide are exploring future technological landscapes, grappling with frustrations and pain points in current systems. They're considering market evolution from multiple perspectives - business, regulatory and technological. We're witnessing a convergence of executive and technological ...
Ever-increasing digitalisation is propelling the world of financial services to act faster and do more than ever before. One side effect of this is the increased risk posed by the failure of critical suppliers. This is the reason EU regulators have introduced the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which will implement uniform rules for fin...
02 July 2024 /regulation /markets
We could potentially be seeing a transformative shift in the world of financial markets, as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) seems to seriously be considering 24/7 trading. NYSE’s data team recently released a survey assessing the demand and feasibility of such a model, with questions focusing on preferences for overnight trading, investor prote...
03 June 2024 /markets
The phrase "Nobody gets fired for buying IBM" has been a steadfast mantra in the tech industry, underscoring the inclination to choose established, reliable vendors to sidestep blame when issues arise. Twenty years ago, everyone knew that choosing reputable brands, such as IBM, was the way to go. Yet, they were slow to implement and didn...
20 May 2024 /markets
Ambitious financial exchanges need to keep growing. Yet in the world of capital markets this is not always a straightforward task. Each jurisdiction has its own national characteristics and different way of doing things. If an exchange decides to build its own trading or clearing infrastructure, unless it is happy paying an exorbitant cost, it wil...
14 May 2024 /markets
Imagine a scenario in which a large, successful financial exchange is making profits across all its markets alike, from equities, fixed income and derivatives, to commodities and FX. Yet, sadly, this vision is far from reality. Oftentimes smaller and less liquid markets, such as for fixed income and derivatives, find it difficult to obtain the mod...
19 April 2024 /markets
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