How Fast is Fast Enough?

Now that financial technologists are discussing measuring latencies in the hundreds of nanoseconds, it is time to discuss how fast firms need to be in this market and whether there are any alternatives. In the latest episode of the Daly Post Podcast, I ask these and many more questions to Hyannis Port Research CEO and low-latency veteran Tony Amicangioli.

Ending the Black Box's Reign

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I just finished uploading the latest episode of the Daly Post Podcast featuring OpenGamma CEO and CTO Kirk Wylie discussing open-sourced software's benefit to Wall Street. It's about regulation now, not just cost savings.

The Future of SaaS in Capital Markets

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How has the cloud computing environment changed the delivery of software-as-a-service (SaaS)?

In the latest episode of Daly Post Podcast, Feargal O'Sullivan, the global head of alliances at NYSE Technologies discusses how adoption of open source, improved collaboration and new industry standards will make adopting SaaS a no-brainer for firms.

As a bonus topic, we also talk about the future of NYSE Technologies' Open MAMA API initiative.

Girding for Changes Under Dodd-Frank

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After a little technical difficulty, the third episode of the Daly Post Podcast is up and running on iTunes.

For anyone looking to jump on the podcasting bandwagon, be sure the system you are using is not one Wilco CD download away from maxing out your hard drive - enough said.

Thank you to the Tabb Group's Kevin McPartland for sitting down and discussing what buy- and sell-side firms can do in preparation for Dodd-Frank's final rules, which may be out as soon as September 2012 if all goes well.

Daly Post Podcast Update

Due to a sudden influx of work over the next couple of weeks, there's going be a bit of a delay in posting the third episode of the Daly Post Podcast. I'll be posting it on March 16, so please check back then.

Also, thank you for all of your support and constructive feedback on the first two episodes.

Community-Driven Innovation in the Capital Markets

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The second episode of the the Daly Post Podcast is ready for download!

In this podcast, we speak with Kosta Peric, the head of Innotribe at messaging cooperative SWIFT about how the organization is working with its members to foster innovation across the industry and what the first fruits of this labor might be.

Start Listening to The Daly Post!

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A major shout out to DirectMarkets' Kevin Lupowitz, who agreed to be my first victim guest on the Daly Post Podcast. In this approximately 30-minute kick-off episode, we discuss how Kevin's firm looks to re-make the follow-on issuing businesses for corporate issuers by adopting an electronic crossing-network paradigm that directly links issuers to institutional investors.

Are You Really Ready for Real-Time Pre-Trade Risk Checks?

In a little over a week, all SEC-regulated brokers in the US will need to preform pre-trade risk and capital checks for clients for whom they provide sponsored market access. Sell-Side Technology sits down with industry veteran Bill Karsh to discuss how prepared the industry is as well as the state of the available custom and third-party offerings.

Dodd-Frank's Brave New World

I recently had a chance to catch up with Tabb Group's Kevin McPartland in his firm's office overlooking lower Manhattan. We took the opportunity to discuss how prepared the swaps industry is for life under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act now that US regulators expect to have the rules complete in the next five months. You can listen to the entire conversation at Sell-Side Technology.

Automating Dodd-Frank

After a few weeks of hiatus, I'm pleased that we've posted another Financial Tech Talk audio interview on the  Sell-Side Technology website.

In this first part of two-part interview with industry veteran Ciaran Henry, we sit down and discuss how firms are coping with Dodd Frank's real-time and intra-day reporting requirements for OTC trading.

Please check back for when we post the second part of the interview, in which we look at how firms can leverage their existing low-latency trading infrastructure for this new electronically traded market.

UPDATE: We've posted the second portion of the audiocast here.

Reducing Latency via UX Design

Earlier this month, we launched a new series of audiocasts over at Sell-Side Technology, dubbed Financial Tech Talk. It's been a fun learning how to produce and host these online conversations with industry insiders about the IT issues facing the investment banking community.

This week, we posted a 30-minute conversation with visual data interface designer Brad Paley on how to firms can convey far more visual data and reduce "human latency" by implement elements of psycholinguistics in their user experience (UX) design. We will be posting additional audiocasts as the weeks go by, so please check back.