Trading Tech Talk

Episodes

1. 63

   Trading Tech Talk 63: What the Heck Is a Smart Router?

   CTO Interview: Today we feature special guest co-host Peter Maragos, CEO, Dash Financial. Catching up with Dash: When Peter was last on Dash had just acquired the LiquidPoint business from Convergex with the help of private equity firm GTCR. Now they've just partnered with Flexpoint Ford, another...

   Apr 13, 2018

   1h 08m
2. 62

   Trading Tech Talk 62: Exploring the Nexus of Machine Learning, AI and the Options Markets

   Mark is joined by co-host Matt Amberson, Principal at Option Research & Technology Services (ORATS). CTO Interview: Our guest today is Michael Mescher, Founder of Gammon Capital. He discusses: What is Gammon Capital? You've talked a lot about the dangers of selling volatility and how short vol...

   Feb 16, 2018

   59m
3. 61

   Trading Tech Talk 61: Tackling Market Data Fees, AI and More

   Today we have special guest co-host Rob Brogan from Flextrade. Hot Topics in Tech: What's going on in fintech? NYSE wins approval for 'speed bump' in trading Bloomberg is taking a shot at the New York Stock Exchange (again) Exchanges becoming tech firms Machine learning is transforming investment...

   Jun 21, 2017

   1h 05m
4. 60

   Trading Tech Talk 60: Talking Buy and Build with Itiviti

   CTO Interview Featuring Jesper Alfredsson, President Americas at Itiviti. He discusses: What is Itiviti? The history of CameronTec Who is the target market? Finding the middle way for infrastructure expansion Don't spend time on the plumbing Recent upgrades, including smart order routing for...

   Mar 23, 2017

   1h 04m
5. 59

   Trading Tech Talk 59: Finding New Market Wizards with FundSeeder

   CTO Interview with Jack Schwager: Author extraordinaire and now co-founder of Fund Seeder. Mr. Schwager is the author of Market Wizards, Hedge Fund Market Wizards, A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets: Fundamental Analysis, Trading Spreads and Options (and the second edition just hit store...

   Jan 27, 2017

   1h 01m
6. 58

   Trading Tech Talk 58: Can AI Hunt Rogue Traders?

   Hot Topics in Tech. Today we are featuring Alexander Lamb, Head of Business Development at The Technancial Company. Alex was previously a guest in March 2016. (You can access that episode here.) Risk Management and AI: effective or ??? Its penetration into the business world has brought with it…

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   Oct 14, 2016

   1h 03m
7. 57

   Trading Tech Talk 57: Talking StockTwits and Stocktoberfest with Howard Lindzon

   CTO Interview: Today we are featuring Howard Lindzon, Founder of StockTwits, and Founder of Wallstrip. He discusses: Wallstrip and its flip to CBS The genesis and evolution of StockTwits Twitter pulling the rug out from under StockTwits How does StockTwits generate revenue? Stocktoberfest…

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   Sep 7, 2016

   1h 01m
8. 56

   Trading Tech Talk 56: Can a Watchlist App Be Sexy?

   CTO Interview: Today we are featuring Jason Pang, CEO of Sparkfin. He discusses: What is Sparkfin? What makes the Sparkfin Watchlist app unique? What was the genesis of this? Were the Sparkfin people just fed up with current watchlist offerings? Is the plan to remain a standalone service or to...

   Aug 2, 2016

   1h 02m
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   Trading Tech Talk 55: Moving Futures to the Cloud

   CTO Interview: Today Mark and Henry are joined by Ryan Hansen, President of the new futures brokerage, Tradovate. They discuss: What is Tradovate? The benefits of multi-platform trading applications Membership pricing advantages Futures leading the way in tech Does the cost include payment for...

   Jun 28, 2016

   56m
10. 54

    Trading Tech Talk 54: Blockchain Explosion

    Hot Topics in Tech: SEC says cyber security biggest risk to financial system. Fed should better safeguard economic data, internal watchdog says. A new trading floor in 2016? The options market turns to old tactic. CME upgrade soothes critics who viewed prior system as unfair. Nasdaq to unleash…

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    Jun 15, 2016

    56m
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    Trading Tech Talk 53: OIC 2016 Tech Panel Breakdown: Market Data, Startups and More

    Live (to tape) at OIC 2016, Mark and Henry are joined by: Jesper Alfredsson, President Americas at Itiviti Karan Sood, Founder & CEO, Vest Financial They discuss: Is there one clear path that people should take for disseminating data? Hitting the pause button your portfolio API vs. UI The...

    May 27, 2016

    59m
12. 52

    Trading Tech Talk 52: Options, Auctions and Fintech History

    Hot Topics in Tech: Henry is a hot topic! At least, he presented hot topics at the OIC Conference. Growth lately has been in ETF and index options, with equity options lagging. So many new additions, from expirations to exchanges, have exploded the amount of data. More exchanges? If you build it,...

    May 17, 2016

    1h 04m
13. 51

    Trading Tech Talk 51: Making Options Less Scary Through Tech

    CTO Interview: Today, Mark and Henry are joined by Karan Sood, CEO of Vest Financial. He discusses: An overview of your background in the financial technology space What is Vest? Who is the Vest target consumer? Can users choose between custom portfolio overlays and pre-designed protection...

    Apr 29, 2016

    59m
14. 50

    Trading Tech Talk 50: If You Cannot Beat Them, Comply Blatantly

    Hot Topics in Tech: Today we are joined by guest co-host, Mark Melin from ValueWalk Vesel, LLC and Trade Alert, LLC join forces to provide specialized buy side listed options messaging - FinTech Companies will use customized alerting system to notify buy side clients of option trades mirroring...

    Apr 25, 2016

    1h 00m
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    Trading Tech Talk 49: Hunting Spoofers, Source Code Controversy, API Debate and More

    CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Paul Giedraitis, Principal at Neurensic. They discuss: An overview of Paul's background in the trading technology space? What is Neurensic? What sort of market manipulation can Neurensic's software detect? Spoofing? Layering? Other? It is bizarre that an old...

    Mar 31, 2016

    51m
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    Trading Tech Talk 48: The Dark Art of Real-Time Risk Analysis

    CTO Interview: In this segment, Mark and Henry are joined by Alexander Lamb, head of Business Development at the Technancial Company. They discuss: Margin calculations, and the behind-the-scenes voodoo The Janus margin engine, and real-time margin calculations Is real-time risk and margin a...

    Mar 29, 2016

    1h 00m
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    Trading Tech Talk 47: Blowing the Whistle on HFT

    Trading Tech Talk 47: Blowing the Whistle on HFT CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Haim Bodek, Managing Principal of Decimus Capital Markets, LLC. Haim founded Trading Machines and is featured in the book Dark Pools. Featured article: Vice - What led whistle-blower Haim Bodek to expose the...

    Feb 26, 2016

    56m
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    Trading Tech Talk 46: Blockchain Bubble

    Hot Topics in Tech: CFTC too broke to properly police flash traders, Massad says -The top U.S. derivatives regulator said his agency needs more money to keep up with the Flash Boys. Cattlemen vs CME - Round 2. Cattlemen asked for numerous changes. IEX battle heats up - Citadel has been one of the...

    Feb 18, 2016

    59m
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    Trading Tech Talk 45: Diving Deep into Nat Gas Tech

    CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Eric Scharf, Director of Marketing, EOX Live. They discuss: What is EOX Live? The evolution of the nat gas market Going from phone calls to electronic trading What about spread trades And more Hot Topics in Tech: Cattlemen vs. the CME. IEX exchange quest…

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    Jan 29, 2016

    54m
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    Trading Tech Talk 44: Circuit Breaker Breakdowns and Blockchain Debates

    Hot Topics in Tech: The worst start to the year since forever. Unfavorable light shining on China, raising the debate on circuit breakers. NASDAQ uses blockchains in the first large-scale trade, or so they say. Symbiont disagrees. Will blockchains be the HFT of 2016? The tech opportunities…

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    Jan 27, 2016

    54m
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    Trading Tech Talk 43: The Biggest, Craziest, and Most-Hated Tech Stories of 2015

    Hot Topics in Tech: Top Tech Trends and Developments of 2015 Blockchain revolutionizing the back office HFT is evil again HFT not as profitable as originally thought Exchanges spending money on tech startups Regulators are changing the technology landscape The auction tech impact…

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    Dec 28, 2015

    1h 00m
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    Trading Tech Talk 42: HFT Crackdown

    Hot Topics in Tech: A quick rundown of the Options Alliance Event & Financial Startup Showcase from Dec 10, 2015. CFTC cracks down on HFT - New rules open to public comment. New study: Robotic trading is killing Wall Street jobs. Blockchain for banks still at the "gluten" stage. The Inbox…

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    Dec 18, 2015

    53m
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    Trading Tech Talk 41: Are There Budgets for Trading Technology?

    Hot Topics in Tech: ICE agrees to acquire BGC Trayport for $650 million. NYSE goes from fan to critic of IEX, criticizing "unfair" plan. Derivatives exchanges see use for blockchain technology. High-speed firms add new perspective to treasury advisory group - KCG Holdings Inc. and Virtu Financial...

    Nov 24, 2015

    54m
24. 40

    Trading Tech Talk 40: Shadows Loom over Quants and Algos

    Hot Topics in Tech: U.S. trader found guilty in landmark "spoofing" case. U.S. regulator signals bid to curb high-speed trading. Exchanges face pressure to disclose high-speed trader perks. CME experiments with real-time margin payments, unveiled a deal with Dwolla. CBOE expands EMS connectivity...

    Nov 16, 2015

    1h 00m
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    Trading Tech Talk 39: Russian Hackers on the Rampage Again

    Hot Topics in Tech: Russian hackers of Dow Jones said to have sought trading tips. High speed trading becomes US election issue. Regulators bring "spoofing" charges against a Chicago firm. UK start-up claims blockchain breakthrough in payment processing. Nasdaq eyes dark-pool surveillance...

    Oct 26, 2015

    1h 01m
26. 38

    Trading Tech Talk 38: Pushing the Limits of Market Data

    CTO Interview: The guest today is Mike Dunne, CTO at Activ Financial Systems, Inc. He discusses: An overview of your background in the derivatives markets What is Activ Financial Systems Inc.? Who is their typical end user? Scale, Market Data and FPGA Going live with Nasdaq Basic. Hot Topics in...

    Oct 16, 2015

    1h 02m
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    Trading Tech Talk 37: The Bleeding Edge of the Options Market

    CTO Interview: The guest today is Robert D'Arco, CEO, Rival Systems. He discusses: An overview of your background in the derivatives markets. What is Rival Systems? Who is the target end-user? The Rival Risk Analytics Suite. Hot Topics in Tech: What’s happening in the world of fin tech?…

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    Sep 30, 2015

    1h 03m
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    Trading Tech Talk 36: Patent, Messaging and Spoofing Wars Heat Up

    Hot Topics in Tech: Investors Lose in Today's Markets, Says Former NYSE Head Grasso. NYSE Draws Users' Ire with Fee Increases, Patent Charge Proposal. Mini flash crash? Trading anomalies on manic Monday hit small investors. Algorithmic Trading: The Play-at-Home Version International HFT Backlash:...

    Sep 18, 2015

    1h 03m
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    Trading Tech Talk 35: In the Wake of the Market Meltdown

    Hot Topics in Tech: A Massive Selloff. Interesting data and tech insights from the recent pronounced selloff in the market. "Here's the advantage high-frequency trading firms have over everyone else," says Eric Hunsader, founder of Nanex LLC, the U.S. financial markets consultancy. BATS gets...

    Sep 1, 2015

    56m
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    Trading Tech Talk 34: Complex Order Tech and Insider Trading Via Hackers

    CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Michael Barry, CEO & Founder of EESAT. He discusses: An overview of his background in the markets and how he started EESAT Who came up with the idea to put Burt Reynolds on the website? Listener question from Leonard Garcia - Can you explain what a complex...

    Aug 20, 2015

    1h 04m
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    Trading Tech Talk 33: Flash Crashes, Dark Pools and HFT Drone Wars

    Hot Topics in Tech: What do you need to know about financial technology? A technical glitch postponed the start of trading in futures and options contracts on Eurex by more than two hours, the latest in a run of breakdowns by exchanges. Exchanges around the world are avidly wooing high-frequency...

    Aug 5, 2015

    56m
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    Trading Tech Talk 32: The Hack vs. Glitch Debate

    Hot Topics in Tech: NYSE glitch: what happened? A Lesson from the NYSE Outage: Fragmentation Works. Leap second was not a mini Y2K, but more of a tempest in a teapot. No major outages or calamities as a result of the leap second. Derivatives market concerned by trade reporting costs. A Bitcoin...

    Jul 17, 2015

    1h 03m
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    Trading Tech Talk 31: Talking Options Algos with Convergex

    CTO Interview Segment Today's guest is Ben Londergan, Executive Managing Director, Options Trading and Technology at Convergex.He discusses: Algos: The growing suite of options algos under development at Convergex including Sweep, Capital Commitment, Buywrite, Delta Neutral and much more. Reg…

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    Jul 1, 2015

    56m
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    Trading Tech Talk 30: Talking HFT, Tech and Probability With Thomas Peterffy

    CTO Interview: Mark and Henry are joined by Thomas Peterffy, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Interactive Brokers. They discuss: The HFT Sector The impact of the HFT sector on the marketplace Thomas' proposal for introducing a random amount of latency into the system Robotic typing and the benefit of...

    Jun 5, 2015

    58m
35. 29

    Trading Tech Talk 29: Cheaper Data: Do You Get What You Pay For?

    In this episode, Mark and Henry are joined live at the Options Industry Conference by Rob Brogan from FlexTrade. CTO Interview: Today's guest is Rob Brogan, Vice President of Options Sales at FlexTrade. They discuss: What is FlexTrade? FlexTrade's work with CBOE What's new at FlexTrade? Smart...

    May 27, 2015

    1h 07m
36. 28

    Trading Tech Talk 28: Flash Crash Finger Pointing

    Hot Topics in Tech: Today's guest is Mark Haraburda, Managing Director at Barchart who gives an overview of Chicago FinTech Exchange 2015. Overheard @FinTechChicago: "Latency will be a historical market structure discussion." - Let's hope they're right! IBM Watson may be a little scary to some...

    May 6, 2015

    59m
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    Trading Tech Talk 27: Attack of the Rogue Twitter Algos

    Hot Topics in Tech: How did Bloomberg fix its terminal outage? Virtu or vice? Fund managers face dilemma over speed-trading IPO. Parasite turns on parasite: HFT sues other HFTs for "egregious manipulation" of treasury securities. DE Shaw, Citadel urge CFTC to allow anonymous swaps trades. The...

    Apr 28, 2015

    1h 03m
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    Trading Tech Talk 26: Talking Algo Design and Technical Analysis

    CTO Interview: Today's guest is Vlad Karpel, Former CTO of OptionsXpress and Founder of TradeSpoon. He discusses: An overview of his background in the options market. TradeSpoon: what is it? What makes it unique? The TradeSpoon trade recommendation algorithm. Some of the offerings from…

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    Apr 1, 2015

    1h 00m
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    Trading Tech Talk 25: Beware the HFT Armada

    Hot Topics in Tech: OCC to consider tech overhaul. Virtu hopes time can heal HFT furor. Study by CFTC official questions legality of HFT practice. City of London "black book" is called for to track "bad apple" traders. Physicist says it is possible to use ships to facilitate high-frequency…

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    Mar 26, 2015

    56m
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    Trading Tech Talk 24: HFT Spies and UX Crimes

    Hot Topics in Tech: Could Russia use high-frequency trading to crash the markets? NYSE rolls out auctions, and upgrades its technology guts. CFTC commissioner attacks swaps regulation and proposes alternative agenda. Watchdogs home in on financial technology. Casualties mount in high-speed…

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    Feb 18, 2015

    57m
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    Trading Tech Talk 23: Lighting Up the Dark Options Markets

    CTO Interview: Today's guest is Joseph Wesley, Founder & CEO of Vesel Interactive. He discusses: An overview of his background in the derivatives market? What is Vesel? Who is Vesel's end user? How many firms are using the Vesel system right now? How does Vesel generate your derivatives volume...

    Jan 31, 2015

    50m
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    Trading Tech Talk 22: The Obvious Error Battle

    Hot Topics in Tech: SEC plans to fix data release flaw in Q1 2015. SEC pokes hole in argument it is too slow to get grip on markets. Nobel laureate Stiglitz blocked from SEC panel after faulting high-speed traders. Finally progress on obvious error rules: BATS obvious error filing. Big fund...

    Jan 28, 2015

    1h 03m
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    Trading Tech Talk 21: The Best and Worst of 2014

    Trading Tech Talk 21: The Best and Worst of 2014 The Best/Worst of 2014: Best - Increased willingness to discuss cyber security in the financial markets. Worst - Post-Flash Boys backlash. Worst - Growing stranglehold of regulation, regardless of cost, impact or unintended consequences. Worst -...

    Dec 29, 2014

    58m
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    Trading Tech Talk 20: Real-Time Risk and Margin in the Cloud

    Trading Tech Talk 20: Real-Time Risk and Margin in the Cloud CTO Interview: Today's guest is Robert Newhouse, CEO, Victor Technologies. He gives an overview of his background in the derivatives markets, and what he does at Victor Technologies. Enhanced analytics, Difference vs. Hanwick, GPU...

    Dec 2, 2014

    57m
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    Trading Tech Talk 19: Can Crazy Math Save the Exchanges?

    Trading Tech Talk 19: Can Crazy Math Save the Exchanges? Hot Topics in Tech: Fresh SEC crackdown on "flash crashes." Final approval of Reg SCI. "CFTC is so underfunded that it cannot evolve to handle Bitcoin and modern electronic markets," says Chairman Massad. Formal verification for trading...

    Nov 28, 2014

    1h 44m
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    Trading Tech Talk 18: Spoofing Dark Pools

    Trading Tech Talk 18: Spoofing Dark Pools Hot Topics in Tech: Barclay's dark pool trading rises 23% as bank recovers from lawsuit. Dark pools pitched as havens are anything but, T. Rowe says. NYSE pulls reg back from FINRA, leans on tech. Spoofing - everything old is new again - High-speed trader...

    Nov 19, 2014

    1h 02m
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    Trading Tech Talk 17: What Exactly is Best Ex?

    Trading Tech Talk 17: What Exactly is Best Ex? Hot Topics in Tech: OCC and the U.S. Options Exchanges announce new risk control standards to strengthen industry projections. FINRA approved a series of new rule changes focused on high-frequency trading and algorithmic trading. BABA IPO goes fairly...

    Nov 12, 2014

    57m
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    Trading Tech Talk 16: Upgrade Dilemmas and Open Source Surprises

    Trading Tech Talk 16: Upgrade Dilemmas and Open Source Surprises Hot Topics in Tech: ICE conquest continues with SuperDerivatives acquisition. Wall Street firms push back against Bloomberg's dominance in instant messaging. Dark pool volume not impacted by bad press, regulatory fines & pending...

    Sep 25, 2014

    57m
49. 15

    Trading Tech Talk 15: Virtual Machines Vs. Bare Metal

    Trading Tech Talk 15: Virtual Machines Vs. Bare Metal Hot Topics in Tech: MMI gets Chilton as an adviser to an industry group for high-speed traders less than six months after stepping down as a US regulator. Glitch Season Returns - Nasdaq breakdown causes "stuck" orders. CME futures trade…

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    Aug 29, 2014

    1h 01m
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    Trading Tech Talk 14: End of the Race to Zero

    Trading Tech Talk 14: End of the Race to Zero CTO Interview Segment: Today';s guest is Dan Sacks, CEO of Actant. He discusses: An overview of his background in the derivatives space. A background of Actant. Actant's key products and consumers Free troubleshooting for your clients How important is...

    Aug 21, 2014

    1h 00m