Data in the AI era

Real-time market making demands infrastructure that can absorb vast amounts of data, process signals in milliseconds, and still leave room for human oversight. In this episode of Data in the AI Era, Chris Dale and Nikos Tsoskounoglou, co-heads of quantitative trading at ADSS, explain how they’ve built and scaled a system that rises to the challenge. Read the show notes here: https://kx.com/resources/podcast/how-adss-built-quantitative-trading-infrastructure/

You’ve cleaned the data, built the model, tuned the parameters. The signal is still flat. What next? In this episode of Data in the AI Era , Judith Gu, Head of Equities and FX Quant Trading Strategies at Scotiabank, joins Peter Finter to unpack a real-world modeling breakdown in high-frequency trading and explain what really matters when your models don’t work. Check out the show notes here.

In this episode of, James Corcoran, Head of AI at STAC, joins us to challenge outdated assumptions about performance benchmarking and AI infrastructure strategy. We explore why traditional metrics like latency and throughput no longer tell the whole story and what leaders need to measure instead. From model fidelity and semantic drift to RAG bottlenecks and GPU economics, this episode delivers practical insights for scaling AI systems with confidence. Read the show notes here.

Cat Turley, CEO of ExeQution Analytics, joins us to explore how capital markets firms can enhance trader intuition, bridge the gap between quants and tech, and unlock more value from data using modern analytics. Read the show notes here.

In this episode, Peter is joined by Ashok Reddy, our CEO, who breaks down what it truly means to compete in the real-time economy and why most capital markets firms still operate on infrastructure that can’t keep up. Ashok shares how firms, from bulge bracket banks to high-frequency crypto shops, are redefining what it means to operate at speed and scale. He also explains why the future of AI will be built on a new paradigm: temporal intelligence powered by streaming data, adaptive algorithms.

Heidi Lanford, Co-Founder of NavAlytix AI joins us to explain why AI success hinges less on technology and more on leadership, culture, and collaboration. Without executive buy-in and cross-functional alignment, even the best AI solutions can fail to deliver impact. Read the show notes here: https://kx.com/resources/podcast/ai-success-is-about-leadership/

Erin Stanton, AI and Data Leader at Virtu Financial, joins us on the Data in the AI Era podcast to offer her insights in navigating the complexities of data readiness, strategy, and management in the AI era. Throughout the conversation, Erin reflects on her 15-year journey at Virtu, the transformation of their data strategy, and the deliberate steps they’ve taken to ensure their data fuels scalable and impactful AI initiatives.  Read the show notes here.

In this episode of 'Data in the AI era', host Peter Finter sits down with Time Magazine technology pioneer Mark Palmer to explore how capital markets firms are navigating the AI revolution. They discuss the practical applications of generative AI, the challenges of integrating AI into a highly regulated industry, and how AI can enhance—rather than replace—human decision-making. View show notes here.