Ivy Schmerken

Editor-at-Large
Wall Street & Technology
Ivy Schmerken

Time to Swap Your OMS?

Mention Regulation NMS and order management system (OMS) in the same breath, and technology suppliers will seize the opportunity to explain that firms on the buy and sell sides need new functionality to compete in a more-automated trading environment.

NYSE Euronext Courts Other Exchanges
If you think the NYSE-Euronext linkup is only about creating synergies between the U.S. and European securities and derivatives markets, then you are mistaken.

What Does NYSE-Euronext Mean for the U.S. Trader?
Much has been written about the NYSE Group's proposal to merge with Euronext and create a truly global marketplace that spans U.S. and European stocks as well as futures and options.

Rising Technology Stakes
As rumors fly over potential takeover targets, there's no doubt that the global exchange scene is ripe for consolidation.

Reg NMS Turns 1
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of Regulation NMS, which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2005, paving the way for a more interactive, electronic marketplace.

Deja Vu for Bond Exchanges
With Archipelago announcing in October that it's going to trade listed corporate bonds on its electronic trading system, electronic bond trading systems providers might be a little nervous.

Brokering Deals With Exchanges
Hot cakes, get your hot cakes! CEOs of regional stock exchanges might as well be standing on a street corner hawking Philly cheese steaks or Boston funnel cakes judging from the recent flurry of deals with brokers.

How Neutral Is Your OMS?
Broker neutrality is a phrase that providers of order management systems (OMSs) and execution management systems like to throw around to convey that customers are free to route orders to any broker or execution venue they choose.

The New Toll Collectors

The Battle Over Index Options

The Check’s In the Mail