Opinions

• The Perils of a Financial Services Transaction Tax
  A financial transaction tax could generate $150 billion in income, but it could also hurt retail investors in the long run.
• Back Office: Time to Pay the Piper
  With increasing complexity and the need for more highly automated operations, the back office will require increased innovation and continued investment.
• Executive Compensation Limits Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences
  The pay czar, the banker tax, pending legislation, shareholder lawsuits and a popular revolt all are vying to change Wall Street compensation.
• An Examination of 2010 IT Spending: The World Isn't Flat
  While overall IT spending may appear flat, analysis of underlying spending patterns reveals some definite strategic ripples.
• Prognosticating About 2010 and the Magic 8-Ball
  Regulatory changes, electronic trading solutions and international policy will dominate 2010. How so? 'Reply hazy, try again.'

Blog

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  Gregory MacSweeney
  Investment Bankers: CIA Wants You The CIA is recruiting investment bankers and other Wall Street types. If they can pass a f...
• Watch Out for the Conficker Worm
• TGIF: What Is That Banker Looking At?
• Using the Super Bowl to Predict Markets
• Low-Latency Not Required: Trading Stock for Food
• Algos Gone Wild (video)

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3. Options Symbology Deadline Looms
4. Goldman Sachs Jumps on $100 million Blankfein Payday Report
5. Why the Industry Is Changing Options Symbology
6. INDATA Releases Intelligent Portfolio Management Platform
7. Back Office: Time to Pay the Piper
8. Trading Technologies Sues Cunningham Trading Systems and Interactive Brokers
9. Goldman Sachs Sets Gold Standard for IT Innovation
10. The Perils of a Financial Services Transaction Tax