Profile of Steven Marlin

Blog Posts: 15

The Ameritrade IT-Business Alignment Model

8/30/2005
Chief operating officer, speaking at Gartner conference, says recent TD Waterhouse acquisition is spurring close collaboration between IT and operations.

The Back End of Algo Trading

8/22/2005
Without the appropriate protocols and processing infrastructure in place, algorithmic trading can be challenging.

Success Of Online Brokerages Hinges On Customer Service

6/13/2005
Studies rank Internet trading companies based on customers' satisfaction with their online experiences.

Investment Bank Consolidates Storage Using Utility-Computing Technology

6/10/2005
New system avoids need to build a storage area network and assists with migration to a Linux environment.

NYSE Trading Halt Triggered by 'Network Storm'

6/2/2005
Primary and backup network routers overwhelmed by duplicated error message.

NYSE Seat Holder Sues To Block Archipelago Merger

5/9/2005
Suit seeks a better deal for New York Stock Exchange owners and charges financial adviser Goldman Sachs with conflict of interest.

NYSE May Face Complications In Bid For Archipelago

4/25/2005
Former NYSE director reportedly calls meeting to discuss possibility of acquiring the New York Stock Exchange.

NYSE And Nasdaq Power Up Electronic Trading

4/22/2005
Both exchanges are buying key competitors to get hold of high-speed tech platforms

SunGard Data Systems Says It's Being Shopped

3/21/2005
A group of private-equity firms is negotiating a buyout of the financial- and data-backup-services company.

Financial Firms Put Technology To The Test

3/18/2005
Wall Street looks to Linux, grid, and services-oriented architecture to up performance

Sovereign Bank Taps SAS Anti-Money-Laundering Software

2/2/2005
System will monitor transactions for fraudulent and terrorist-related activity.

Proposed Bank Merger Would Push Technology Envelope

10/30/2003
The planned acquisition of FleetBoston by Bank of America would generate $1 billion in cost savings, with some of that money going into strategic investments.

Merrill Lynch Gets A Handle On Its Assets

7/17/2003
The financial-services company is moving into the next stage of its inventory project, which began with tracking hardware assets.

Thanks to Disaster Plans, Banks Report Little Damage from WTC Attack

9/27/2001
But heavy damage to telecommunications infrastructure in lower Manhattan disrupts trading activity.

Can Government Learn a Risk Management Lesson from Banks?

9/27/2001
Use of fraud detection technologies in financial services could serve as model for alerting government agencies to potential terrorist activity, experts say.