Profile of Ivy Schmerken

Editor at Large Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Ivy is Editor-at-Large for Advanced Trading and Wall Street & Technology. Ivy is responsible for writing in-depth feature articles, daily blogs and news articles with a focus on automated trading in the capital markets. As an industry expert, Ivy has reported on a myriad number of topics including high frequency trading, algorithmic trading strategies, market structure, electronic trading in fixed income , colocation in data centers, Dodd-Frank regulation and the new derivatives landscape. Ivy meets with software companies and other innovators and writes about cloud computing, OMS/EMSs and other financial technologies.

ELX Futures Slashes Fees to 9 Cents Per Contract

1/31/2011
Adopts one tier-bundled fee for all market users trading US Treasuries and Eurodollar futures contracts, effective as of Feb. 1st.

Charles Schwab Strikes Alliance with AARP

1/31/2011
Schwab will offer a new financial guidance program to AARP millions of members nationwide.

BATS Introduces Real-Time Latency Monitoring Service

1/31/2011
Allows BZX and BYX members to monitor order latency in real time via a dashboard on BATS's web site.

SmartStream Hires Industry Veteran Hugh Stewart

1/27/2011
Stewart will serve as director of DClear, an evolving utility and reference data services business.

Trading Technologies Settles Patent Lawsuit with Cunningham Trading Systems

1/27/2011
CTS agrees to take a 10-year royalty bearing license under the vast majority of TT's patent portfolio.

CFTC Budget Crunch: Can it Oversee Swaps Market?

1/26/2011
Commissioner Scott O' Malia said CFTC has made no investment in market surveillance systems, despite increased Dodd-Frank supervisory role.

FIX Flyer Delivers Trading Solutions Via Equinix

1/26/2011
The managed service provider of FIX connectivity leverages Equinix global data centers.

Omega ATS Extends Fee-Free Trading of Fixed Income

1/26/2011
Aggressive pricing model challenges Omega's competitors in Canadian marketplace, company claims.

Deutsche Borse Licenses Cinnober System for Market Surveillance

1/25/2011
Deutsche Borse Licenses Cinnober System for Market Surveillance

FiberMedia Hires Equinix's John Panzica to Drive Expansion into Financial Colo Market

1/24/2011
Data center operator eyes opportunities outside of high frequency trading market, offering cloud computing as a hosted service for hedge funds.

Al Ramz Securities Joins Fidessa's Global Connectivity Network

1/24/2011
United Arab Emirate's-based broker offers electronic execution services on Gulf equity products to local region and international trading community.

Richard Fleischman & Assoc. to Host EZE OMS

1/24/2011
RFA will offer the multi-asset class OMS via outsourced IT to over 400 alternative asset firms.

EMS Growing Pains

1/21/2011
As brokers debate the economics of execution management systems, Barclays and Citi have quit the EMS game. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs has gone broker-neutral and Morgan Stanley has decided to fly solo.

The Next Rogue Algo

1/21/2011
After the May 6 Flash Crash, buy-side firms are wary of a wave of disruptive algorithms that could trigger the next trading tsunami. To shore up the markets, regulators are pursuing sharper algo audits and stricter certification.

Buy Side Taps Trade Ideas from the Sell Side

1/20/2011
Are trade-ideas an alternative to expert research networks?

Swiss Stock Exchange Teams with Liquidnet

1/20/2011
Swiss Exchange members will access a new electronic trading venue combining their liquidity with Liquidnet's institutional dark pool in European securities.

Implications of the Insider Trading Probe into Expert Research Networks

1/19/2011
A widening insider trading probe into expert research networks has put a chill on money management firms that rely on the networks' industrial insight. Buy-side firms that purchase research are fearful of becoming tangled up in the scandal.

TriOptima Says $472 Trillion Reported to Global Rates Repository

1/19/2011
The Global Interest Rates Trade Reporting Repository, operated by TriOptima, collects data from G-14 financial institutions.

Occitan Capital Partners Chooses Options IT

1/18/2011
London-based hedge fund manager selects Options Pipe Core Service as its business technology infrastructure.

CQG Provides Market Data From Johannesburg Stock Exchange

1/18/2011
Represents CQG's continued focus on connecting traders to emerging markets.

NYSE Euronext's U.S. Options Exchanges Will Double Processing Capacity

1/13/2011
NYSE Euronext upgraded the core matching engines and trading platforms of its U.S. options exchanges, completing phase one of its tech overhaul.

CBOE Pushes into the Social Media Space

1/13/2011
Options exchange launches iPhone app and rolls out a Facebook fan page to feature its programs,news and content.

Markit Acqures QuIC

1/12/2011
The acquisition will enable Markit to meet the growing demand for risk analytics and enterprise-wide risk management services.

Firm58's Board Appoints Ex-Instinet Prez Mike Plunkett

1/11/2011
Plunkett brings 25 years of experience in financial industry to capital markets software firm.

Vietnam Commodity Exchange Chooses Patsystems

1/11/2011
Asia's new commodity exchange will utilize Patsystem's complete exchange solution when it launches early in 2012.

Quote MTF Hires Former FSA Regulator

1/11/2011
Pan-European alternative trading venue hired Dr. Adam Farkas, formerly with the Hungarian FSA, to stay ahead of post-MIFID regulatory changes in 2011.

Algo Group To Lease SSET's London Dark Fiber Network

1/10/2011
Plans to provide extreme low-latency services to algorithmic trading firms as well as connectivity to major liquidity venues and market data feeds.

FlexTrade Partners with BM&FBovespa

1/10/2011
FlexTrade's EMS will offer DMA into BM&F's multi-asset trading platform, and open a colocated-data center at the exchange.

Broadridge Partners with Pitney Bowes

1/7/2011
Broadridge will utllize Pitney Bowes' new Volly service for secure digital delivery of products to clients and shareholders.

BM&F Bovespa Breaks Colocation and Volume Records

1/7/2011
Latin America'a largest exchange expanded DMA access via colocation for the equities segment last September.

ELX Futures Traded 100K of US Treasury Futures Contracts

1/6/2011
The electronic futures exchange establishes a single-day volume record on Wed., Jan. 5th, showing it's on a growth path, says CEO.

Dow Jones Elementized Feed Expands Data Set

1/6/2011

Head Buy-Side Equity Traders Are Optimistic About Long-Only Rebound

1/6/2011
After year of the flash crash, traders are focusing more on monitoring orders, tightening controls and TCA results, according to new Tabb research report

TradingScreen Acquires Citi's BECS Post-Trade License Exclusivity

1/4/2011
EMS provider seeks to become a one-stop shop for multi-broker TCA.

ConvergEx Completes Acquisitions of RealTick and LDB Consulting

1/3/2011
Citing its global reach and independence, ConvergEx vows to use and expand RealTick and LDB's technologies in innovative ways.