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.

CDS Central Clearing Platforms Approved by Regulators

12/30/2008
NYSE Euronext Liffe and CME-Citadel's CMDX receive the green light from regulators to launch centralized clearing platforms for credit default swaps.

Hedge Funds Could Be A Source of Recovery for Victims of Madoff's Swindle

12/18/2008
Fund-of-Funds Earned 20 Percent Commission on Madoff's Bogus Investments

Hedge Funds Diversify Away from Single Prime After Financial Turmoil Leads to Collapse of Major Brokers

12/17/2008
The crisis in the financial markets that led to the collapse of two of the top brokers, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, has caused hedge funds and long-only asset managers to reevaluate their prime brokerage relationships.

Agency Brokers Are Predicted to Gain Market Share Away From Bulge-Bracket Firms

12/17/2008
After witnessing two of the bulge-bracket brokers fail, the buy side is looking for more-financially-stable trading partners. Agency brokers are seizing the opportunity to lure institutional clients away from the troubled bulge-bracket firms.

Regulators Push Central Clearinghouse On Dealers to Eliminate Counterparty Risk In Credit Default Swaps

12/17/2008
In light of the current financial crisis, regulators are pressing top dealers in credit derivatives to develop a central clearinghouse that would eliminate counterparty risk and protect members in the event of a default.

Options Trading Surfaces In Madoff Fraud

12/16/2008
Analyst warns that liquidity in the options contracts that Madoff was trading could not have supported the total assets ($17 billion) that he allegedly managed.

Regulators Comb Through Madoff Records; Victims Speak Out (Video)

12/15/2008
In this target="_blank">MSNBC video, "Victims Speak Out," a retired couple living in Boynton Beach, Florida, tell how they entrusted their life savings accumulated over a period of 50-years to Madoff with whom they felt privileged to invest.

Madoff: Reflections and Reactions

12/12/2008
Many of us who knew Bernie Madoff are reacting personally because he is a part of the market's history and we're disappointed cause he let us down.

FBI Taps Ex-Lehman IT Exec as CIO

12/11/2008
The U.S. government is becoming one of the top employment agencies for CIOs leaving Wall Street firms.

Nasdaq OMX Taps Former PHLX CIO Bill Morgan to Head Global Human Resources

12/11/2008
Greifeld cites leadership of teams and successful career at PHLX as factors.

Holiday Drinks for the Bailout Season

12/9/2008
A PR firm Cognito that caters to financial journalists is hosting a holiday party on Thursday evening with themed cocktails and descriptions that reflect the current events in the news.

Weeden and Pragma Unveil OnePipe Plus as New Liquidity Management Solution

12/8/2008
Big moves in volatility underscore need to search for liquidity in both displayed markets and dark pools.

Hedge Fund Manager's Ordeal in Mumbai Terrorist Attack

12/4/2008
"My story begins innocuously, with a dinner reservation in a world-class hotel. It ends 12 hours later after the Indian army freed us. My point is not to sensationalize events. It is to express my gratitude and pay tribute to the staff of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, who sacrificed their lives so that we could survive. They, along with the Indian army, are the true heroes that emerged from this tragedy. Forbes

MarketAxess Boosts CDS Transparency with Real-Time Indicative Quotes

12/2/2008
Market structure changes in credit derivatives will be catalyst for e-trading.