Profile of Ivy Schmerken

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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.

Articles by Ivy Schmerken
posted in December 2007

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Clarifying TSX's Electronic Market Share and Alpha Trading Systems

12/12/2007
Jackie Chung, president of Competitive Metrics, sent me an email this afternoon clarifying the TSX market share figures and explaining the strategy behind Alpha Group (now known as Alpha Trading Systems).

CME Boosts Globex’s Capacity for CBOT Products and Speeds Up Data

12/12/2007
CME increases capacity of Globex to process CBOT trading volumes while adopting the FIX FAST protocol to speed up market data.

TSX Group to Merge with Montreal Exchange to Create Multi-Asset Trading Venue

12/10/2007
The TSX Group has agreed to merge with the Montreal Exchange Inc. (MX) in a C$1.3 billion deal that will create an integrated, multi-asset class execution venue for equities and derivatives in Canada.

Goldman Sachs Launches Global Signature Program to Clarify Relationships with Tech Vendors

12/10/2007
Goldman Sachs launched a new program last week to clarify its relationships with external vendors, brokers and service providers so as to enhance their clients trade workflow throughout the execution and clearing process.

Demand for Quants Surges as Trading Requires More Math and Programming Skills

12/5/2007
As trading becomes more mathematical and model-driven, the role of the quant is becoming even more influential.

Markit to Acquire Swapswire to Fortify OTC Derivatives Processing Infrastructure

12/5/2007
UK data supplier Markit announced an agreement to acquire Swapswire, an electronic trade confirmation network backed by dealers for processing OTC derivatives.

Broker Parity Energy Is Building An Electronic Trading Platform for Energy Derivaitves

12/4/2007
Parity Energy CEO Charles Reyl is tapping into his quantitative background to build liquidity for a new energy derivatives trading plaform.