Profile of Ivy Schmerken

Editor at Large Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Blog Posts: 2629
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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.

After the Mt. Gox Collapse, Wall Street is Wary of Bitcoin

2/28/2014
In the wake of the Mt. Gox bankruptcy filing, Wall Street firms are unlikely to get involved in virtual currencies unless there is regulatory oversight.

SIP to Get Tech Upgrades, While Consultant Hired to Conduct RFPs

2/26/2014
The UTP SIP committee unanimously approved technology enhancements for a key market data feed, and also hired Jordan & Jordan to conduct two RFPs to replace Nasdaq when its contract officially runs out.

Bloomberg Helps Regional Broker Dealers Access Multiple Fixed Income Venues

2/24/2014
As fixed income markets shift to electronic trading, Bloomberg unveiled the new Electronic Trade Order Management Solution (ETOMS) to help US regional broker-dealers source liquidity in US corporate, municipal and government bonds.

This is Why Data Startups Are Disrupting Financial Analysis

2/15/2014
A new generation of startups is making financial analysis easier, with open, collaborative and visually intuitive, cloud-based platforms.

TradeStation Expands TradingApp Store to Tap Virtual Supply of Ideas, Strategies and Tools

2/13/2014
The retail multi-asset broker is launching a new TradeStation TradingApp Store that offers over 650 products including strategies, indicators and other tools, created by third-party software developers, traders and other professionals.

Asset Manager and Credit Suisse Execute First Sponsored-Access Trade with Goldman on Bloomberg SEF

2/12/2014
In the run-up to the CFTC's mandatory trading deadline on SEFs, NISA Investment Advisors indicated that sponsored access is the preferred approach for accessing the swaps market.

FIX Trading Community Addresses TCA Best Practices for Equities

2/11/2014
A FIX TCA Working Group released initial guidelines for TCA best practices after finding there's a lack of defined standards and consistency across TCA providers.

Dubai's SHUUA Capital to Go Live with SunGard Arena Platform

2/10/2014
With Middle East financial markets rapidly changing, SHUUA Capital wants to offer clients a global institutional standard trading platform, with access to regional and international securities.

Could SEF Aggregation be the Next Big Thing in Swaps?

2/7/2014
With SEF trading becoming mandatory on Feb. 15 for certain interest-rate swaps and continues to evolve, industry watchers are waiting to see if SEF aggregation will emerge to help the buy side connect with multiple SEFs.

With Quant Tools in Demand, Bloomberg Licenses OneMarketData's CEP Engine

2/6/2014
Bloomberg will utilize OneMarketData's CEP engine and tick database to develop real-time intraday analytics for clients of EMSX to perform transaction cost analysis and analyze trading venues.

Liquid Bolsters Pre-Trade Compliance in Private Cloud-Based OEMRS

2/5/2014
Hedge fund managers are demanding compliance aggregation and risk measurement tools to generate alpha and prove they have institutional quality controls.

Instinet Launches MAKE Algorithm for Institutional Traders

2/4/2014
The new algorithm provides buy-side traders with the same sophisticated liquidity tactics used by market makers, while reducing exposure to signaling and other predatory techniques.

Thirty-Percent of Buy Side Institutions Consider Changing their OMS/EMS Providers — Greenwich Study

2/3/2014
The trend is driven by new regulations, market structure changes in derivatives and growth in compliance demands across asset classes, according to a new Greenwich Associates study.