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.

Bringing a New Market Structure to Trading Real Estate

10/31/2013
ETRE Financial has launched an analytics and trading platform to bring the transparency of equities to electronic trading of commercial real estate properties and REITs.

Big Data 2.0: Myth vs. Reality

10/31/2013
Big data has been a buzzword for a couple of years. In 2014, financial services are hoping to see some return on their big data investments.

Tradeweb's SEF Settles on Standardized Swaps to Phase In Market Transition

10/30/2013
Tradeweb said the derivatives to be 'made-available to trade' on its SEF constitute about 80% of standardized swap volumes based on market data.

Securities Industry Moves To Scrutinize Market Glitches

10/30/2013
Following numerous technical problems in the markets, regulators might be moving to overhaul market rules and are insisting that market participants take a closer look at their own technology.

Markit Offers Granular Analysis of Trades and Venues

10/29/2013
Emphasizing its independence and the richness of its data and analytics, Markit is offering its TCA service to both the buy-and sell-side community.

SEFs Arrive: A New Market Structure Is Born

10/29/2013
Swap execution facilities officially started on October 2, 2013, but 2014 is the year when they will really hit their stride.

2013 Buy-Side Compensation Set To Increase 10-15%

10/25/2013
Portfolio managers and traders on the buy side are outperforming their sell-side peers due to the drag from regulations and cost controls at banks, according to a new study from Greenwich Associates and Johnson Associates.

ICAP Hires CME's Derivatives Executive to Head SEF

10/24/2013
The interdealer broker appointed Laurent Paulhac as CEO of ICAP SEF as volumes begin to shift to the new swap trading platforms.

BATS-Direct Edge Merger Receives Anti-Trust Clearance

10/23/2013
The proposed merger between securities exchange operator BATS Global Markets and rival Direct Edge Holdings LLC passed an anti-trust review by the U.S. Justice Department.

A Tale of Two SEFs: Javelin and TrueEX on Swap Trading

10/22/2013
Two startups, Javelin Capital Market and TrueEX are taking different approaches to offering swaps on their trading platforms, sparking some debate.

MarkitSERV has Handled Over $1 trillion in SEF Trades in Past 10 Days

10/21/2013
Eight SEFs have used MarkitServ for trade routing to clearinghouses, SEF confirmation and regulatory reporting, the company said.

SEC Commissioner Said SROs Should be Part of Holistic Market Structure Review

10/17/2013
SEC Commissioner Dan Gallagher said that immunity of exchange SROs in market glitches is something that will come up in a holistic market structure review.

Investment Metrics Acquires InterSec Research

10/16/2013
The combined firms will offer more indepth investment analytics, research and reporting solutions to institutional investment managers, pension sponsors and consultants.

Wells Fargo Joins Eris Exchange as Liquidity Provider for Swap Futures

10/15/2013
The bank will provide liiquidity and clearing services in swap futures on the US-based futures exchange, which is seeing increased migration as the 2014 trading mandate gets closer.

ITG Expands Trading Services in Latin America

10/8/2013
The broker launched algorithms and high-touch trading for Chilean equities, as well as high-touch trading for equities in Chile, Peru and Columbia.

Interop: This Is Why Technology Spending Can Stymie Innovation

10/7/2013
Tech spending is on the rise and biting into the revenues available for innovation, which is why CIOs need to understand how the cloud can change tech economics, said two speakers at Interop 2013.

New Bond ATS DelphX Links with SunGard Global Network

10/1/2013
DelphX will facilitate anonymous trading to buy-and sell-side customers via SunGard's network and link to other fixed income ATSs.