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.

Cognitive Capital Deploys Orc Software to Support HIgh Frequency Trading

8/31/2009
Proprietary trading firm utilizes Orc for FIX connectivity and risk management

Investment Adviser ProfitScore Capital Management Promises Hedge Fund-Like Returns In a Separate Account

8/27/2009
In an innovative approach, the investment adviser uses actively traded mutual funds to go long and short from inside a separate account to generate hedge fund-like returns.

NYSE Euronext to Acquire NYFIX for $144 million

8/27/2009
NYSE Technologies will integrate the FIX software business and NYFIX Marketplace, but explore alternatives for Millennium dark pool.

Federal Bureau of Prisons Refutes Madoff Has Cancer

8/26/2009
The Federal Bureau of Prisons refutes a New York Post story saying that Bernard Madoff has cancer and is dying from the disease.

Patsystems Upgrades to New ASP Facility in Tokyo

8/26/2009
Low-latency facility will support Patsystems' customer base in Japan, with XLink network connecting to its London data center and other exchanges.

Deutsche Borse Group Selects IBM High Speed Messaging Technology

8/25/2009
International Securities Exchange will be the first of Deutsche Borse's marketplaces to migrate its options exchagne to the new common infrastructure.

Is Bernie Madoff Dying from Cancer?

8/25/2009
The cancer theory could explain the speculation as to why Madoff took the fall for the entire fraud.

SIX x-clear to Offer Central Counterparty Clearing to QUOTE MTF

8/24/2009
Pan European MTF will adopt a dual CCP model allowing customers to pick the CCP of their choice.

BM&F Bovespa Approves Cedro Market & Finances as DMA Provider

8/20/2009
Permits investors to access the exchange's electronic trading platform without transmitting data through the broker's network.

Seth Merrin Examines the Pros and Cons of High Frequency Trading

8/19/2009
High frequency trading adds a lot of liquidity, but institutions need to opt-in to that, says Liquidnet's Seth Merrin.

BATS Europe Targets Market Share of London Stock Exchange

8/19/2009
Offers pricing special in September, wih 0.40 basis point rebate for adding liquidity, and a free liquidity removal incentive in UK stocks.

BGC Partners Unveils Global Expansion of Daily Swap Fixing Pages

8/18/2009
The IDB began disseminating daily swap fixing pages approved by ISDA documentation for transactions executed in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia Pacific.

Thomson Reuters Beefs Up Post-Trade Transaction Analytics with Nasdaq Market Replay

8/17/2009
Integration of two products will provide trading desks and compliance officers with in-depth best execution reports and exception monitoring.

Victim Discloses Extramarital Affair With Bernie Madoff

8/14/2009
Hadassah, the Jewish nonprofit organization, has learned that its former chief financial officer made investment decisions while conducting an extramarital affair with Bernard Madoff.

Scotia Capital Partners with NYFIX on IOI Service for Canadian Equities

8/12/2009
NYFIX's ioinet servcie will drive Scotia's TradeChat IOI service and broaden its reach to Canadian markets.

ITG Partners with Broker Agora to Offer DMA in Brazil

8/12/2009
ITG will offer direct-market access through its Triton execution management system to BM&F Bovespa.

Nasdaq OMX Unveils Top of PHLX Options with Lower Latencies

8/12/2009
PHLX offers direct access to options data feed based on Nasdaq OMX's high-speed INET architecture.

Blodget-Spitzer Interview: Who Destroyed Wall Street?

8/10/2009
In series of interview clips running on Yahoo Finance, Spitzer discusses the credit crisis, A.I.G., the ratings agencies, Wall Street compensation and the Dick Grasso case.

Sky Road Integrates Marketcetera's Automated Trading Platform

8/10/2009
Cross-asset portfolio management solution beef sup electronic trade capture, order management and order routing with Marketcetera's open source platform.

Debating the Value of High Frequency Trading

8/10/2009
Last week's decision by Nasdaq Stock Market and BATS Exchange to suspend flash orders has caused some of the media and political hysteria to die down, but there is still confusion about high frequency trading.

Ch-X Canada To Launch "ETF X Factor " Pricing Program

8/10/2009
Chi-X Canada is offering a promotional pricing progam on Sept. 14 which reduces fees for takers of ETF liquidity and increases rebates for liquidity makers.

Survey of Quants Finds Risk Management Is Larger Part of Role

8/10/2009
Since the financial crisis, 36 percent of quants and risk professionals report that risk is a greater part of their job, according to 7City Learning's new survey.

Inside the Obama Administration's Road Map for Financial Regulatory Reform

8/4/2009
The Obama plan would turn the Fed into a systemic risk regulator, push derivatives onto electronic platforms and force hedge funds to register with the SEC.

Deutsche Bank Securities Invests in Compliance Tools to Prepare for Fiduciary Standard

8/4/2009
Obama regulatory overhaul could give brokers the same fiduciary standard as investment advisers, and firms such as Deutsche Bank Securities are bracing for the challenge.