The top ten posts of 2011 on www.singledealerplatforms.org

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Jennifer Reid

Here are the top ten posts (by number of hits) from 2011:

1. Devin Wenig, CEO of Reuters Markets Division, leaves the company

More changes at the top for Thompson Reuters. He is leaving less than a month after the appointment of Shanker Ramamurthy was joined on 20th June as President of Sales and Trading, Markets division and was for a whole month reporting to Devin. More…

2. EuroMoney FX survey 2010 results – some thoughts

EuroMoney has just released the results of the 2010 FX Survey (sorry it’s subscription based).

2010 FX Share Top 10 ranking (2009)

1. Deutsche Bank (1)
2. UBS (2)
3. Barclays Capital (3)

More…..

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Marc Andreessen’s crystal ball

Posted on December 21, 2011 by paulcaplin

The founder of Netscape, and leading Silicon Valley investor, continues his “software is eating the world” theme in an interesting and persuasive piece in CNET News about what to expect in 2012 and beyond. Worth a read.

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How much longer for the Euro?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Scott McLeod

If you believe that perception is reality, then the perception that the Euro is near to/will collapse is becoming the new norm.

I see from the FT that ICAP has tested its systems to ensure they can still trade in a post-Euro world. Article here (registration required).

How long before the weight of expectations overwhelm the currency?

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The secret weapons of e-commerce

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Jennifer Reid

Interesting article by Joel Clark in today’s FX week (password required for login):
http://www.fxweek.com/fx-week/opinion/2133269/secret-weapons-commerce
….”The secret weapons of e-commerce”

Asked by FX Week earlier this month what changes will need to be made to the single-dealer platform model to render it compliant with the likely obligations for swap execution facilities (Sefs), the head of foreign exchange at a top-tier bank described the answer as the “secret weapons programme” now under development at most banks.

Read the full article here:
http://www.fxweek.com/fx-week/opinion/2133269/secret-weapons-commerce

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UX: Exposing the value of design research

Posted on December 12, 2011 by caplin1duncan

At Caplin we don’t take a single path through design research. Like magpies we pick shiny data from multiple sources creating a rich medley of material used to build a colourful picture of the customer and their needs that brings them to life.

Occasionally we still find we have to justify the value that can be gained by undertaking contextual research and customer interviews…

Here is a simple example from a recent contextual study I (Head of User Experience at Caplin) undertook in South Africa:

After a hair-raising car ride to the company’s office, we settled down to business with the group corporate treasurer and got the contextual study started.

Lorries and transporters wait to unload at the distribution hub and in jostling for position in the queue they end up taking over the whole road

Halfway through the interview the subject pointed to a white board and mentioned how he used it to keep track of his orders (as the current system has no way of tracking his orders and rates) the participant didn’t see any special significance to the board as it was just the way he worked. (more…)

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More SEF stuff from Tabb, and my thoughts

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Paul Blank

Kevin McPartland, of Tabb Forum has just released his end of year research report on SEFs entitled “SEF Industry Barometer: Fall 2011″, a sort of ‘SEF stocking filler’, and bound to be a hit for those heads of trading, stuck for last-minute gifts!

Tabb surveyed over 200 market participants, many of whom were uncertain over the benefits of SEFs.

However, when asked who they believed will be successful ultimately as a SEF in each asset class, the participants named the following firms: Bloomberg, CBOE, CME Clearport , CreditEx, FXAll, ICE OTC Energy , ICAP , MarketAxess and Tradeweb.

My thoughts: (more…)

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“FIX Protocol” FPL Spain Briefing, Madrid (29th November 2011)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Pasquale Gizzi

From the day I booked this event I was looking forward to hearing the panellist’s views and opinions; I was particularly looking forward to the session about how emerging electronic trading trends are impacting the Spanish trading community. I wasn’t disappointed. The speakers were in full swing talking about algorithmic trading practices, the evolution of high frequency trading and the implications for the Spanish investor community.

Although high-frequency trading isn’t where Caplin focuses, the five highly talented speakers (more…)

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Is Google about to kill Firefox?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by paulcaplin

Online trading offerings, and single-dealer platforms in particular, rely heavily on modern browser functionality to enable them to deliver a great experience to users. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browsers have long been a drag on progress in this area, since their functionality and performance have lagged far behind their competitors. So IE’s recent spectacular loss of market share is a crucial trend. It has two important competitors (on the desktop, at least): Firefox and, more recently, Google Chrome.

Chrome has achieved stunning success since it was launched just two years ago. It has rocketed from zero to nearly 24% of overall browser use, and is on the point of overtaking Firefox as the world’s second most widely-used browser (according to a recent ComputerWorld report). (more…)

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Tradeshow November

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Mike Hill

November 2011 has been a very busy month for Caplin’s marketing team. The company exhibited its single-dealer platform technology at four tradeshows on three continents and also attended an awards dinner and a networking event in London and a tradeshow in Madrid.

November 1st saw Caplin’s Asia sales team in Shanghai for the Chinamoney e-Trading Conference, presented by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) held at the Shanghai Marriott Hotel. This was probably the most complex as it involved translating both our brochures and our software into Chinese. As you can see below, Caplin established a presence at the show and some excellent contacts were made.

Trevor Jarrett and Weisheng Liu at Caplin's booth

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Infrastructure & architecture challenges in building a globally deployed single-dealer platform

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jennifer Reid

European Trading Architecture SummitCaplin Systems was proud to be one of the sponsors of Waters’ European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) at the De Vere in Canary Wharf in London on November 22nd.Patrick Myles, Chief Technical Officer, Caplin SystemsCaplin’s CTO, Patrick Myles, presented a customer case study entitled Infrastructure and architecture challenges in building a globally deployed single-dealer platform.If you missed it, or you’d like to see it again, please click here to view the video. (more…)

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