AppLabs – As trading has become electronic, trading applications need to be reliable and effective; emphasizing more on the speed of delivery with peaks and troughs in demand. And the answer to these ...

This is the third in a series of blog posts on MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II). If you missed the earlier posts, seeMiFID II: How Did We Get Here and What Does it ...

Canada’s newest exchange, set to open in March, has completed its first successful system’s test. This past weekend, Aequitas’ NEO Exchange, tested its trading systems, data feeds and other key ...

Algorithmic trading has attracted much attention recently. It is estimated that by 2008, 40% of the trading volume in US equities markets will be contributed by algorithmic trading. Need for Testing ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Traders look for an advantage, but most of it lies in past data. Backtesting examines how a strategy would have performed under real ...

Futures trading used to be reserved for institutions and professional traders; after all, it's known for being fast-paced, complicated and hard to access. But times are changing, and that's no longer ...

The trading industry is taking an increasingly quantitative approach to testing trading strategies and maintaining regulatory oversight, with several initiatives expected to hit the market in the ...

Options trading isn’t exactly a walk in the park. If you’re not careful, one bad trade can wipe out your portfolio faster than you can say “covered call.” That’s where virtual options trading ...