Category Archives: technology

Leon’s Musings – last stand – in reverse – asian finance

Posted on 9 February 2012 by

Last stand How the mighty have fallen – even the NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse couldn’t pull-off their proposed merger and I imagine each will now invoke Plan B, whatever it may be. One of their reasons for merging would … Continue reading →

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Leon’s Musings – risk off – volumes falling – big business

Posted on 8 February 2012 by

Risk off So the dial has been spun again and January seems to have been a risk off month. Be it from Eurozone sovereign debt fatigue or lack of bad news investors in January have been piling into neglected assets … Continue reading →

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Leon’s Musings – execution systems – ems trends – cure

Posted on 3 February 2012 by

Execution systems I guess there are historical and market-related reasons why many buy-side firms end up with multiple execution management systems (EMSs) but I find surveys that say they have reduced the number down on average to 2 or 3 … Continue reading →

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