Don">Don't Miss the (OTC Derivatives) Forest for the Trees The gloom and doom quotient around the Dodd-Frank rules for over-the-counter derivatives is running pretty high these days, but TabbFORUM Editor Greg Crawford says there are some bright spots. Index Calculation Arbitrage The rise of ETFs has made accessing intraday index exposure easier and cheaper than ever. But TABB Group's Director of Research Adam Sussman wonders how relevant are the exchange-calculated index values? HFT Clearing: Opportunity and Challenge TABB Group's Robert Iati outlines the key features that HFT shops seek in a clearing firm and what added services and functions are necessary in the age of Dodd-Frank. DON'T MISS Regs and Legs on the Same Capital Formation Page Here's a surprise: Regulators and legislators are basically on the same page regarding changes to rules that govern the trading of private company shares. Vince Molinari, CEO of GATE Technologies, explains. Also, he says possible tweaks to SarbOx is also being discussed in Washington. (Video) Tickets Please: Technology to Keep You on the Train Financial services firms risk running afoul of new regulations because their technology is not the “right” technology anymore, Progress Software's Dan Hubscher says. So what is right? Pit Stop or Permanent Stop on the Road to Mecca? Qatar and the UAE are between a rock and a hard place after MSCI delayed its decision to upgrade them to emerging markets status, according to Rebecca Healey at TABB Group. Advanced Technology, Growing Data Drive Financial Services Omgeo CEO Marianne Brown says data standardization, regulation and the move toward shorter settlement cycles will be some of the prominent issues faced by market players around the world.
