Waters Wavelength

The guys open things up discussing Anthony’s feature that looked at the public cloud sector and how the likes of AWS, GCP, IBM Cloud and Azure are trying to differentiate themselves in the capital markets space (1:00). They then discuss what the continued adoption of artificial intelligence means for jobs (18:28). The guys wrap things up talking about the United Airlines fiasco (26:15) and New York offering free tuition for its state schools (32:20).

Dan and Anthony chat about some of the hottest topics at this year’s North American Trading Architecture Summit. They open things up discussing the keynote address by Deutsche Bank’s Jim Adams, which examined financial firms’ use of open source and the need for collaboration (1:18). Dan and Anthony then talk about the C-level panel and its focus on cybersecurity (11:40). They also share some conversations they had at the conference with attendees about their thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning (17:20). To wrap things up, the guys look at the recent flurry of stand-up acts on Netflix (24:45).

The guys open things up talking about four acquisitions that occurred over the past month. Dan and Anthony first talk about FactSet-BISAM Technologies (2:50), Numerix-TFG Financial Systems (7:21), Broadridge-Message Automation (10:05) and Trumid-Electronifie (13:09). The conversation then turns to Burton-Taylor’s research on industry data spend in 2016 (19:09). They wrap things up talking about the NCAA tournament (26:15) and the upcoming baseball season (29:45).

Dan and Anthony open things up discussing the former’s feature on shadow IT, looking at the pros and cons that come with developing technology project outside of the IT department’s jurisdiction (1:00). They then chat about Anthony’s trip to Florida for FIA Boca, including CFTC acting-chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo’s impassioned speech (15:00). Anthony wraps things up talking about his distaste for South Beach (21:30).

Dan is joined by Emilia David, WatersTechnology US staff writer, to discuss a recent DTCC conference she attended. They open things up to talk about Emilia’s story regarding the benefits of implementing automation across the entire organization as opposed to in silos (1:45). Emilia then shares some other highlights from the panel, including blockchain, cloud computing and regulators’ relationships with fintech firms (9:15). They wrap things up discussing Winter Storm Stella and how to deal with snow in the city (18:15).

Dan and Anthony are joined by Bill Murphy, chief technology officer of Blackstone and the Waters Wavelength podcast’s first-ever guest. The guys talk to Bill about technical debt (legacy systems that build up over time) and how firms can effectively handle it (1:56). They wrap things up discussing how the NBA playoffs are shaping up (22:00).

Dan invites Gabriel Woo, VP of innovation at RBC, onto the podcast to discuss some of the recent announcements the Canadian bank has made about artificial intelligence (2:45). Later on, Dan and Anthony welcome on former WatersTechnology editor and current Risk.net writer James Rundle to discuss the recent breakdown in the London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Börse merger (25:30). The guys wrap things up discussing soccer and the success James’ beloved Chelsea is enjoying this season (34:10).

Dan opens things up explaining why he’s not recording the podcast from Canada (:34). Then he and Anthony discuss colleague Aggelos Andreou’s story on organized trading facilities (OTFs) and how their implementation will affect the European marketplace (2:10). US staff writer Emilia David then joins the podcast to talk about her story looking at the rise of request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platforms for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and if it’s sustainable (11:55). The trio wraps things up talking about some plays and musicals they’ve recently seen (23:20).

Dan and Anthony decide to switch things up, using Dan’s column this week as a jumping off point to have a wide-ranging debate about what kind of impact artificial intelligence will have on our day-to-day lives in the future (1:50). They wrap things talking about the likelihood of a Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match (25:20).

Dan and Anthony open things up talking about phishing emails and how Dan was almost hacked (2:08). They then take a look at the recent trend in the industry of large and small vendors partnering up and debate if that’s a trend to keep an eye on (11:15). They wrap things up discussing the Super Bowl (16:30), including Lady Gaga’s halftime performance (23:20), and breweries they both visited over the weekend (24:20).

Dan and Anthony take a look at four recently-published features that appeared in Waters and Inside Data Management that analyze Mifid II, which comes into effect January 2018. They start by discussing two pieces regarding the reporting requirements for the buy side (1:35). The guys then take a look at what kind of clock synchronization will be needed for the regulation (11:15), and the impact Mifid II will have on the Asia-Pacific region (15:45). Anthony then gives his take on the recent SCOTUS nomination (19:55), and the guys wrap things up talking about their favorite Super Bowl prop bets (29:00). This week's podcast is sponsored by SmartStream.

Dan welcomes onto the podcast Sean Belka, the director of Fidelity Labs, to discuss virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). They talk about the differences between VR, AR and mixed reality (2:30) and the potential benefits each have (7:25). Belka also discusses specific VR/AR projects Fidelity Lab has participated in (10:20) and what needs to occur for widespread adoption of the technology to happen (19:20). Dan and Sean wrap things up discussing how the growth of VR/AR speaks to the further consumerization of technology (21:50). Then, back with his co-host Anthony, Dan tells a story about a recent altercation he had on the subway (23:50). The guys wrap things up debating alternative facts (31:15) and the Super Bowl (38:15). This week’s podcast is sponsored by SmartStream.

Dan and Anthony open things up discussing the podcast’s one-year anniversary (:30). They then get into Thesys being selected to build the Consolidated Audit Trail (1:20). Dan talks about seeing CFTC chairman Timothy Massad and CFTC commissioner Christopher Giancarlo both making keynote addresses at Sefcon VII (10:15). Anthony then examines his natural language processing feature (13:45). The guys wrap things up talking about Jeff Bagwell’s election into the Baseball Hall of Fame (21:45) and the NFL playoffs (28:50).

The guys open things up discussing when they can officially celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast. They then jump into the future of the source code provision of Regulation AT, in addition to the proposed rule as a whole, following the resignation of CFTC chairman Timothy Massad (3:08). They then look at the broader regulatory picture for 2017, specifically the impact to the buy side in the US and Europe (12:38). They wrap things up discussing the controversial Trump dossier that was released (24:25) and predict the length of Trump’s presidency (35:55).

Dan sits down with newly-appointed Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman (1:15), who discusses Nasdaq’s use of artificial intelligence for market surveillance (3:50) and potential implementations she sees for blockchain (7:22). She also gives an update on Nasdaq’s Extended Life Order (11:30) and discusses how she sees exchanges evolving in the coming years (16:15). Friedman wraps things up talking about how she became a black belt in taekwondo (20:10).

With a lack of big news occurring over the holidays, Dan and Anthony decide it’s time to revisit some of the biggest dos and don’ts for PR people (1:15). The guys also discuss what their plans are for the holidays (15:45).

Dan welcomes on Victor Anderson, WatersTechnology editor-in-chief, to give a preview of what the biggest topics are for 2017. Victor starts things off by talking about his background and his first role with what was, at the time, Risk/Waters (1:00). He talks about how finance has changed throughout his career (8:00). Victor then goes through the 10 biggest trends he believes will have an impact on financial technology in 2017 (14:53). To wrap things up, Victor tells some war stories from his worst cycling crashes (39:50).

Dan is joined by Max Bowie, the longtime editor-in-chief of Inside Market Data and the current editor of Inside Data Management (IDM). He talks with Dan about launching IDM and what current subscribers of Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data can expect going forward (1:25). He then talks about the features in the December issue (6:05) of IDM and previews his story for the January issue around the management of alternative data (10:55). The guys wrap things up discussing their favorite holiday cocktails and beers (18:25).

Dan and Anthony recap Waters USA by looking at a topic the C-level panel was deeply interested in: talent acquisition (2:00). The guys debate whether the issue is as big as some in the industry make it out to be. They also discuss a presentation by Tom Hardin, a trader-turned-FBI-informant, about insider trading (16:33). Dan then discusses virtual reality and its potential use cases within financial services (22:45). Finally, they wrap things up looking at this year’s Grammy nominations, which were recently released (30:15).

Anthony is joined by Viral Shah, Jeff Bezanson and Stefan Karpinski, three of the creators of the Julia programming language (4:50). They discuss what type of questions were brought up at Julia Day for Finance (10:00), which was held Wednesday in New York, and what should and shouldn’t be expected for the release of Julia 1.0 (14:10). Anthony then asks the trio about concerns some have brought up about the language regarding its maturity (16:22) and the chance that other languages such as Python or R could eventually offer similar speeds as Julia (20:15). He also asks how Julia will aim to help firms weed through the massive amounts of data they are dealing with (23:55) and if the programming language can be used as a recruiting tool for attracting young programmers (28:45). Finally, the founders discuss use cases for Julia outside of finance and economics (31:45).