Trading Tech Talk
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Trading Tech Talk 63: What the Heck Is a Smart Router?
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today we feature special guest co-host Peter Maragos, CEO, Dash Financial. Catching up with Dash: When Peter was last on Dash had just...
Trading Tech Talk 62: Exploring the Nexus of Machine Learning, AI and the Options Markets
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark is joined by co-host Matt Amberson, Principal at Option Research & Technology Services (ORATS). CTO Interview: Our guest today is Michael Mescher...
Trading Tech Talk 61: Tackling Market Data Fees, AI and More
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have special guest co-host Rob Brogan from Flextrade. Hot Topics in Tech: What's going on in fintech? NYSE wins approval for 'speed bump' in...
Trading Tech Talk 60: Talking Buy and Build with Itiviti
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview Featuring Jesper Alfredsson, President Americas at Itiviti. He discusses: What is Itiviti? The history of CameronTec Who is the target ...
Trading Tech Talk 59: Finding New Market Wizards with FundSeeder
27 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview with Jack Schwager: Author extraordinaire and now co-founder of Fund Seeder. Mr. Schwager is the author of Market Wizards, Hedge Fund Ma...
Trading Tech Talk 58: Can AI Hunt Rogue Traders?
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech. Today we are featuring Alexander Lamb, Head of Business Development at The Technancial Company. Alex was previously a guest in Mar...
Trading Tech Talk 57: Talking StockTwits and Stocktoberfest with Howard Lindzon
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today we are featuring Howard Lindzon, Founder of StockTwits, and Founder of Wallstrip. He discusses: Wallstrip and its flip to CBS Th...
Trading Tech Talk 56: Can a Watchlist App Be Sexy?
02 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today we are featuring Jason Pang, CEO of Sparkfin. He discusses: What is Sparkfin? What makes the Sparkfin Watchlist app unique? What...
Trading Tech Talk 55: Moving Futures to the Cloud
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today Mark and Henry are joined by Ryan Hansen, President of the new futures brokerage, Tradovate. They discuss: What is Tradovate? Th...
Trading Tech Talk 54: Blockchain Explosion
15 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: SEC says cyber security biggest risk to financial system. Fed should better safeguard economic data, internal watchdog says. A new...
Trading Tech Talk 53: OIC 2016 Tech Panel Breakdown: Market Data, Startups and More
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Live (to tape) at OIC 2016, Mark and Henry are joined by: Jesper Alfredsson, President Americas at Itiviti Karan Sood, Founder & CEO, Vest Financial ...
Trading Tech Talk 52: Options, Auctions and Fintech History
17 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: Henry is a hot topic! At least, he presented hot topics at the OIC Conference. Growth lately has been in ETF and index options, wi...
Trading Tech Talk 51: Making Options Less Scary Through Tech
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today, Mark and Henry are joined by Karan Sood, CEO of Vest Financial. He discusses: An overview of your background in the financial t...
Trading Tech Talk 50: If You Cannot Beat Them, Comply Blatantly
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: Today we are joined by guest co-host, Mark Melin from ValueWalk Vesel, LLC and Trade Alert, LLC join forces to provide specialize...
Trading Tech Talk 49: Hunting Spoofers, Source Code Controversy, API Debate and More
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Paul Giedraitis, Principal at Neurensic. They discuss: An overview of Paul's background in the trading techn...
Trading Tech Talk 48: The Dark Art of Real-Time Risk Analysis
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: In this segment, Mark and Henry are joined by Alexander Lamb, head of Business Development at the Technancial Company. They discuss: ...
Trading Tech Talk 47: Blowing the Whistle on HFT
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 47: Blowing the Whistle on HFT CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Haim Bodek, Managing Principal of Decimus Capital Markets, LLC...
Trading Tech Talk 46: Blockchain Bubble
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: CFTC too broke to properly police flash traders, Massad says -The top U.S. derivatives regulator said his agency needs more money ...
Trading Tech Talk 45: Diving Deep into Nat Gas Tech
29 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Eric Scharf, Director of Marketing, EOX Live. They discuss: What is EOX Live? The evolution of the nat gas ...
Trading Tech Talk 44: Circuit Breaker Breakdowns and Blockchain Debates
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: The worst start to the year since forever. Unfavorable light shining on China, raising the debate on circuit breakers. NASDAQ uses...
Trading Tech Talk 43: The Biggest, Craziest, and Most-Hated Tech Stories of 2015
28 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: Top Tech Trends and Developments of 2015 Blockchain revolutionizing the back office HFT is evil again HFT not as profitable a...
Trading Tech Talk 42: HFT Crackdown
18 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: A quick rundown of the Options Alliance Event & Financial Startup Showcase from Dec 10, 2015. CFTC cracks down on HFT - New rules ...
Trading Tech Talk 41: Are There Budgets for Trading Technology?
24 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: ICE agrees to acquire BGC Trayport for $650 million. NYSE goes from fan to critic of IEX, criticizing "unfair" plan. Derivatives e...
Trading Tech Talk 40: Shadows Loom over Quants and Algos
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: U.S. trader found guilty in landmark "spoofing" case. U.S. regulator signals bid to curb high-speed trading. Exchanges face pressu...
Trading Tech Talk 39: Russian Hackers on the Rampage Again
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: Russian hackers of Dow Jones said to have sought trading tips. High speed trading becomes US election issue. Regulators bring "spo...
Trading Tech Talk 38: Pushing the Limits of Market Data
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: The guest today is Mike Dunne, CTO at Activ Financial Systems, Inc. He discusses: An overview of your background in the derivatives...
Trading Tech Talk 37: The Bleeding Edge of the Options Market
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: The guest today is Robert D'Arco, CEO, Rival Systems. He discusses: An overview of your background in the derivatives markets. Wha...
Trading Tech Talk 36: Patent, Messaging and Spoofing Wars Heat Up
18 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: Investors Lose in Today's Markets, Says Former NYSE Head Grasso. NYSE Draws Users' Ire with Fee Increases, Patent Charge Propo...
Trading Tech Talk 35: In the Wake of the Market Meltdown
01 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: A Massive Selloff. Interesting data and tech insights from the recent pronounced selloff in the market. "Here's the advantage high...
Trading Tech Talk 34: Complex Order Tech and Insider Trading Via Hackers
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Michael Barry, CEO & Founder of EESAT. He discusses: An overview of his background in the markets and how he...
Trading Tech Talk 33: Flash Crashes, Dark Pools and HFT Drone Wars
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: What do you need to know about financial technology? A technical glitch postponed the start of trading in futures and options c...
Trading Tech Talk 32: The Hack vs. Glitch Debate
17 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: NYSE glitch: what happened? A Lesson from the NYSE Outage: Fragmentation Works. Leap second was not a mini Y2K, but more of a temp...
Trading Tech Talk 31: Talking Options Algos with Convergex
01 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview SegmentToday's guest is Ben Londergan, Executive Managing Director, Options Trading and Technology at Convergex.He discusses: Algos: ...
Trading Tech Talk 30: Talking HFT, Tech and Probability With Thomas Peterffy
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Mark and Henry are joined by Thomas Peterffy, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Interactive Brokers. They discuss: The HFT Sector The i...
Trading Tech Talk 29: Cheaper Data: Do You Get What You Pay For?
27 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mark and Henry are joined live at the Options Industry Conference by Rob Brogan from FlexTrade. CTO Interview: Today's guest is Rob ...
Trading Tech Talk 28: Flash Crash Finger Pointing
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: Today's guest is Mark Haraburda, Managing Director at Barchart who gives an overview of Chicago FinTech Exchange 2015. Overhear...
Trading Tech Talk 27: Attack of the Rogue Twitter Algos
28 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: How did Bloomberg fix its terminal outage? Virtu or vice? Fund managers face dilemma over speed-trading IPO. Parasite turns on par...
Trading Tech Talk 26: Talking Algo Design and Technical Analysis
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today's guest is Vlad Karpel, Former CTO of OptionsXpress and Founder of TradeSpoon. He discusses: An overview of his background in...
Trading Tech Talk 25: Beware the HFT Armada
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: OCC to consider tech overhaul. Virtu hopes time can heal HFT furor. Study by CFTC official questions legality of HFT practice. Cit...
Trading Tech Talk 24: HFT Spies and UX Crimes
18 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: Could Russia use high-frequency trading to crash the markets? NYSE rolls out auctions, and upgrades its technology guts. CFTC comm...
Trading Tech Talk 23: Lighting Up the Dark Options Markets
31 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTO Interview: Today's guest is Joseph Wesley, Founder & CEO of Vesel Interactive. He discusses: An overview of his background in the derivatives ...
Trading Tech Talk 22: The Obvious Error Battle
28 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hot Topics in Tech: SEC plans to fix data release flaw in Q1 2015. SEC pokes hole in argument it is too slow to get grip on markets. Nobel laureate St...
Trading Tech Talk 21: The Best and Worst of 2014
29 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 21: The Best and Worst of 2014 The Best/Worst of 2014: Best - Increased willingness to discuss cyber security in the financial m...
Trading Tech Talk 20: Real-Time Risk and Margin in the Cloud
02 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 20: Real-Time Risk and Margin in the Cloud CTO Interview: Today's guest is Robert Newhouse, CEO, Victor Technologies. He gives an o...
Trading Tech Talk 19: Can Crazy Math Save the Exchanges?
28 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 19: Can Crazy Math Save the Exchanges? Hot Topics in Tech: Fresh SEC crackdown on "flash crashes." Final approval of Reg SCI. "CFTC...
Trading Tech Talk 18: Spoofing Dark Pools
19 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 18: Spoofing Dark Pools Hot Topics in Tech: Barclay's dark pool trading rises 23% as bank recovers from lawsuit. Dark pools pitched...
Trading Tech Talk 17: What Exactly is Best Ex?
12 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 17: What Exactly is Best Ex? Hot Topics in Tech: OCC and the U.S. Options Exchanges announce new risk control standards to strength...
Trading Tech Talk 16: Upgrade Dilemmas and Open Source Surprises
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 16: Upgrade Dilemmas and Open Source Surprises Hot Topics in Tech: ICE conquest continues with SuperDerivatives acquisition. Wall S...
Trading Tech Talk 15: Virtual Machines Vs. Bare Metal
29 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 15: Virtual Machines Vs. Bare Metal Hot Topics in Tech: MMI gets Chilton as an adviser to an industry group for high-speed traders ...
Trading Tech Talk 14: End of the Race to Zero
21 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 14: End of the Race to Zero CTO Interview Segment: Today';s guest is Dan Sacks, CEO of Actant. He discusses: An overview of his...
Trading Tech Talk 13: Algo Hardware and High Speed Networks
29 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 13: Algo Hardware and High Speed Networks CTO Interview: Today's guest is James Spooner, VP of Trading Platforms at Maxeler Technol...
Trading Tech Talk 12: The Markets Are Out of Sync
23 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 12: The Markets Are Out of Sync Hot Topics in Tech: Regulators challenged by clock synchronization. Flash Boys continues to spur de...
Trading Tech Talk 11: The Stealth Options Exchange
15 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 11: The Stealth Options Exchange CTO Interview Segment: Today's guest is Joe Corona, Director of Strategic Planning and Product Str...
Trading Tech Talk 10: The Anti-Pit Proposal
25 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 10: The Anti-Pit Proposal Hot Topics in Tech: Vesel Interactive - taking a look inside the black box. Industry group believes CME G...
Trading Tech Talk 9: Diving into the Dark Pools
30 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 9: Diving into the Dark Pools Hot Topics in Tech: Exchange leaders take on dark pools. CBOE's Ed Tilly says less dark trades would ...
Trading Tech Talk 8: the Modern Markets Initiative
01 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 8: the Modern Markets Initiative CTO Interview: Today we have Peter Nabicht, Former CTO at Allston. He discusses: An overview of ...
Trading Tech Talk: The Great Flash Boys Debate
17 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk: The Great Flash Boys Debate Hot Topics in Tech: It’s all HFT, all the time: The recent 60 Minutes interview with Michael Lewis a...
Trading Tech Talk 6: Interview with Blair Hull
07 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 6: Interview with Blair Hull CTO Interview: Our guest on this episode is Blair Hull, Founder of Hull Trading, Founder of Ketchum Tr...
Trading Tech Talk 5: 2014 Trading Technology 40
25 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 5: 2014 Trading Technology 40 CTO Interview: Our guest today is Jeffrey Kutler, Editor-in-Chief of Risk Professional, the publicati...
Trading Tech Talk 4: Cheaters Among Us?
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 4: Cheaters Among Us? Hot Topics in Tech: SEC launching new tech to spot insider trading. The Atlantic says high-frequency trading ...
Trading Tech Talk 3: Unlocking the Secrets of the GPU
27 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 3: Unlocking the Secrets of the GPU CTO Interview: This episode's guest is Jerry Hanweck, Founder of Hanweck Assoc. He discusses: ...
Trading Tech Talk 2: Hackers and Rogue Algos
13 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trading Tech Talk 2: Hackers and Rogue Algos Hot Topics in Tech: Security of Financial Platforms Should we expect more attacks in the future? Is thi...
Trading Tech Highs and Lows of 2013
29 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1: Tech Highs and Lows of 2013 In the premiere episode, Mark is joined by: Henry Schwartz - Founder and CEO of Trade Alert Kapil Rath...