Waters Wavelength
Episodes
Episode 47: Virtual Reality, Insider Trading
08 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 46: Creators of Julia Programing Language
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 45: Incubators, Thanksgiving Traditions
23 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Emilia discuss consulting and outsourcing services provider Capgemini’s accelerator program for fintechs and how it differs from others in t...
Episode 44: Fintech vs Regtech
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony discuss fintechs, regtechs and whether there is a difference between the two or if it’s simply a marketing ploy (1:05). They then ta...
Episode 43: US Presidential Election Recap, Reg AT
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Tony talk about the results from the US presidential election and how the capital markets will be affected going forward (2:14) They also give...
Episode 42: US Treasuries Platforms, Bats CIO, Accenture Blockchain
04 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Emilia open things up discussing the latter’s feature on US treasuries platforms (1:10). They then talk about Dan’s profile of Bats Global...
Episode 41: BNY Mellon CIO Suresh Kumar
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan chats with Suresh Kumar, chief information officer at BNY Mellon, about why financial firms need to be more open and willing to share with one ano...
Episode 40: North American Buy-Side Technology Summit Recap
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony recap the North American Buy-Side Technology Summit 2016. They open things up debating the merits of the Reg AT’s source code propos...
Episode 39: Blockchain Features
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, Anthony and Emilia discuss their three-part series looking at the state of blockchain and distributed-ledger technologies in financial services. ...
Episode 38: Bruno Campenon, BNP Paribas Securities Services
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan welcomes on Bruno Campenon, Americas head of custody and clearing services for BNP Paribas Securities Services, to discuss CME Clearing’s recent...
Episode 37: CBOE-Bats Deal, Machine Learning for Social Media
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things by briefly talking about this year’s American Financial Technology Awards (:13) before jumping into the CBOE-Bats deal (...
Episode 36: Thomson Reuters-Redi Deal, Chicago Trading Technology Summit
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things up discussing Thomson Reuters’ acquisition of Redi Holdings (:50). They also look at how this may or may not affect Bloo...
Episode 35: September Features with Emilia David
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is joined by his colleague Emilia David to talk about their respective September features. Emilia talks about her story examining the future of tr...
Episode 34: CurveGlobal CEO Andy Ross
08 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan sits down with Andy Ross, CEO of CurveGlobal, an interest rate derivatives venture between LSEG, CBOE and seven dealer banks, ahead of its go-live...
Episode 33: IEX's Ronan Ryan
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan talks with IEX president Ronan Ryan about his new role at the exchange (2:10), how the phase-in period has gone (2:45) and the exchange’s short-...
Episode 32: Seed CX CEO Edward Woodford, State of SEFs
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is joined by Edward Woodford, co-founder and CEO of Seed Commodities Exchange (Seed CX), which was recently granted SEF registration from the CFTC...
Episode 31: HFT Debates, RBC’s Head of Tech and Ops, PTFs
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things open chatting about the problem with debating high-frequency trading and the defenders of both sides of the argument (:49)...
Episode 30: Northern Trust's Vijay Luthra Talks Disrupting Data Centers
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan talks to Vijay Luthra, global head of infrastructure engineering and operations at Northern Trust, about the disruption of data centers through em...
Episode 29: LedgerX's Paul Chou and Zach Dexter Talk Bitfinex Hack
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan welcomes Paul Chou and Zach Dexter, CEO and CTO, respectively, of the bitcoin trading and clearing platform LedgerX, on the podcast to discuss the...
Episode 28: Larry Malakian (aka, Tony Malakian's Dad)
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Dan away on vacation, Anthony enlisted the services of his dad, Larry Malakian, to help with the podcast. Larry spent over 40 years building and ...
Episode 27: Trading Turrets, Sifma's CAT Comment Letter
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things up looking at brokerage Eclipse International's decision to remove trading turrets in favor of Cloud9's platform (1:00). T...
Episode 26: Wei-Shen Wong, Waters Hong Kong Reporter, Talks Fintech in Asia
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Wei-Shen Wong, WatersTechnology's new Hong Kong-based reporter, talks about her first feature for the site, which looks at how different regions in As...
Episode 25: Buy Side KYC, User Experience
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open the podcast reminiscing over the fact it's the show's 25th episode. They then discuss their July features. They start with Dan's ...
Episode 24: Blockchain Adoption with Richard Johnson, Greenwich Associates
30 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony chat with Richard Johnson, vice president of market structure and technology at Greenwich Associates, about his recent report “Block...
Episode 23: Brexit, Fintech Innovation Lab, TSAM
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things up briefly recapping Blackstone’s Bill Murphy’s appearance on the podcast last week (:58). They then talk about Brexit...
Episode 22: Blackstone CTO Bill Murphy
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony welcome their inaugural guest, Blackston CTO Bill Murphy. Bill discusses what bothers him about the "business vs. technology" debate (...
Episode 21: Toronto Financial Information and Tech Summit, Fintech Regulation
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan opens things up by discussing this year’s Toronto Financial Information and Technology Summit (:40). He touches on the topic of regulatory overs...
Episode 20: CAT, Unbundling Research, June Features
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things up discussing the June features. They start things off talking about Dan’s story on the Consolidated Audit Trail (2:25)....
Episode 19: BNP's Growth Plans, Buy Side KYC
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things up looking at BNP Paribas’ goal to grow as a global custodian (1:34). They then transition to KYC requirements for the b...
Episode 18: Dos and Don'ts for PR People
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony decide to switch things up this week by talking about some of their biggest pet peeves when it comes to dealing with folks in public r...
Episode 17: Regulatory Landscape, Fixed Income, Blockchain
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony reunite after spending two weeks apart by opening things up discussing the current stream of regulations being passed in financial ser...
Episode 16: Sifma Ops, Nasdaq, Fixed Income
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan starts the show off alone again and talks about Sifma Ops 2016 (1:15) and rants about the hype at the conference around blockchain (1:59). Anthony...
Episode 15: Consolidated Audit Trail
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan starts the show off by himself talking about the SEC’s decision to publish the CAT NMS plan for public comment (:53) and what that means for the...
Episode 14: NATAS, Sell-Side Technology Awards
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony discuss the North American Trading Architecture Summit (2:05) and the Sell-Side Technology Awards (18:54). They also talk about the pa...
Episode 13: TruMid, Innovation Labs
14 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony chat about TruMid's soon-to-be-launched proprietary trading platform (1:05) and the launch of Deutsche Bank's Silicon Valley innovatio...
Episode 12: Open Source, Reg AT, Panama Papers
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony talk about both their features, discussing why they chose their respective topics and what they weren't able to fit into their stories...
Episode 11: Future of Exchanges, Bussmann Departure, Apple-FBI Closure
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony talk about the evolution of exchanges and the services they offer (:53). They then turn their attention to Oliver Bussmann's departure...
Episode 10: Markit-IHS Merger, FIA Boca
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony opens things up by ridiculing Dan for his NCAA tournament predictions (1:46). The guys then analyze the Markit-IHS merger, discussing feedback...
Episode 9: Cyber Risk North America, Deutsche Börse-LSE Deal
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is solo with Anthony down in Florida at the FIA Boca conference. He talks about attending a few panels at the Cyber Risk North America conference ...
Episode 8: Consolidation of Risk Platforms, Open Source
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony try and get some feedback on the features their working on by discussing their progress thus far. They open things up talking about An...
Episode 7: Machine Learning, Climbing the Corporate Ladder
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things up talking about machine learning and its application to firms in financial services (:55). They then discuss the best way...
Episode 6: FBI vs. Apple, LSE-Deutsche Börse Merger
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony discuss the recent dispute between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the phones of the San Bernardino shooters (1:04). They also chat a...
Episode 5: Linux Vulnerability, Bitcoin vs. Blockchain
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony talk about the recent vulnerability found in glibc on Linux systems (1:20). They then discuss a recent whether or not separating block...
Episode 4: Flash Crash, MiFID II, Blockchain on the Buy Side, DMMs
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony switch things up by allotting themselves two-minute rounds for eight different topics. They discuss deconstructing the Flash Crash (1:...
Episode 3: Dark Pools, SEC, Enterprise Risk
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony open things up discussing tips on submitting an entry for the Sell-Side Technology Awards (1:22). They then chat about the recent fine...
Episode 2: Blockchain, StatPro-Investor Analytics Merger
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Anthony discuss the DTCC's recently published white paper detailing how the industry should tackle implementing blockchain technology solution...
Episode 1: Bloomberg Terminals, Work Force Issues
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan DeFrancesco and Anthony Malakian introduce themselves in the initial Waters Wavelength podcast. They then jump into discussing their two opinion f...