Don’t Panic, but the Grid’s Going Down

By Penny Crosman, Wall Street & Technology 28 April 2007 URL: http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199202353 Summertime evokes the sounds of Beach Boys songs, the smell of suntan lotion - and the sudden darkness of a blackout. The dog days of August, when New Yorkers run their air conditioners full blast, mean peak demands on the city's energy grid. Many will … Continue reading Don’t Panic, but the Grid’s Going Down →

Green Is the New Black

By Penny Crosman, Wall Street & Technology 26 April 2007 URL: http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199201958 When we heard that Bank of America is installing -- brace yourselves, gentlemen -- waterless urinals in the "green" skyscraper it's building near Bryant Park for its investment banking operation, we realized that Wall Street is starting to take energy and water conservation seriously. Not … Continue reading Green Is the New Black →

Wall Street’s Quest To Process Data At The Speed Of Light

Financial firms use physical proximity to overcome the technical barriers of data latency By Richard Martin, Information Week 21 April 2007 URL: http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=WKLLSLTGL0NVQQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=199200297&queryText=rubinow When the New York Stock Exchange celebrated its Euronext NV merger at the closing bell on April 4, the trading floor erupted in boos and jeers--and the ringing of cowbells. The cowbells came from … Continue reading Wall Street’s Quest To Process Data At The Speed Of Light →

American Financial Technology Awards

Who won the AFTA for the Best CIO, Best CIO and Best IT Team for last year? Read on... By Ben Ray, WatersTechnology 01 January 2007 URL: http://www.waterstechnology.com/waters/special/1610240/american-financial-technology-awards A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER It was another sensational evening. If you work in financial IT, the 2006 American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) ceremony, held last month in New … Continue reading American Financial Technology Awards →

Cover Story: Protecting Wall Street

The New York Stock Exchange takes a data-centric approach to secure its valuable asset - trade data, reports By Ericka Chickowski, Secure Computing 17 October 2006 URL: http://www.scmagazine.com/us/ URL: https://www.scmagazine.com/cover-story-protecting-wall-street/article/552268/ NYSE & ARCHIPELAGO: Security + Business One of the biggest merger announcements to hit Wall Street was the one involving the New York Stock Exchange and Archipelago Holdings. … Continue reading Cover Story: Protecting Wall Street →

Q&A: NYSE CTO promises nimbler response with move to hybrid system

By Eric Lai, Computerworld 6 October 2006 URL: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003927 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this morning launched the third phase of its Hybrid Market enabling members to buy and sell a limited number of stocks electronically as well as continue trading with human auctioneers on the Exchange floor. It's the start of a major shift for … Continue reading Q&A: NYSE CTO promises nimbler response with move to hybrid system →

Making It Fit

By Institutional Investor 14 September 2006 URL: http://www.dailyii.com/article.asp?ArticleID=1079555 The success of Big Board CEO John Thain's deal making depends largely on whether the NYSE's technology chief, Steve Rubinow, can streamline its infrastructure...(Institutional Investor subscribers can read the remainder of the article at the URL above).

FUN IN THE SUN

Summer Getaways By Waters 1 August 2006 URL: http://www.watersonline.com/public/showPage.html?page=338161 You have your pick of seats on the train. "Out-of-office" auto-responses fill your inbox. Yes, the dog days of summer are here. Before rushing off to pack their bags, several industry participants told Waters how they plan to spend their valuable time away from the office. • Christopher R. Shaw, head … Continue reading FUN IN THE SUN →

NYSE Group Continues With Hybrid Implementation, Options Platform, With CTO Steve Rubinow at the Helm

By Wall Street and Technology 18 July 2006 URL: http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=TMBUB0LDMDY4AQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=190500553 Now in its second year, Wall Street & Technology's annual Gold Book is dedicated to the most forward-thinking and influential CIOs from financial firms - large and small, buy side and sell side. This year's Gold Book also includes profiles of seven IT leaders from exchanges, including the … Continue reading NYSE Group Continues With Hybrid Implementation, Options Platform, With CTO Steve Rubinow at the Helm →

Business Process

Quick fire Exclusive: Steve Rubinow, CTO of the NYSE Group, talks growing data volumes, past and future mergers, and combining corporate cultures By Financial Services Technologies July 2006 URL: http://www.gdsinternational.com/infocentre/artsum.asp?mag=187&iss=166&art=26929&lang=en What are the major aspects of your role as CTO? As CTO, I am responsible for every aspect of technology, from architecture through software development … Continue reading Business Process →