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Guy Melamed

“Nobody gets fired for buying IBM”

The phrase "Nobody gets fired for buying IBM" has been a steadfast mantra in the tech industry, underscoring the inclination to choose established, reliable vendors to sidestep blame when is...

20 May 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

Next-Gen Consultancy For Financial Markets

Ambitious financial exchanges need to keep growing. Yet in the world of capital markets this is not always a straightforward task. Each jurisdiction has its own national characteristics and different ...

14 May 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

All Markets Rise: Maximising Exchange Profit by Modernising Across All Sectors

Imagine a scenario in which a large, successful financial exchange is making profits across all its markets alike, from equities, fixed income and derivatives, to commodities and FX. Yet, sadly, this ...

19 Apr 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

Back to Basics: A Wishlist for Cloud Providers from the Financial Exchange Industry

Greater investment in hardware and networking needed to make cloud-based colocation and multicast a reality As some of the world’s largest financial industry participants gathered in Boca Raton last w...

19 Mar 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

Capital Markets Metamorphosis: AI Forging a New Foundation

We're excited to be heading out to FIA Boca! I’m looking forward to insightful conversations and connecting with everyone again. This year’s agenda focuses on the latest developing technologies, inc...

05 Mar 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

How APAC Exchanges Can Prepare For Predicted Growth Of Emerging Stock Markets

The market cap of exchanges in emerging markets should exceed the value of U.S. exchanges as soon as 2030, according to Goldman Sachs economists. They have further calculated that as of 2022, the Ame...

21 Feb 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

Fusing Market Infrastructure Technology: Exploring The ‘Buy, Build And Integrate’ Approach

Change is afoot when it comes to market infrastructure technology. The old arguments over “buy vs build” have been relegated. Instead, firms are touting a “buy, build and integrate” approach, combinin...

08 Feb 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

2024 - The Tipping Point for Market Infrastructure Transformation

“Traditional exchanges globally are at a critical juncture”, observes Deloitte's “2024 Banking and Capital Markets Outlook” report. “Strategic choices they make now could determine whether they conti...

25 Jan 2024
Guy Melamed

New Take on Trading Technology: How to Navigate the Cloud-Tech Arms Race

We’re on the cusp of a new arms race. That is the description given to the phenomenon involving the world’s largest cloud service providers competing to invest into the largest financial exchanges. L...

18 Jan 2024
Capital Markets Technology
Guy Melamed

New Year’s Resolutions for Market Infrastructures in 2024

Traditional financial infrastructure providers are increasingly considering upgrading their trading systems to align with modern times. This is both based upon strategic developments taking place over...

11 Jan 2024
Capital Market Technology
Guy Melamed

How to Build an Institutional-Grade Digital Asset Exchange

Technology innovation has enabled the growth of digital asset classes. The tokenization of traditional and crypto trading was just the beginning. Everything is tradeable and tokenized now: Carbon cred...

26 Mar 2023
Tokenomics
Guy Melamed

Ion Markets Hack Prompts Calls for Scrutiny of Fintech Vendors’ Cyber Risk Management

The January 31 cyberattack on Ion Markets, a middle- and back-office software vendor serving futures execution and clearing firms, prompted calls at a CFTC hearing on March 8 for a greater emphasis o...

21 Mar 2023

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