FLASH FRIDAY: Foreign Wars Roil Stock Markets, Then and Now
Swap out Greece-Ottoman Empire for Iran-Israel, and history repeats itself 127 years later.
FLASH FRIDAY: The Matrix is Everywhere
Was Agent Smith correct in saying you should never send a human to do a machine's job?
FLASH FRIDAY: The Last Mile (Settlement Day) is the Hardest
Compacting to T+1 will afford market participants a bare minimum of wiggle room.
FLASH FRIDAY: Sci-Fi Author Dabbles in Futures Markets
Leo Melamed has managed to squeeze in a markets career in between penning interplanetary thrillers.
FLASH FRIDAY: Meet Christine Lee, STA WIF Vice Chair
The journey toward gender parity is far from complete, said new STA WIF Vice Chair.
FLASH FRIDAY: On International Womens’ Day, a Status Report
Women have made great strides in the finance and fintech industries, but recent progress has been slow.
FLASH FRIDAY: When Buy-Side Traders’ Stature Was Novel
A look back at a 2004 article that chronicled the technology-driven ascent of the role.
FLASH FRIDAY: Broker-Dealers Hit With Off-Channel Comms Fines
We look into recent charges by the SEC for widespread recordkeeping failures and what firms need to do in order to remain compliant.
FLASH FRIDAY: A Prediction That Didn’t ‘Pan’ Out
A look back at a 2002 Traders article that portended the world’s first super-exchange.
FLASH FRIDAY: Whither the Super Bowl Indicator ?
Equity investors may not have the rooting interest they did years ago.
