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Revolutionizing Financial & Regulatory Compliance Reconciliation

Webinar Presented by EPAM & BroadPeak “Revolutionizing Financial & Regulatory Compliance Reconciliation: Introducing ‘K3 Reconciliation’” Join EPAM and BroadPeak for a FREE webinar introducing ‘K3 Reconciliation’, a revolutionary solution for financial and regulatory compliance. Learn about the new derivatives trade reporting obligations in Europe under EMIR REFIT, with ESMA. Gain insights into EMIR REFIT’s complexities, […]

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Compliance, Reconciliation, Regulatory Reporting

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Pragmatic Commodity Surveillance in Unprecedented Times

Online Panel Discussion/Webinar Watch the replay of our recent Webinar moderated by Gordon Allott featuring an expert panel: Summer K. MersingerCommissioner, CFTC Frank HaydenVP, Trading Compliance, Calpine Roger TanCretiRegional Head of Compliance, Gunvor USA Patrick SwartzerDirector – ICE Futures U.S. Market Regulation

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What Is ETL Software, and What Can It Do for Your Operation?

The ETL process (extract, transform, load) is a core aspect of the greater data integration process. It is the driving force behind much of today’s analytic and business intelligence technology. Think of ETL as a framework for transporting data from one point to another and manipulating it as needed so that it can be used

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Part 2: Solving Problems Associated with Data Integration for Legacy Apps

Data Integrity, Part 2: Do You Validate? Back in part 1, we noted the three integral tasks involved in maintaining data integrity. That earlier post dealt with duplication control. A later series will be all about data orchestration. Today, let’s discuss data validation. This is more than just auditing the correctness and completeness of the

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Data Integrity, Part 1: Don’t Get Duped

Everyone knows you will never get anywhere in business without integrity and the right connections. Turns out, this is true in data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL), as well. Data integrity – how accurate, comprehensive, and consistent your data inputs and outputs are – has a direct bearing on how accurate your forecasting and planning

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Trade Data Supply Chain Demystified Part 5: Free Your Data

General Data Flow for Futures Exchanges By this point in the series you should be quite familiar with this diagram of the general data supply chain for futures and options trading: Recap: A trader submits buy/sell orders into the exchange. These orders match with opposing orders to create a trade. Trade data is then sent

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Trade Data Supply Chain Demystified Part 4: Real-Time Trade Data from the Nodal Exchange

General Data Flow for Futures Exchanges If you aren’t already familiar with the general plumbing for exchange futures trading, be sure to read the top section of this previous post before you get started. Glossary for Nodal Trades Over the Counter (OTC) – Direct trading between two parties. Could be executed via a broker. Clearinghouse

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Trade Data Supply Chain Demystified Part 3: Real-Time Trade Data from the CME

General Data Flow for Futures Exchanges This is Part Three of our five-part series on demystifying the trade data supply chain. Be sure to read Part One and Part Two for all the information you need on ICE trades and tracking. Before we jump into the specifics around the CME, let’s remind ourselves of the

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Trade Data Supply Chain Demystified Part 2: ICE Trade Capture Unpacked

Tracking Trade Data from an Order to Instant Risk/PnL | Part Two of Five In this second post in our series of blogs discussing the futures and options trading environment, we look at how to track ICE trade data as it flows from a trader’s buy/sell clicks on screen to the exchange to the trader’s

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Trade Data Supply Chain Demystified Part 1: Where Are My ICE Trades?

New Definitive Guide & Checklist for ICE Trades | Part One of Five This is the first in a series of five blogs examining the futures and options trading environment. The series will discuss how to streamline trade data management to enable automation, scalability, and regulatory compliance no matter the size of your firm. Once

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WEBINAR: Solving Data Integration Challenges for CTRM

Value Creed and BroadPeak discuss the common data challenges customers face when trying to keep up with shifting exchange requirements. We’ll use the TransAlta case study to illustrate how customers can overcome those challenges in the short and long term, particularly on a tight schedule. Key Results Overcame operational challenges to keep trading smoothly. Met

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