W. Brennan Carley
@Fintech_Brennan
Fintech veteran; NACD Certified Director & advisor to Fintech firms, banks, and tech companies; Occasional professor of strategy at NYU; opinions are my own.
… and what is a gambling chip, which many cryptos are. Nothing against gambling, but let’s call it what it is, and clearly define it.
Tim Massad isn't wrong. Congress needs to put out a framework. What's a security (SEC reg), what's a commodity (CFTC reg), what's a banking product (deposit/mmf - Fed/OCC), and what falls in the middle & determine who (if anyone) oversees that & let regulators create/extend rules
Attending the @ATeamInsight TradingTech Briefing New York, great agenda covering - AI - Innovation in trading venues - Interoperability - Architecting for high performance trading - Buy v Build Not new topics but always important a-teaminsight.com/events/trading…
It was clear from the beginning that, while it began with “"Man is the only real enemy we have,” it was always going to end with “Four legs good, two legs better.” Good post by @JohnReedStark
Crypto’s Inconvenient Truth Per an extraordinary editorial in The Economist this week entitled, “Crypto Has Become the Ultimate Swamp Asset:” “When bitcoin was started in 2009, a utopian, anti-authoritarian movement welcomed it. Crypto’s earliest adopters had lofty goals about…
A really thoughtful and timely article by Brian Saldeen at @SterlingSTT on risk management, especially relevant in the current market conditions. #riskmanagement #volatility
“Market cycles are getting shorter, and the swings are more extreme.” Sterling’s Brian Saldeen shares his take on evolving risk strategies in Traders Magazine. tradersmagazine.com/departments/br… #fintech #tradingtech #riskmanagement #sterling
I’m thrilled to have Julie joining as Chief Commercial Officer. Julie is truly a world class commercial & sales leader with a track record of success in electronic trading. Jennifer Nayar has built an incredibly talented team and Julie brings even more customer and market focus!
Sterling Trading Tech Names Julie Armstrong Chief Commercial Officer. Armstrong an industry expert will lead Sterlings expansion into evolving market segments worldwide & will implement strategic revenue initiatives across product suite Read here shorturl.at/1Uccj #sterling
I still remember the market crash in October 1997 (I was running technology for @Instinet at the time and basically camped on the trading floor for a few days!) That prompted the move to T+3 settlement. This time @GenslerArchive got it done in advance ft.com/content/eb0846…
SEC Approves Green Impact Exchange’s Form 1 Application globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
Why on earth does the US need another stock exchange? linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… tradegix.com
A great start to the 2025 Conference season with Security Traders Association of Chicago last week. Read below from Sterling's Global Sales Director for his takeaways from the event. #sterling #fintech #stac2025
A good thread but misses something fundamental: For some traders, speed has ALWAYS been important. Julius Reuter used carrier pigeons to bridge the gap in the telegraph network between Aachen and Brussels in 1850, and delivered the news faster. Traders paid for the latency edge.
Sterling Trading Tech Names Julie Armstrong Chief Commercial Officer. Armstrong an industry expert will lead Sterlings expansion into evolving market segments worldwide & will implement strategic revenue initiatives across product suite Read here shorturl.at/1Uccj #sterling
#ICYMI: FMI podcast series featured Jennifer Nayar, our CEO and President. Jen discussed Sterling's journey from its beginnings to its advancements in risk and margin systems and order management solutions. Listen to the full episode: buff.ly/40EHlOP #sterling #fintech
So much for the argument that crypto is far superior to banks, who will restrict your ability to perform transactions (due to silly little concerns like preventing money laundering and fraud). Crypto allegedly has no such big bad intermediaries. Sure.
Thanks to Tom Jordan and the team at Financial Information Forum (FIF) for a great session. The panel on "Retail Trading and Expanded Trading Hours" was especially helpful, great insights on the drivers for 24 hour trading, and the necessary changes needed to get there.
