Trading Tech Talk 50: If You Cannot Beat Them, Comply Blatantly

Hot Topics in Tech: Today we are joined by guest co-host, Mark Melin from ValueWalk

• Vesel, LLC and Trade Alert, LLC join forces to provide specialized buy side listed options messaging - FinTech Companies will use customized alerting system to notify buy side clients of option trades mirroring their individual Watch List.
• Is IEX battle nearing end as rival exchanges adopt their technology? by Mark Melin - Recent movements by rival exchanges, buttressed by the very public outreach of some firms participating in the IEX debate, have raised the specter that the IEX Exchange could be gaining momentum.
• SEC to delay IEX stock exchange decision until June: reports - Another day, another delay for the upstart "Flash Boys" trading venue that wants to be a stock exchange.
• As an exchange, IEX would not be fair, simple or transparent - Larry Tabb, Tabb Forum.
• The first exchange in the "cloud" - ISE announces first implementation of a securities exchange on Amazon web services cloud computing environment.
• Inside the nondescript building where trillions trade each day - Equinixs NY4 data center in the Secaucus, New Jersey.
• High-speed trading remains risky, by Sal Arnuk and Joseph Saluzzi - Is sponsored academic research a threat to our financial markets or an important innovation that benefits todays investors?

The Inbox: Listener questions and comments

• Question from Angeman - How is HFT impacting the futures markets? Is it as prevalent as in stocks?