Know Your Benchmark
A recent TABB Group article provided a great introduction to the futures execution algorithm landscape, including the history of the space, varied requirements of different industry users, buy vs. build argument, and a general outlook on the most popular types of algorithms. A common thread throughout the piece is the importance of transaction cost analysis […]
RCM-X EXECUTION ALGORITHM STRATEGIES NOW AVAILABLE ON THE TT PLATFORM
RCM-X is excited to announce it’s full suite of automated execution algorithms are now available on Trading Technology International’s platform. The RCM-X team had been hard at work to make their algos available to reach a new community of traders more efficient in their execution. You can view the original TT press release here, or read it below: […]
How CME’s Matching Engine Prioritizes Orders
While there is much discussion about the costs incurred from trading against algorithmic traders, prop shops, and HFTs; there is relatively little mention of another type of algorithm that could be affecting trading performance: the algorithms embedded within exchange matching engines. What is a matching engine? Well, when exchanges like the CME moved to electronic […]
RCM-X Bridging Academia and the Financial Sector
RCM continues its long-standing and important support of education again for the Spring 2018 Practicum continuing the tradition of bridging academia and the financial sector. Students and faculty from 3 of our prestigious university programs gathered at Chicago’s CME Group Headquarters, including final presentations from the Notre Dame Student International Business Council (SIBC), The University […]
How to Use RCM-X Algo Strategies on CQG
As we’ve discussed in our whitepaper – “Execution: the Cost You Can Manage” 80% of CTAs and traders out there are using algos to execute their trades. Which means if you’re in that 20% executing trades manually, you’re likely at a disadvantage. Enter the world of execution algorithms and TCA (transaction cost analysis) platforms allowing […]
