Trading Tech Talk

Trading Tech Talk 3: Unlocking the Secrets of the GPU CTO Interview: This episode's guest is Jerry Hanweck, Founder of Hanweck Assoc. He discusses: An overview of his background in the derivatives markets and what he does at Hanweck. Why he focuses on acceleration? Why are derivatives markets, particularly options, uniquely suited to GPU acceleration? Does he feel that GPU acceleration hardware is the solution to the explosion of data/messaging is a serious problem for the derivatives markets? Why does he feel the financial markets have been slower to adopt cloud environments than other industries? Hot Topics in Tech: The ongoing and raging debate over flickering quotes. Is the system being gamed? Growing electronic access to the pits in 2014. An outlook for self in 2014.