Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: TowerGroup
Published: August 2005
Product Code: R301-902Description This TowerGroup Research Note examines the automation of four major products in capital markets, highlighting similarities and differences across these products. It describes key characteristics in the automation of each product as well as the degree of automation across front-office functions like execution and back-office functions like clearing/settlement.Table of Contents - TowerGroup Take-Aways
- Report Coverage
- Vision
- What's New About Automation in Capital Markets, and What Is Coming?
- Why Should You Care About Analyzing Automation Across Asset Classes?
- Background on Automation in Capital Markets
- Exhibit 1: Automation Timeline for Asset Products by Class
- Stages of Automation
- Key Characteristics of Asset Classes
- Exhibit 2: Key Characteristics That Affect Automation by Asset Class
- Exhibit 3: Current State and Future Focus of Automation by Product Area (2005)
- Equities: Not Much Left to Automate
- Bonds: In a Class of Their Own
- Foreign Exchange: Toward Greater Maturity
- Derivatives: The Wild West of the Securities Industry
- Exhibit 4: US Futures and Options Contracts Traded (1990-2004)
- Summary
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