This desk reference provides IT professionals in the securities industry with information about the latest technologies for improving efficiency and prediction. Topics include: modeling, management systems, research, Internet commerce, issues affecting all financial services sectors, such as the year 2000 problem. Securities Technology Handbook is geared toward all levels of technology management and financial services management responsible for developing and implementing cutting-edge technology. TOC:Introduction: Brave New World for Financial Services.- Technology Trendlines: What Can We Expect in the Future?- Financial Services and the Internet.- Introduction to E-Commerce.- Technology and Productivity.- Year 2000 Implications.- Year 2000 Solutions.- The Coming Crisis in Handling Euromoney.- Technology and Security.- Data Mining, Data Warehousing, and Databases.- ActiveX or CORBA/JavaBeans. Technology in Securities: Internet Trading.- Using Online Resources for Research.- Building the Global Trading Floor.- State-of-the-Art Trading System Technology.- Neural Networks for Financial Forecasting.- Technology of the Exchanges.- Make or Buy: Portfolio Management, Accounting, and Trading Systems.- Guide to Proprietary Information Resources.- The Securities Intact.- Building a Money Management System.- Tools for Risk Management.- The Delivery of Securities Data Using Internet Technologies.- Resources: Glossaries.- Securities Product Watch.
