Analysing patterns of tech deployment in capital markets This analysis seeks to understand the current patterns of tech deployment in capital markets. Please share your views in this quick survey Question Title * 1. Name and company (this is only to prevent duplication, not for use) Question Title * 2. Where are you based? APAC EMEA Americas Question Title * 3. Which best describes your position? Analyst/Quant Economist/strategic analyst Market maker Portfolio manager Risk manager/Compliance Salesperson Senior business management Senior technology management Technologist Trader Other, please specify Question Title * 4. Which type of firm do you work for? Buy side firm Consultancy Exchange / trading venue Regulator / government Sell side firm Software vendor Question Title * 5. Which groups of assets do you primarily deal with? (Tick all that apply) Equities Fixed Income Futures and options FX Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. How do you perceive the cost-benefit ratio of migrating from legacy to modern trading technologies? Very high (benefits significantly outweigh costs) High (benefits somewhat outweigh costs) Moderate (costs and benefits are balanced) Low (costs somewhat outweigh benefits) Very low (costs significantly outweigh benefits) Question Title * 7. How do you think this cost-benefit ratio has changed compared to five years ago? Significantly better now Somewhat better now About the same Somewhat worse now Significantly worse now Question Title * 8. What is currently driving technology modernisation on the trading desks you work on? (Tick all that apply) Competitive need to innovate Need for 'extended trading hours' capabilities Improved connectivity with new venues/counterparties Need to expand asset classes Increased demand on data processing capabilities Optimising messaging and interoperability with other systems Need for more dynamic systems to cope with market structure change Moving to a componentised tech stack Reduced reliance on a single vendor Lowering costs Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. How do you see front office technology provision changing? Greater in-house development Greater off-the-shelf purchasing Greater hybrid approach Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. How do you see vendor relationships changing? Increasing reliance on a single vendor Increasing reliance on a small number of vendors Increasing reliance on a larger pool of vendors Increasing reliance on in-house capabilities Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Where do you see key front office technology decisions being made? From within the front office From the divisional level From the C-level Technology modernisation Technology modernisation From within the front office Technology modernisation From the divisional level Technology modernisation From the C-level Building new systems Building new systems From within the front office Building new systems From the divisional level Building new systems From the C-level Purchasing new systems Purchasing new systems From within the front office Purchasing new systems From the divisional level Purchasing new systems From the C-level Onboarding new vendors/suppliers Onboarding new vendors/suppliers From within the front office Onboarding new vendors/suppliers From the divisional level Onboarding new vendors/suppliers From the C-level Developing new trading functions Developing new trading functions From within the front office Developing new trading functions From the divisional level Developing new trading functions From the C-level Adding new data sets Adding new data sets From within the front office Adding new data sets From the divisional level Adding new data sets From the C-level Expanding trading hours Expanding trading hours From within the front office Expanding trading hours From the divisional level Expanding trading hours From the C-level Moving front-office operations to the cloud Moving front-office operations to the cloud From within the front office Moving front-office operations to the cloud From the divisional level Moving front-office operations to the cloud From the C-level Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. How is your trading technology currently deployed, and what is its planned deployment in the next 2-3 years? Currently deployment Planned deployment Front Office Systems On premise Hybrid On cloud Front Office Systems Currently deployment menu On Premise Hybrid On Cloud Front Office Systems Planned deployment menu Mid Office Systems On premise Hybrid On cloud Mid Office Systems Currently deployment menu On Premise Hybrid On Cloud Mid Office Systems Planned deployment menu Back Office Systems On premise Hybrid On cloud Back Office Systems Currently deployment menu On Premise Hybrid On Cloud Back Office Systems Planned deployment menu Risk Management On premise Hybrid On cloud Risk Management Currently deployment menu On Premise Hybrid On Cloud Risk Management Planned deployment menu Data Analytics On premise Hybrid On cloud Data Analytics Currently deployment menu On Premise Hybrid On Cloud Data Analytics Planned deployment menu Question Title * 13. Which of the following technologies are you most interested in integrating into your trading systems, and where are you on the adoption curve? Currently using In pilot phase Planning to implement No Plans Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Currently using Cloud Computing In pilot phase Cloud Computing Planning to implement Cloud Computing No Plans Open Source Software Open Source Software Currently using Open Source Software In pilot phase Open Source Software Planning to implement Open Source Software No Plans Component-based design Component-based design Currently using Component-based design In pilot phase Component-based design Planning to implement Component-based design No Plans AI and ML AI and ML Currently using AI and ML In pilot phase AI and ML Planning to implement AI and ML No Plans Blockchain Blockchain Currently using Blockchain In pilot phase Blockchain Planning to implement Blockchain No Plans Other (please specify) Thank you for participating in this survey. 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