2018 Trends In Trading Technology Survey

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* 1. What is your current role?

CEO, CIO, COO or Board Member

Business Manager

IT Manager

Trader or System Operator

Other (please specify)

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* 2. In which region are you based (select one)?

Africa

Asia Pacific

Europe

Middle East

North America

South America

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* 3. Which of the following do you expect to drive growth in your regional markets in the next three years (select all that apply)?

Equity trading

Commodities trading

Fixed income, debt and fund trading

Foreign exchange trading

ICOs and coin-based products

Other new asset classes

OTC trades moving on-exchange

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which of the following do you expect to constrain growth in regional markets in the next three years (select all that apply)?

Macro-economic conditions

Increased regulation

Rise of passive investing, indices and mutual funds

Growth of OTC business

Clearing constraints

IT Budget constraints

IT staff shortages

Business staff skills gaps

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* 5. Which of the following technologies do you expect to see adopted within the exchange industry within the next three years (select all that apply)?

Artificial intelligence

Big Data

Blockchain

Cloud storage

Cloud-based services

Infrastructure as a service

Machine learning

Microwave connectivity

Mobile (direct delivery of services)

Quantum computing

Satellite connectivity

Software as service

Virtualization

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which of the following do you use currently for your trading technology (select all that apply)?

On-site support and maintenance for licensed software

Outsourcing of technology functions

Private cloud application hosting

Public cloud application services

Public cloud data storage

Remote support and maintenance for licensed software

Server virtualization

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* 7. Who provides your current platform (select all that apply)?

Cinnober

Euronext

In-House IT

LSE/Millennium IT

Nasdaq

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Classify the following characteristics when selecting a new trading platform (select for each option)?

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Very Important
Ease of connection to other trading centres	Ease of connection to other trading centres Not Important	Ease of connection to other trading centres Somewhat Important	Ease of connection to other trading centres Very Important
Established API	Established API Not Important	Established API Somewhat Important	Established API Very Important
Expandability	Expandability Not Important	Expandability Somewhat Important	Expandability Very Important
Functional flexibility	Functional flexibility Not Important	Functional flexibility Somewhat Important	Functional flexibility Very Important
Hardware footprint	Hardware footprint Not Important	Hardware footprint Somewhat Important	Hardware footprint Very Important
Integration with post-trade systems	Integration with post-trade systems Not Important	Integration with post-trade systems Somewhat Important	Integration with post-trade systems Very Important
Integration with surveillance systems	Integration with surveillance systems Not Important	Integration with surveillance systems Somewhat Important	Integration with surveillance systems Very Important
Low-latency	Low-latency Not Important	Low-latency Somewhat Important	Low-latency Very Important
Migration cost	Migration cost Not Important	Migration cost Somewhat Important	Migration cost Very Important
Range of algorithm types provided	Range of algorithm types provided Not Important	Range of algorithm types provided Somewhat Important	Range of algorithm types provided Very Important
Range of asset classes supported	Range of asset classes supported Not Important	Range of asset classes supported Somewhat Important	Range of asset classes supported Very Important
Range of order types provided	Range of order types provided Not Important	Range of order types provided Somewhat Important	Range of order types provided Very Important
Reliability	Reliability Not Important	Reliability Somewhat Important	Reliability Very Important
Stable latency	Stable latency Not Important	Stable latency Somewhat Important	Stable latency Very Important
Total cost of ownership	Total cost of ownership Not Important	Total cost of ownership Somewhat Important	Total cost of ownership Very Important

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* 9. What is your timetable for replacing or renewing your trading platform (select one)?

This year

Next year

Within three years

Within five years

No timetable

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* 10. Your details (please fill, if happy to share with Euronext, and wish to receive an overview of survey results)

Name

Company

Country

Email Address