A FSMLabs whitepaper. [gview file=”https://www.yodaiken.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/financeandbeyond.pdf”]
Read moreTime out of joint
Financial trading venues and trading systems operate so quickly and rely on clocks so deeply that events like the one noted in this FINRA report
Read moreIEEE 1588 PTP is a mess
IEEE 1588 was not designed for modern enterprise computer networks and contains many hacks to make it sort of work. The standard also suffers from
Read moreESMA clarifies time sources for MiFID II
ESMA just released guidelines that reinforce what was already clear in the MiFIDII regulation – that GPS time is a perfectly acceptable source of “traceable”
Read moreMiFID II, GPS and UTC time
I have a post up on FSMLabs web site about the use of GPS and other satellite time for MiFID II timestamp compliance. It’s fascinating
Read moreWindows support in Timekeeper and MiFID II Compliance
TimeKeeper® PTP/NTP time synchronization software now works on Microsoft Windows® Operating Systems including Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. This has been a
Read moreMiFID2 and security – keeping track of the money
A shorter version of this post is on the FSMLabs web site. MiFID2 is a new set of regulations for the financial services industry in
Read moreMiFID2 Timestamp regulations
There are a number of places in the new guidelines that increase the rigor required for timestamping data. One key part covers SI’s (systematic internalizers)
Read moreThe Enterprise Profile for PTP and TimeKeeper
One of the most interesting things we saw in the proposed IEEE 1588 enterprise profile was a bold suggestion on fault tolerance that looked familiar.
Read moreSmart and dumb clients and the “so-called” Best Master Clock Algorithm in PTP IEEE 1588
The Best Master Clock (BMC) algorithm is a key part and key weakness of the PTP standard. The proposed enterprise profile for PTP calls it
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