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Editor\u2019s Note: This is the first in a two-part series by leading global capital markets expert Larry Tabb. This article was originally published on the InterSystems global website and can be accessed from here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s certainly a strange and uneasy time. Not only did COVID-19 force countries into lockdown, but also the combination of poor planning, uncertainly, economic shuttering, and trillions of U.S. dollars in global stimulus has markets roiling. Just in the United States, the intraday Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) \u2014 a leading indicator of market volatility \u2013 has peaked at almost record highs (85.4). This surpassed the peak level of 80.74 in the global financial crisis of November 2008. We\u2019ve seen waves of buying and selling as peak share volumes on US equities exchanges hit 19.4 billion shares, which is only comparable to the height of the 2008 global financial crisis. However, if you look at the value of U.S. equities traded, it far eclipsed that of the financial crisis, as almost $1 trillion in value turned over \u2014 a staggering 89.6% increase over the highest value traded during the height of the global financial crisis (see Exhibits 1 and 2).<\/p>\n

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Although market volume was record-breaking, the industry generally managed these volumes without falling over. One or two brokers were initially crippled by the volumes, but all of the exchanges and industry infrastructure managed this volume in hand. These firms certainly deserve our respect, given that in March 2020, average trading volumes were 126% higher than the previous March.<\/p>\n

Most brokers and asset managers didn\u2019t collapse, but a substantial increase in volatility and volume should have them rethinking their infrastructure capabilities. This is especially true now: they need more automation and are facing more complexity to analyze markets, develop pricing strategies, and manage risk. As algorithms become more complex, trading models need to analyze more data in different ways and from different sources. If not managed appropriately, this will cause anything built on a rocky foundation to be as stable as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, especially if volumes and volatility remain elevated.<\/p>\n

Join me soon for part two, \u201cA New Foundation<\/a>,\u201d where we will discuss the way forward for technology in capital markets: how can they thrive in this new paradigm?<\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/p>\n

Larry Tabb is an independent analyst and consultant at Tabb Advisors, focusing on financial markets, fintech, and capital\/financial markets issues. He has also served as the founder and research chairman of TABB Group, the research and strategic advisory firm focused exclusively on capital markets and vice president of TowerGroup\u2019s Securities & Investments practice, where he managed research across the capital markets, investment management, retail brokerage and wealth management segments. He has also served as a member of the CFTC Technical Advisory Committee Subcommittee on Automated and High Frequency Trading (HFT) and testified at the Senate Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment session on \u201cComputerized Trading: What Should the Rules of the Road be?\u201d Larry has been cited extensively in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Associated Press, The New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters, Dow Jones News, Barron\u2019s, Forbes, Business Week, Financial News, & other major business media.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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