Application virtualization is set to play a key role in the next wave of exchange systems. This might seem obvious given the impact virtualization is having elsewhere, but there are some subtleties to do with the way electronic trading is implemented that make this non-trivial. The relentless rise in program trading, driven by the hedge fund industry in particular, has further increased the demand for automated electronic trading.

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Organizations in the financial markets today are faced with a number of internal, regulatory, and competitive pressures. Internally there are calls for improved collaboration and alignment between IT, operations, and business departments. IT executives are being tasked with reducing complexity, lowering costs, operating more efficiently, and being more responsive to business requirements.

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City IT budgets are set for another year of growth in 2007, albeit at a slower pace than the double-digit hikes seen in 2006, according to a survey conducted by Finextra Research.

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