SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - You don't need to look far to find critics of artificial intelligence methods in financial markets. But that hasn't stopped technologists and academics from trying to push the boundaries of what a computer can do when trying to analyse complex situations and make decisions. Automated Trader Editor Adam Cox talks to some of the researchers and executives who see a future for AI in the markets.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Automated Trader catches up with Spencer Greenberg of Rebellion Research to hear about their work in artificial intelligence.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Back in the 'good old days', life seemed so simple: dealers warehoused vast amounts of corporate bonds, and investors picked up the telephone when they wanted to buy or sell. But capital requirements and regulation have led to a dramatic fall in banks' balance sheets and the buy-side is being asked to play a bigger role to boost liquidity. As electronification takes hold, can the elusive all-to-all model take off or is something else needed? Adam Cox reports.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Regulators and trading firms have at least one thing in common: they both find grappling with the torrent of data generated in today's markets a tall order. The CFTC is just beginning to wrestle with the flow of swaps data, while the Securities and Exchange Commission has a head start on the equities side. It has deployed MIDAS, the Market Information Data Analytics System, developed by Tradeworx. Automated Trader met Gregg Berman, senior advisor to the Director at the SEC's Division of Trading & Markets, to find out how the regulator hopes to develop the MIDAS touch.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Jacob Lindeman became chief technology officer for data and connectivity group MarketPrizm as part of its acquisition by Colt in 2011. He talks about a down-to-earth, business-like mind set for solving problems. But as Automated Trader's Adam Cox learns, his head is also in the clouds.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Russian peasants performing calculations a couple of hundred years ago may have paved the way for the current boom in algorithmic trading in Russia.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - You might think Christophe Roupie already has enough on his plate. He runs the trading operation for one of the biggest asset managers in the world, with a 55-strong team in London, Paris and Connecticut and he has plans for a presence in Hong Kong. But he is also keen to spend more time in Brussels. As he tells Automated Trader Editor Adam Cox, the buy side can do a lot more to work with regulators and ensure more sensible rules are put in place.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Is it any surprise that firms have ventured off in search of new pastures, trying out different asset classes, given the persistent lull in trading activity in the world's equity markets? Adam Cox reports on what they need to consider when branching out.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - One certainty of markets is uncertainty, so even established investment strategies don't necessarily play as expected. Gary Stone, Chief Strategy Officer, and Yurij Baranksy, R&D Head of Cross-Asset Arbitrage Trading and Options Trading at Bloomberg Tradebook illustrate an example from the world of merger arb, where a manager's new twist on a trade creates a major pairs challenge for his trading desk.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This issue, in a departure from our usual review format, we take a look at something that the Wrecking Crew frequently encounters when reviewing stat arb software - cointegration testing. Used appropriately, cointegration tests can add value, but misapply them and the only reversion you'll see is your trading equity in the direction of zero. Crew members Aly Kassam and Michael Weidman of Quantitative Support Services explain how really understanding what you are doing and appreciating the limitations of cointegration tests is critical to their successful deployment.