@article {Decker36, author = {Tim Decker}, title = {The OMS as an Algorithmic Trading Platform: Five Critical Business and Technical Considerations }, volume = {4}, number = {3}, pages = {36--39}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.3905/JOT.2009.4.3.036}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Execution management systems (EMS) certainly have a place in today{\textquoteright}s richly varied investment landscape. Today{\textquoteright}s leading order management system (OMS) providers, however, can deliver a fully integrated, onsite, broker-neutral trading platform, with built-in algorithms, portfolio modeling capabilities, a flexible and scalable architecture, and FIX-based connectivity to critical liquidity sources, from sell-side desks to dark pools. For many firms seeking to reduce the tools on their desks without compromising their trading capability, that may be just the algorithmic ticket.TOPICS: Portfolio construction, statistical methods, derivatives}, issn = {1559-3967}, URL = {https://jot.pm-research.com/content/4/3/36}, eprint = {https://jot.pm-research.com/content/4/3/36.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Trading (Retired)} }