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  • Asset Classes
    • Equities

      • Is it Time to Tweak, Keep or Scrap Reg NMS?
      • Australia's Economy Hitting Turbulence
      • And The Buy-Side Trading Technology Advantage Goes To....?
      More Equities
    • Derivatives

      • 60 Percent of Derivatives Users Unprepared for Dodd Frank and EMIR —Study
      • Taiwanese Bank Extends License with Fenics for FX Options System
      • Markit Launches CLO Pricing Service
      More Derivatives
    • Fixed Income

      • Europe's MTS to Launch an E-Bond Platform for U.S. Institutions as Interest Heats Up
      • Australia's Economy Hitting Turbulence
      • And The Buy-Side Trading Technology Advantage Goes To....?
      • More Fixed Income
  • Algos
    • Top Story

      Is Trading Via Microwaves Ready for Prime Time?
      As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
    • Algos News

      • Is Trading Via Microwaves Ready for Prime Time?
      • Regulators vs HFT Firms Debate: Who Blinks First?
      • Barclays Unveils Automated Capital Commitment for Algo Trading
      More Algos News
    • Quick Links

      • HFT Debate: Two Experts Square Off On Market Structure
      • Regulators vs HFT Firms Debate: Who Blinks First?
      • Nasdaq, CME Building Superfast HFT Link
      • Winton Capital’s Hedge Fund Closes Amid No Interest
  • HFT
    • Top Story

      High Frequency Trading Loses Its Luster
      With profits down due to lower volumes and declining volatility in U.S. stocks, high-frequency traders face growing pressure to find new markets and innovate when speed is not enough.
    • HFT News

      • HFT Firms Flood DC with Donor Dollars
      • Is Trading Via Microwaves Ready for Prime Time?
      • HFTs Chase Speed Despite Risks and Regulations
      More HFT News
    • Quick Links

      • Is Trading Via Microwaves Ready for Prime Time?
      • Self-Learning Algorithms: The New Frontier for Trading and Market Surveillance
      • HFTs Chase Speed Despite Risks and Regulations
      • QUANT GOLD BOOK 2012: Quantavium Capital's Youngju Nielsen Is a Fixed Income Rock Star
  • Exchanges
    • Top Story

      The SEC Just Brought The Hammer Down On The Stock Exchanges
      While it’s been a long time coming, we are glad to finally see that the SEC has decided to get more involved in exchange regulation.
    • Exchanges News

      • The Rich Past and Uncertain Future of the NYSE
      • Nasdaq OMX Launches ETF Exchange
      • Nasdaq OMX to Re-Launch PSX for Exchange Traded Products
      More Exchanges News
    • Quick Links

      • The Stock Market Needs A Hockey Enforcer
      • ICE Eyes IPO of NYSE Euronext's Equity Exchanges in Europe After Deal Closes
      • Countering HFT Exclusives, CME-Nasdaq Launch Microwave Connectivity for Market Data
      • Some Questions for the SEC on the New MIDAS Surveillance Plans
  • Dark Pools
    • Top Story

      Exposing the Identity of Dark Pools in Real Time Could Hurt Institutional Traders
      Industry participants question whether identifying dark pools in real-time trade reports will give too much information to high-frequency traders and gamers.
    • Dark Pools News

      • Barclays Commits to Reporting Volumes of Dark Pool
      • Nasdaq OMX Launches ETF Exchange
      • PDQ Enterpises Inks Deal with Orbis Systems
      More Dark Pools News
    • Quick Links

      • The Stock Market Needs A Hockey Enforcer
      • 5 Reasons Why One In Every Three U.S. Equities Shares Is Traded In the Dark
      • Dark Pools: Setting the Record Straight on Operational Transparency
      • BlackRock Strikes Alliance with MarketAxess for Corporate Bond Trading, Scraps Plans for ATN
  • EMS/OMS
    • Top Story

      Market Structure Drives the Buy Side to Seek New OMS/EMS Systems —Study
      Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
    • EMS/OMS News

      • TradingScreen Adds FX Functionality for Dodd Frank Compliance
      • Patent Issued to RealTick EMS for Staging of Electronic Orders
      • Linear Investments Selects TradingScreen's TradePrime
      More EMS/OMS News
    • Quick Links

      • The Buy Side Wrestles with the OMS-EMS Dilemma
      • What Does the Sale of Eze Castle, RealTick OMS/EMS Platforms Mean for the Buy Side?
      • And The Buy-Side Trading Technology Advantage Goes To....?
      • BlackRock Acquisition of BGI Presents Integration Challenges
  • Data Infrastructure
    • Top Story

      Market Structure Drives the Buy Side to Seek New OMS/EMS Systems —Study
      Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
    • Data Infrastructure News

      • Barclays Commits to Reporting Volumes of Dark Pool
      • Bloomberg Taps Former IBM CEO As Privacy and Data Advisor
      • Arialytics Unveils Predictive Analytics Platform
      More Data Infrastructure News
    • Quick Links

      • Is Your Bloomberg Terminal Spying On You?
      • Credit Suisse Sues Former VP Over Secrets
      • And The Buy-Side Trading Technology Advantage Goes To....?
      • HFTs Chase Speed Despite Risks and Regulations
  • Regulation
    • Top Story

      The SEC Just Brought The Hammer Down On The Stock Exchanges
      While it’s been a long time coming, we are glad to finally see that the SEC has decided to get more involved in exchange regulation.
    • Regulation News

      • The Rich Past and Uncertain Future of the NYSE
      • HFT Firms Flood DC with Donor Dollars
      • New Regulations Rank as Top Risk — DTCC Survey
      More Regulation News
    • Quick Links

      • HFT Debate: Two Experts Square Off On Market Structure
      • Exposing the Identity of Dark Pools in Real Time Could Hurt Institutional Traders
      • The Stock Market Needs A Hockey Enforcer
      • The 9 Most Notorious Insider Trading Cases of 2011
  • Managing The Desk
    • Top Story

      Exclusive: Inside the GETCO Execution Services Trading Floor
      Advanced Trading takes you on an exclusive tour of the New York trading floor of GETCO Execution Services, the solutions arm of GETCO.
    • Managing The Desk News

      • Is Your Bloomberg Terminal Spying On You?
      • Credit Suisse Sues Former VP Over Secrets
      • Australia's Economy Hitting Turbulence
      More Managing The Desk News
    • Quick Links

      • Is Your Bloomberg Terminal Spying On You?
      • Winton Capital’s Hedge Fund Closes Amid No Interest
      • Credit Suisse Sues Former VP Over Secrets
      • Anatomy of a Buy-Side Trader
  • TCA
    • Top Story

      Inside Abel Noser's Trading Floor
      Advanced Trading takes you on an exclusive tour of Abel Noser’s New York trading floor, where the agency broker known for transaction cost analysis, is customizing algorithms for the buy side, while growing its fixed income trading and transitions business.
    • TCA News

      • Monash Investors Adopts Imagine Portfolio, Risk Tools
      • Goldman Tops Global Prime Broker Rankings
      • ITG Rolls Out TCA for Institutional FX Trading
      More TCA News
    • Quick Links

      • BlackRock Acquisition of BGI Presents Integration Challenges
      • In the Search for Alpha, It's a Quant's World
      • Q&A: Why More Long-Only Asset Managers Now Require Custom TCA
      • TradingScreen's Real-Time TCA Aims for Best Venues, Lower Costs
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    Algorithmic Trading Commentary & Analysis

      • Is Trading Via Microwaves Ready for Prime Time?
        By Phil Albinus | May 08, 2013
        As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
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      • Differences Between Dark and Lit Trading
        By Sugata Ray | May 02, 2013
        Distinguishing between "dark and lit" trading venues in strategy discussions must consider the order size because small trades parsed algorithmically across venues have a different impact on information leakage than block trades.
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      • HFT Debate: Two Experts Square Off On Market Structure
        By Ivy Schmerken | May 01, 2013
        Professor Bernard Donefer of Baruch College and Sal Arnuk, Partner at Themis Trading went head-to-head on regulation, technology and politics surrounding the controversial practice of HFT.
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      • Negative Sentiment Create Headwinds for Apple
        By Marcus Holland, Financialtrading.com | April 23, 2013
        As Apple's valuation continues to slide, investors wonder if there is an upside for the technology pioneer's stock price.
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      • Regulators vs HFT Firms Debate: Who Blinks First?
        By Phil Albinus | April 19, 2013
        The confusion around high frequency trading and algorithmic trading is not helping the discussion of new regulations.
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      • Corporate Bond Market Needs Price Discovery Overhaul —Report
        By Ivy Schmerken | April 16, 2013
        As buy side firms scramble for liquidity in corporate bonds, a new report Tabb Group lays out the need for a new price discovery mechanism with new tools and pricing sources to replace traditional phone-based quoting.
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      • Barclays Unveils Automated Capital Commitment for Algo Trading
        By Ivy Schmerken | April 12, 2013
        The feature —available for equity algorithmic trading — allows buy-side clients to gain access to liquidity while transferring risk and lowering the cost of execution on each algorithmic order.
        Be the first to comment
      • Nasdaq, CME Building Superfast HFT Link
        By Phil Albinus | April 11, 2013
        High-speed traders are going to see new boost in their market information rates thanks to a straight line of microwave towers between CME’s datacenter in Illinois and Nasdaq’s in New Jersey.
        Be the first to comment
      • Quantopian and Upgrade Capital Offer Algo Development Competition
        By Ivy Schmerken | April 09, 2013
        The competition will offer students with an interest in quantitative finance the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with algo development.
        Be the first to comment
      • PDQ Enterpises Inks Deal with Orbis Systems
        By Ivy Schmerken | April 01, 2013
        Retail institutional clients will gain direct access to PDQ's ATS and "electronic algorithmic trading crowd" via the Orbis trading platform.
        Be the first to comment
      • Winton Capital’s Hedge Fund Closes Amid No Interest
        By Phil Albinus | March 28, 2013
        One of the world’s largest hedge funds Winton Capital announced that its Henri Capital spinout will close after two years of trading due to a lack of clients.
        Be the first to comment
      • Self-Learning Algorithms: The New Frontier for Trading and Market Surveillance
        By John Bates | March 28, 2013
        Self-learning techniques, such as machine learning or artificial intelligence, offer a potential route for smart algos to identify new trading patterns and can also be used to discover new patterns of market abuse.
        Be the first to comment
      • Dark Pools: Setting the Record Straight on Operational Transparency
        By Matt Samelson | March 27, 2013
        Despite spin to the contrary, detailed information is available on dark pools. Sources matter.
        Be the first to comment
      • SEC Approves Nasdaq Payback Plan for Botched Facebook IPO
        By Phil Albinus | March 26, 2013
        UBS, Citi and others are not pleased with the $62 million settlement and may still sue.
        Be the first to comment
      • New Columbia Business School HFT Paper Is Disappointing
        By Sal Arnuk, Joe Saluzzi | March 21, 2013
        The study by Charles Jones cite the usual benefits of HFT: enhanced liquidity and more efficient markets. But what about the conflicts of interest and order types designed specifically for the benefit of high frequency players?
        Be the first to comment
      • HFT: A Clear and Present Danger?
        By John Bates | March 21, 2013
        In January 2013, Congressman Edward J Markey declared that HFT represents a clear and present danger and should be curtailed immediately. Is he right?
        Be the first to comment
      • JPMorgan E-mails: "Stupid Quants"
        By Phil Albinus | March 19, 2013
        When the London Whale's losses came to light, the higher-ups inside JPMorgan looked around to share the blame.
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      • What Need for Speed?
        By Brooke Allen | March 18, 2013
        So you think our modern market has fewer opportunities for gaming? Think again. A brief history of how someone can beat you in the market.
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      • Sequester Chokes SEC, Regulator Funds
        By Phil Albinus | March 13, 2013
        As the market burns up the DOW, the SEC and other regulators will see their budgets slashed during the sequester. What happens if the government shuts down?
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      • The Buy Side's Elusive Hunt For Alpha
        By Ivy Schmerken | March 11, 2013
        The buy side is crunching transaction data, automating algorithmic trading decisions and building analytics in an effort to more effectively track down alpha.
        Be the first to comment
      • Bitter Hedge Fund Divorce Battles For Custody of the Algos
        By Phil Albinus | March 08, 2013
        A long-running divorce between two hedge fund giants isn't over who gets the mansion or the yacht - but who gets to keep the trading algorithms.
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      • Meet The Unquantables: The SEC's Quant Team Briefs the FBI
        By Phil Albinus | March 06, 2013
        The jig’s up. The SEC’s team of quants is briefing the FBI and other regulatory bodies about how you trade and evade at high speeds.
        Be the first to comment
      • ConvergEx's Pre-Market Algo Could Help Traders Find Liquidity at Volatile Time of Day
        By Ivy Schmerken | March 04, 2013
        The automated tool is aware of the idiosyncratic nature of the pre-market session, when prices are erratic and volume is thin.
        Be the first to comment
      • Down Mexico Way
        By George Kledaras | February 26, 2013
        Market structure in Mexico leads the way for Latin American electronic trading with some serious new infrastructure and support for local institutional trading and north to south flow from statistical arbitrage.
        Be the first to comment
      • Asset Classes - What's the Difference?
        By Philippe Buhannic | February 20, 2013
        Despite the naysayers, OTC derivatives and fixed income will move towards a unified, electronic trading model. In the future, trading systems won't be about asset classes, it will be about the availability of liquidity.
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