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Momentum Trading Partners Closes Shop, Shops Around
July 31, 2012 @ 08:26 AM | By Phil Albinus
The hedge fund brokerage that kept a lid on information leakage stopped trading yesterday and is putting itself on the market. Why? Tough market realities that are claiming other struggling brokerages.
continued...Stuck in the Mud: Can the Economic Engine Pull Itself Out of Financial Crisis?
July 27, 2012 @ 13:30 PM | By Phil Albinus
Hidden dangers in dark pools and the buy side's intensifying pursuit of low latency, and the Pipeline saga seem to indicate that there are more storm clouds ahead for the financial industry.
continued...Sandy Weill: Break Up the Banks
July 25, 2012 @ 10:59 AM | By Phil Albinus
The man who created the modern bank supermarket and shattered Glass-Steagall thinks the banks are too big and should be broken up.
continued...The SEC Ups its Game with High Frequency Trading Tools
July 23, 2012 @ 12:47 PM | By Ivy Schmerken
The top regulator contracted with Tradeworx, a Redbank, NJ-based high frequency trading firm and tech vendor, to supply it with a market data and research platform for policing the equities and options markets in real time.
continued...New Tech For The Buy Side? Not So Fast
July 20, 2012 @ 16:43 PM | By Phil Albinus
When it comes to adopting new IT, the buy side may be holding back and waiting for others to take the first bite.
continued...Former Goldman Quant Breaks Down Why She Joined Occupy
July 19, 2012 @ 12:25 PM | By Justin Grant
Alexis Goldstein, who worked as a quant strategist at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch, breaks down why she ditched the finance world for the Occupy Wall Street movement.
continued...As World Frets About Europe, GSAM’s Patel Says Its Stocks Are Undervalued
July 17, 2012 @ 12:36 PM | By Justin Grant
The conventional wisdom at least seems to be that investors should stay far from the European marketplace, but Sheila Patel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management tells Bloomberg their equities appear undervalued.
continued...Are Top Hedge Funds Getting A Signal on Earnings Revisions?
July 16, 2012 @ 12:15 PM | By Ivy Schmerken
Some big investors are sending surveys to Wall Street analysts, and feeding their responses into their algos, to get an edge on earnings revisions. Is this insider trading or quantitative investing?
continued...Bad Betting Admissions Wrap Up Rough Week for Investing World
July 13, 2012 @ 16:27 PM | By Phil Albinus
JPMorgan Chase had to admit that their Bad Bet was now a $5 billion debacle, ending a week of negative news for the investing world.
continued...How Much Will Advertising Actually Help Hedge Funds?
July 13, 2012 @ 12:43 PM | By Justin Grant
A report by the Hedge Fund Marketing Association casts doubt on what's supposed to be one of the JOBS Act's biggest benefits.
continued...Dimon Denial: Not Too Big To Fail
July 13, 2012 @ 12:14 PM | By Phil Albinus
Despite the terrible losses, the PR nightmare and the firings of senior managers, JPMorgan CEO Janie Dimon still thinks his bank is just the right size.
continued...The CFTC Sniffs Out Another Bad Broker
July 12, 2012 @ 13:01 PM | By Phil Albinus
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The Global Fight Over High-Frequency Trading Hits FX
July 11, 2012 @ 12:52 PM | By Justin Grant
Currency trading platform EBS said it's looking to put the breaks on techniques like flash orders, moves the Financial Times says are aimed at placating ICAP's investment banking clients who are leery of high-frequency traders.
continued...Recession 101: Bad News on Repeat
July 06, 2012 @ 16:45 PM | By Phil Albinus
As the recovery we thought we might have disappears like a mirage, the news has a familiar ring to it.
continued...Are the Capital Markets Serving Up Pink Slime?
July 06, 2012 @ 11:08 AM | By Justin Grant
Tabb Group analyst Adam Sussman says with prime cuts of U.S. equity being served to dark pools and internalization engines, investors are left with the pink slime.
continued...What Happened to Jon Corzine?
July 05, 2012 @ 15:58 PM | By Ivy Schmerken
With clouds of the MF Global collapse hovering over him, Jon Corzine, the former senator and governor of New Jersey, is lying low in the Hamptons, reports the New York Post.
continued...President Obama Raising More than Expected From Wall Street
July 05, 2012 @ 12:53 PM | By Justin Grant
Although the president is far from popular throughout the securities and investment industry, he's raising more money than most expected for his reelection effort.
continued...Market Behavior Continues to Defy Logic When It Comes to Risk Management
July 03, 2012 @ 08:40 AM | By Phil Albinus
The sovereign debt crisis has been going on for months, even years, but firms are still unprepared to manage risk and take precautions as they face increased regulation and greater market volatility.
continued...Facebook IPO Leads SEC to Scrutinize Nasdaq's Systems
July 02, 2012 @ 10:38 AM | By Ivy Schmerken
The watchdog is investigating Nasdaq's computer systems and processes related to the flawed Facebook IPO on May 18, and could demand upgrades from the exchange operator.
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