GOLD BOOK 2011
Meet Advanced Trading's Gold Book 2011 HonoreesThis year's Gold Book honorees prove that even smaller players can excel in the fast lane:
AT THE CLOSERegulators Considering High-Frequency Trading's Role in Market VolatilityAs the markets continue their wild gyrations, regulators continue to struggle with high-frequency trading's role in the volatility and with how to stabilize the markets. |
FROM THE EDITORWhen Quants Open UpA portion of the blame for the market's current volatility and the great divide of wealth in this nation can be laid at the feet of algorithmic trading. MARKET INTELLIGENCEVolatility Derailed Quant Funds in Q3 and Clouds Their OutlookMarket participants say the wild swings in stock prices that hit quant-based hedge funds so hard during the third-quarter are showing no signs of letting up.ONE ON ONEQ&A with Quant Expert Paul Wilmott: The Fundamental Flaw of Nearly All Risk ModelsQuant expert Paul Wilmott tells Advanced Trading that Wall Street's risk models share a fundamental flaw, and that traders are all too happy to ignore their true risk exposure in search of profits. MANAGING THE DESKJP Morgan Gets a Global Electronic RefreshJP Morgan revamped its algorithms, aggregated internal liquidty and hired quants on a global scale to win the buy side's electronic trading business. INDUSTRY VOICEWhere Is Your Rogue Trader Hiding?The information and technology silos inside your firm are the perfect hiding spot for a trader about to go rogue. STREET CREDThe Quant MystiqueWhy is the mystique of software code more important than the surety of security? |







