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A new report by Woodbine Associates based on surveying 41 buy side traders on broker coverage, revealed that buy side firms are not completely satisfied with sales traders and that brokers may be wasting resources on analytics and other services.Be the first to comment
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After several high-profile arrests for insider trading, the head of the rich yet beleaguered SAC hedge fund may call it quits to avoid jail time.
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In response to shares of Anadarko Petroleum trading as low as a penny last week, Themis Trading raises questions to Anadarko about the stock's rapid descent in the context of the current market structure.
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As cybercrime becomes more prevalent, due to the widespread access to technology that criminals now have, banks must remain eternally vigilant, says Booz Allen Hamilton's Bill Stewart.
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As we move headlong into a world driven by instantaneous news cycles, firms should take a step back to evaluate risks and set controls to prevent uncontrolled proliferation.
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After Goldman Sachs discovered that Bloomberg journos were keeping track of their viewing habits over their Bloomberg terminals, traders have some decisions to make about the company that provides their market data, trading tools, IM and more.
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Many financial reporters spoke about the market's vulnerability in the wake of the Associated Press Twitter hack, but the real story should have been the market's resiliency, as benchmarks returned right to where they were before the rogue report hit.
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She took a job with rival Goldman Sachs and allegedly e-mailed customer files to herself. And now CS wants to stop her. Can they?
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A real estate boom faces some headwinds as commodity prices fall and mining cuts back, but across the globe sunnier skies for Florida's economic forecast could help the Aussie economy.
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While not as significant as bubbles in the housing market or Internet tech sector, the recent examples of bubbles in gold, Bitcoin and carbon are worth studying from a risk management perspective.
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Three years later since that catastrophic event, exchanges have eliminated stub quotes and implemented safe guards such as limit-up/limit down. But there's inertia on many other issues.
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Wall Street isn't the only place the the next con man could be hiding; academia and other industries can also fall victim to data manipulation.
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With the faster and more complex electronic markets, what is the future skill set needed for the buy side trader?
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Apparent errors in an influential economic study by two Harvard Professors due to an Excel spreadsheet mistake is another reminder of the operational risks inherent in relying upon formulae hidden in obscure, nestled spreadsheets.
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There is no doubt that the regulatory reforms under way will change the way European market participants trade fixed income. Forward-thinking market participants should prepare for requirements relating to clearing, trade reporting, transparency, and regulation of trading venues, and certainly a move towards electronic trading.
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Known for his knowledge of U.S. equity market structure, Cangemi will relocate to London to head ConvergEx’s European operations, while continuing as co-head of electronic equity trading and sales.
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The new committee will share best practices in electronic and algorithmic trading across asset classes and make decisions on investments in systems for competitive advantage.
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Meanwhile, the number of investors pulling money out of hedge funds levelled off last month.
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Accounting firms should reinvigorate their training and controls regarding insider information because this is one area where enforcement works.
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The sense that inertia and incrementalism are the only approaches to solving market inertia does not necessarily have to be the case. What may be required is a systemic review of market structure itself.
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Wounded by huge losses and some staggering tax bills, Paulson eyes new fund to help other tax victims. Plus, funds attract $11B in February and the SEC seeks a hedge fund budget boost.
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Material rewards may not be the best way to improve employee satisfaction; helping employees fulfill their goals to lead engaged and interconnected lives will yield better results long-term.
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While the US housing market slowly improves, Peru's construction industry is accelerating and growing at 18 percent.
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Do you hear that sound coming from Wall Street? It’s the sound of JPMorgan Chase directors scrambling hard so that Jamie Dimon gets to keep both his CEO and chairman jobs for America’s largest bank.
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Rosenblatt Securities' Justin Schack discusses Limit-Up-Limit-Down and the Removal of NYSE LRPs.
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