Buy-side clients need to understand that when they trade on a broker-sponsored platform, they are paying for these systems, whether that payment comes in the form of commissions, licenses, or widened spread. Therefore, the most important thing the buy side should do is to think like a customer.
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.
In the wake of JPMorgan’s ill-conceived hedging strategy, which cost the bank its sterling reputation along with $2 billion and counting, Advanced Trading decided to highlight some of Wall Street’s worst bets ever.
Buy-side clients need to understand that when they trade on a broker-sponsored platform, they are paying for these systems, whether that payment comes in the form of commissions, licenses, or widened spread. Therefore, the most important thing the buy side should do is to think like a customer.
Buy-side clients need to understand that when they trade on a broker-sponsored platform, they are paying for these systems, whether that payment comes in the form of commissions, licenses, or widened spread. Therefore, the most important thing the buy side should do is to think like a customer.
The number of shares traded via high-frequency trading are down and politicians want to roll out a tax to serve as a speed bump. Some are wondering if microsecond dealings are poised to fade away.
Buy-side clients need to understand that when they trade on a broker-sponsored platform, they are paying for these systems, whether that payment comes in the form of commissions, licenses, or widened spread. Therefore, the most important thing the buy side should do is to think like a customer.
Fidelity Investments 2012 Profit Dips, Customers Flee Stock FundsFebruary 15, 2013Fidelity Investments on Friday
said profit in its financial services business dropped 29
percent in 2012 as customers pulled $24.4 billion from the
company's actively managed stock funds.
Fund Firms Wary of Introducing New ETFsOctober 12, 2012Fund companies are growing more
wary of introducing new exchange-traded funds, and more willing
to kill those that have not caught on, as they grapple with a
price war in an overcrowded $1.2 trillion market dominated by
the three largest providers.
BlackRock to Lower Fees on Certain ETFsSeptember 10, 2012BlackRock Inc is
planning to announce lower fees on some of its core iShares
exchange-traded funds in the fourth quarter, Chief Executive
Officer Laurence Fink said on Monday.
Are Top Hedge Funds Getting A Signal on Earnings Revisions?July 16, 2012Some 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?
Top Quotes of the WeekApril 13, 2012It wasn't all bad luck for the capital markets this week: Hedge funds had a decent first quarter despite a slowdown in jobs numbers, BlackRock might be heading into new territory as hedge fund managers take a hard look at their counterparties, and the head
Deutsche Bank Launches Second Hedge Fund ETF - ReportJanuary 27, 2011Deutsche Bank announced the launch a second hedge fund exchange traded fund that aims to blend the skills of top equity hedge fund managers with the liquidity of an ETF, the Financial Times reported.
BlackRock Acquisition of BGI Presents Integration ChallengesJuly 16, 2009BlackRock's deal for BGI will create the world's largest money manager. But integrating BGI's automated electronic trading and transaction cost analysis technology with BlackRock's Aladdin system will require a world-class effort.
