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?
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.
Industry participants question whether identifying dark pools in real-time trade reports will give too much information to high-frequency traders and gamers.
In the midst of a bad economy and lower trading volumes, the buy side balances the need to cut costs and consolidate OMS and EMS platforms, while chasing the best integrated solution.
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.
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.
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.
CBOE Outage Forces Institutions to Scramble for AlternativesApril 25, 2013A systems delay at the CBOE shutdown trading in the big stock index options contracts for three and one-half hours, raising questions about the safety of electronic markets.
Mandara Capital Deploys Tbrick's Hosted Trading ServiceApril 22, 2013A hedge fund specialist in crude oil and derivatives, Mandara Capital chose Tbrick's futures trading platform, powered by S&P Capital IQ's Quantlink and QuantFeed, to improve speed and to support inhouse development.
Options Market Structure: Is it Getting Too Complex?March 20, 2013With the number of U.S. options exchanges soon to be 12 by the end of the year, experts are concerned about complexity, fragmentation and rising technology costs amid lower volumes.
The CFTC Looks at HFT and Wash Trades, But Can They Prove It?March 18, 2013Regulators worry that high speed trading firms that act as both buyer and seller in the same transaction, known as wash trades, could be inflating the volume and distorting prices, reported The Wall Street Journal and CNBC.
Bloomberg Delivers Ultimatum to CFTC on Swaps TradingMarch 13, 2013An attorney representing Bloomberg LP threatened to file a lawsuit against the U.S. regulator for unfair margin requirements on swaps trading rules, which give a competitive edge to exchange platforms over SEFs.
PHLX Picks BondDesk Prices and ATS for Executing in TreasuriesMarch 06, 2013Nasdaq OMX partnered with BondDesk for providing real-time pricing to PHLX's newly launched options on U.S. Treasuries, and member firms will execute in the underlying bonds on the BondDesk ATS.
Is Sequestration Being Embraced?March 05, 2013Following a strong January, February was not as enthusiastic for the markets. Plus, it seems as if investors are embracing sequestration, but is that a good thing?
Finally the Right Time for Swap FuturesFebruary 27, 2013While swap futures in the past have not gained traction, the market environment today is ripe, as there is impetus for firms to adopt risk-equivalent, low-cost alternatives to cleared swaps.
Corzine Faces Lifetime Trading BanFebruary 21, 2013The former Master of the Universe might be banned from futures trading in the wake of the (suspicious) MF Global collapse.
CBOE Would Consider Going Private If Benefits Shareholders -COOFebruary 15, 2013CBOE Group Holdings Inc, which
became a publicly held company in 2010 after years of effort,
would consider going private again if doing so would benefit its
shareholders, a top executive suggested on Thursday.
Spot Trading Promotes Brodsky to CEO RoleFebruary 07, 2013Chicago-based proprietary trading firm Spot Trading elevated the company's founder and CEO Robert Merrilees to the role of chairman, while appointing CFO Stephen Brodsky as CEO..
U.S. Banks' Commodities Revenue Drops by a Third - ConsultantFebruary 05, 2013Commodities revenue at top U.S.
banks tumbled by a third in the fourth quarter as tougher
regulation curbed activity amid lacklustre markets and sluggish
demand for hedging, consultancy Tricumen said on Tuesday.
Intrade Cuts Out US Customers After Regulatory SuitNovember 27, 2012Prediction market Intrade,
which allows spectators to bet on subjects ranging from
entertainment to elections, said on Monday it will no longer
accept U.S. customers because of what it called legal and
regulatory pressures.
