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.
Facing a dilemma of how to compete with dark pools and internalizers, exchanges are planning their own dark venues to offer better prices to retail investors.
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.
Quants Are In Demand, But Who's Hiring?May 15, 2012Top schools are producing quants and Wall Street recruiters are out in force, but is the street hiring these newly minuted graduates?
Are Google and Facebook Stealing Future Quant Stars?April 02, 2012Following the financial crisis, the Occupy Wall Street protests and the rise of social media companies, some worry that Wall Street has lost its ability to attract the best IT talent.
Traders Face Weak Hiring Prospects in 2012January 10, 2012Capital markets firms remain hungry for quants and risk management professionals. But quantitative analysts are likely to spurn Wall Street for more lucrative offers at social media powerhouses like Facebook or LinkedIn.
Hiring Is Back on the Agenda for 2011November 02, 2010Sagging trading volumes and disappointing revenues have dampened expectations on Wall Street for a quick recovery. But industry insiders are cautiously optimistic about the hiring outlook for trading desks next year.
Hiring Freeze At Morgan Stanley Feeds Fear of LayoffsSeptember 28, 2010With all sorts of gloom and doom reports about Wall Street hiring freezes and lower trading profits floating around the media today, you would think the sky is falling once again.
Nomura to Continue U.S. Hiring Push December 09, 2009According to reports, Nomura's chief operating officer, Takumi Shibata, said this week that the firm was expecting to hire 300 additional staff in the U.S. by March.
