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.
It wasn't all Facebook, Facebook, Facebook this week, although you could be excused for thinking that this was all anyone was talking about. Along with a badly bungled IPO, we found scintillating quotes about insider trading, quants vs. humans and a passionate defense of private equity from an unlikely source in a presidential election year. Enjoy AT's Top Quotes of the week -- and remember to have some fun this Memorial Day Weekend.
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.
Money manager B. Robert Williamson Jr., the nephew of Wall Street investment guru Julian Robertson, was found dead on Sunday in North Carolina, in water surrounding an island.
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.
As Dark Pools Grow, ASX Fights To Keep Public Exchanges RelevantSeptember 06, 2012ASX CEO Elmer Funke Kupper says the growth of dark pools is hurting Australia's largest public exchange, and without stronger regulations, remains a threat to lit markets around the world.
QUANT GOLD BOOK 2012: RBC's Ryan Larson Favors Man Over MachineAugust 20, 2012As the head of U.S. equity trading for RBC Global Asset Management, Ryan Larson often focuses on liquidity analysis to avoid being gamed by high-frequency traders. But he emphasizes the human element as much as quantitative analysis.
As Wall Street Turns: Portware Buys Pipeline Tech AssetsJuly 25, 2012In a move that seems too close to the Pipeline soap opera, EMS provider Portware will integrate the predictive analytics that it acquired from the former dark pool, while offering customers a broker-neutral solution to improve trading performance.
Liquidnet Names New COO in Bid to Boost Revenues January 09, 2012Liquidnet, a firm that enables institutions to anonymously trade large blocks of stock, is looking to give revenues a shot in the arm through two executive appointments.
Buy-Side Firms Remain Suspicious of High-Frequency TradingNovember 26, 2011A large slice of the buy side remains concerned about interacting with toxic, high-speed order flow. But many firms continue to struggle to find ways to deal with it.
Pipeline Shakes Up Management Following ScandalNovember 16, 2011After settling SEC charges over its dark pool violations, Pipeline tapped a former Liquidnet executive. But can the firm bounce back after lying to its buy-side customers?
Liquidnet's Merrin Calls On Exchanges to Look Past MergersMarch 22, 2011Liquidnet Chief Executive Seth Merrin called for a new market structure where which institutional investors trade alongside retail markets run by exchanges, in a speech to the World Exchange Congress in Madrid.
Swiss Stock Exchange Teams with Liquidnet January 20, 2011Swiss Exchange members will access a new electronic trading venue combining their liquidity with Liquidnet's institutional dark pool in European securities.
Liquidnet Unveils Malaysian Trading Operations November 29, 2010Liquidnet, an electronic network provider for dark pools, announced the expansion of its trading operations to include Malaysian securities, the latest step in a plan to enable institutional investors to capitalize on the growth potential of emerging marke
Liquidnet to Debut Trading of Mexican EquitiesJune 10, 2010Liquidnet Holdings Inc. said today that its clients will be able to trade Mexican equities through its platform as the firm looks to capitalize on nation’s growing economy.
Liquidnet to Host 3rd Event in Series of ForumsMay 19, 2010Bringing a fresh approach to the research model, Liquidnet is hosting its third forum this year on mobile marketing and advertising.
