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.
Trust in all dark pools takes a hit as the industry reacts to SEC charges that Pipeline filled the vast majority of customer orders through an affiliated trading entity rather than by matching them against other customer orders, as advertised.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
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.
Prosecutors Circling, SAC Hedge Fund May Shut DownMay 21, 2013After 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.
HFT Firms Flood DC with Donor DollarsMay 17, 2013While lawmakers and regulators take a long hard look at high-frequency trading, the firms that trade near the speed of light are donating money like never before.
How Dark Are The European Pools?May 03, 2013Regulation of dark pool trading in Europe is still in progress, with equity investors closely watching actions by the European Commission, European Parliament and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
HFTs Chase Speed Despite Risks and RegulationsMay 02, 2013Like an addict chasing the next high while evading their family, the police and reality, high frequency traders are in a similar state of denial.
Finect Launches Network for Financial Industry's Social Media NeedsApril 30, 2013Enables financial advisors, asset managers and other professionals to create an online presence by using Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, while including tools to ensure compliance with the SEC/FINRA's guidelines.
As Regulators Eye Dark Pools, Canada is in the SpotlightApril 25, 2013In Part II of their series, Capco consultants examine Canada’s new rules on dark pools, comparing the similarities and differences in the way that dark pools are regulated in Canada versus the United States.
How Dark Are The Pools?April 23, 2013Dark pools provide an avenue for large institutional investors to trade anonymously with minimal market impact and can help operators improve pricing and reduce transaction costs for clients, but they are not exempt from regulatory concerns.
Can We Do Better? Stealing Other People's PropertyApril 16, 2013Banks have long been creating products that are so complex that clients, risk managers and even some of the firm's own salespeople can't understand what is actually in them.
Paulson Eyes New Hedge Fund for Tax ExilesApril 12, 2013Wounded 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.
So You Want to be a Billionaire?April 12, 2013Founders of iBillionaire are offering a free mobile app to track the equity holdings of Warren Buffet and hedge titans like David Tepper based pulling data from their SEC filings. But, is this misleading the masses?
Closing In On SAC, FBI Arrests Portfolio ManagerMarch 29, 2013Federal agents arrested the portfolio manager of the largest hedge fund in the country. After a week of buying mansions and Picassos, is SAC Capital founder Steve Cohen next?
Limit Up-Limit Down: Where’s the Limit?March 28, 2013It seems like the Limit Up-Limit Down rule is a blanket oversight that fails to tackle the real issue around extraordinary market volatility, the rise of high frequency trading and rogue algorithms.
Funding the Bad Guys – Winning the AML BattleMarch 20, 2013Successfully preventing terrorist networks and drug traffickers from utilizing the financial system to launder money will require greater cooperation between banks and law enforcement.
Senate Banking Panel Approves Obama's SEC, CFPB ChoicesMarch 19, 2013A U.S. Senate panel voted
to move forward two of President Barack Obama's choices to lead
financial regulatory agencies, but his pick of Richard Cordray
to lead the new consumer bureau likely still faces a tough path
to final confirmation.
