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.
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.
Spain May End Short-Selling Ban as Crisis EasesJanuary 28, 2013Spain may end its ban on
short-selling stocks and bonds this week as the euro zone crisis
relents, although controls could stay for bank shares which
speculators targeted heavily during last year's turmoil.
EU Banks Still Face Major ChallengesJuly 11, 2012The European Banking Authority said there remained significant challenges ahead for Europe's banks after they successfully met new requirements to bolster their core capital buffers.
Futures See Slight Rise on Spain; Worries LoomJune 11, 2012U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mildly higher open on Monday after euro zone finance ministers agreed on an aid package to help Spain, but worries persisted over the upcoming Greek election and the global growth outlook.
Vulture Funds Smell Blood from Spanish Bank WoesJune 05, 2012A flock of "vulture" funds is circling over Madrid in the hope that a banking sector shakeout will finally deliver a bonanza of real estate and distressed company assets at rock bottom prices.
Spanish Economy In 'Huge Crisis' After Credit SlashApril 27, 2012Spain's sickly economy faces a
"crisis of huge proportions", a minister said on Friday, as
unemployment hit its highest level in almost two decades and
Standard and Poor's downgraded the government's debt by two
notches.
Upstart Exchanges Eye Spain, Final EU FrontierApril 12, 2012Europe's aggressive new
low-cost stock markets are set to storm into the only major
European market where they still lack a significant share,
helped by the collapse of a Spanish bank plan to set up their
own rival to the main exchange.
