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.
The Buy Side's Elusive Hunt For AlphaMarch 11, 2013The buy side is crunching transaction data, automating algorithmic trading decisions and building analytics in an effort to more effectively track down alpha.
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.
After a Lull, Algo Innovation Set to Heat Up in 2010February 01, 2010Algorithm news may have seemed to quiet down, but many firms have been working hard behind the scenes, and now they are ready to make big changes this year.
