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Technology-focused Hedge Fund, AienTech, Closes after Making its Mark in FX as a Top Provider of Volume to Bank Platforms
New York-based, high-frequency trading (HFT) firm AienTech is closing down after almost three years in operation, its chief executive and founder Ugur Arslan has confirmed. Details surrounding the closure are not yet known. Launched in January 2011 with a staff … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Foreign Exchange, High Frequency Trading, Practitioners, U.S. Economy, Wall Street
Tagged AienTech, arbitrage, artificial intelligence, chief executive, controls, financial markets, founder, hedge fund, HFT firm, high-frequency trading, multi-market, multi-strategy, New York, quantitative models, single-bank platforms, technology-focused, Ugur Arslan
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While Infinium Starts Talks on Tie-up, Knight Founders Join Knightmare’s Book Launch Party
While Infinium Capital Management is in talks to acquire a strategic partner, as reported by Reuters, founders of Knight Capital will be in attendance today at the book launch party for Knightmare on Wall Street, Edgar Perez’s latest book about … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, CME Group, Events, knight capital, Practitioners
Tagged Aaron Lebovitz, algorithmic software programs, charles whitman, CME Group, Commodities, Edgar Perez, energy, George Hanley, GETCO, global economic recovery, Hedge Funds, high-frequency trading, high-speed U.S. trading firm, increased competition, Infinium Capital, institutional traders, IntercontinentalExchange, KCG Holdings, Knight capital, KNIGHTMARe ON WALL STREET, low interest, low-volatility, low-volume, Mark Palchak, regulatory oversight, reuters, strategic partner, Tabb Group, trading environment, U.S. exchanges, volume and volatility
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Market Structure, Broker Conflicts Do More Harm Than HFT
When Pragma, Securities an expert firm specializing in trading, published itsreport showing how high frequency trading (HFT) hurts investors I had expected to see some significant impact, or at least widespread discussion. Instead it appears to have sunk with little more … Continue reading
ASIC Claims Fears about High-Frequency Traders in Australia Appear to be Largely Exaggerated
The corporate regulator says fears about high-frequency traders in Australia appear to be largely exaggerated, but some trading practices are forms of market manipulation. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released its much anticipated report on the impact of … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Dark Pools, Equity Markets, Finance, High Frequency Trading, Practitioners, Regulatory Updates
Tagged ASIC, Australia, Australian markets, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Belinda Gibson, dark exchanges, dark liquidity, Dark Pools, Deputy Chairman, Edgar Perez, equity market, financial market, high frequency traders, high speed traders, high-frequency trading, high-frequent trading, high-frequent trading leaders Forum, market integrity, market manipulation, negative perceptions, private trading venues, public exchange, regulator, The Speed Traders, trading practices
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What the Foresight Report Tells us About the Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets
A key message coming from the widely-read Foresight Report entitled The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets (2012), prepared by The Government Office for Science, London, indicates that high frequency trading (HFT) and algorithmic trading (AT) may have several … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, CFTC, Equity Markets, Financial Instruments Directive, High Frequency Trading, Practitioners, Regulatory Updates, SEC, World Exchanges
Tagged academics, aerospace industry, algorithmic trading, analysis of financial markets, AT, automated financial systems, CBT, Chief Scientific Adviser, computer based trading, Dave Cliff, engineering practices, European Financial Data Centre, European Office of Financial Research, evidence-based analysis, evidence-based regulation, financial markets, financial practitioners, financial systems, forensic analysis, Foresight Report, FPGA in trading, Future of Computer Trading, global growth, HFT, HFT conference, HFT/AT, High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, high systemic risk, high-frequency trading, high-frequency trading conference, High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London, interchanges, international markets, keynote speaker, lack of data, Lead Expert Group, Legislators, liquidity, London, Low-Latency, March 21, market abuse, market disturbances, market participants, market prices, market regulation, market surveillance, OFR, operational process map, processes, Professor of Computer Science, regulators, regulatory measures, research community, risks and benefits, safety-critical industries, Sir John Beddington, socio-technical systems, software engineering, Speed Trading, strong linkages, surveillance of markets, systemic risk, systems, technology standards, The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets, The Government Office for Science, Transaction Costs, University of Bristol, US Office of Financial Research
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How Quality Management System AT 9000 Can Make Automated and High-Frequency Trading Safer?
Financial markets are critical for the growth and prosperity of all economies. Real-time automated trading systems are integral to these markets. However, neither the technology nor market operations underlying automated trading is infallible. Therefore, it is the responsibility and self-interest … Continue reading
Posted in Equity Markets, Food for Thought, Practitioners, Regulatory Updates, World Economy
Tagged Algorithm behavior, American National Standards Institute, Andy Kumiega, ANSI, ANSI X9 D14 Working Group, AT 9000, AT 9000 Advocacy, Automated Trading, automated trading industry, automation, Ben Van Vliet, best practices, Bob Binder, control, Development, economies, financial markets, FPGA in trading, Greg Wood, HFT, HFT conference, high-frequency trading, high-frequency trading conference, ISO, Jim Northey, Justin Bouchard, Keith Fishe, kill switches, Low-Latency, management system standards, market operations, market participants, market stress conditions, market structure, operation, organizational responsibilities, process-driven research, quality management systems, Rajeev Ranjan, Real-time automated trading systems, real-time monitoring, regulation, risk controls, safety to financial markets, Sagy Mintz, software development, software system version management, software version management, Speed Trading, technology, trading technology, Zach Ziliak
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