Tag Archives: High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012

Deciphering Chaos with Commissioner Bart Chilton at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 Chicago

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Innovator

A who’s who in the industry gathered on Tuesday, October 9, at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 Chicago, How Knight Capital’s ‘Knightmare on Wall Street’ Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers”, unique conference … Continue reading →

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Industry Panel Addresses High-Frequency Trading at CME Group’s Global Finance Leadership Conference 2012

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Innovator

If high-frequency trading is not one of the top issues of discussion at this year’s Global Financial Leadership Conference, then properly addressing it in the future most likely is. The lead-off panel at the conference in Naples, Florida discussed the … Continue reading →

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‘Knightmare on Wall Street’ Author Speaking at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 Chicago

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Innovator

Edgar Perez, widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading, author of The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, and the forthcoming Knightmare … Continue reading →

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美高频交易专家： 速度与策略决定成败

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Innovator

2008年金融危机以来，许多对冲基金纷纷倒闭，投资者们也谨慎地捂紧钱袋，然而，有一种交易模式却在不断扩张，以它为商业模式的基金也如雨后春笋，这就 是高频交易（High-Frequency Trading）。这种盈利模式的核心竞争力在哪里，前景又如何？ 2008年金融危机以来，许多对冲基金纷纷倒闭，投资者们也谨慎地捂紧钱袋，然而，有一种交易模式却在不断扩张，以它为商业模式的基金也如雨后春笋，这就是高频交易（High-Frequency Trading）。这种盈利模式的核心竞争力在哪里，前景又如何？ 近日，美国高频交易专家、《交易快手：透视正在改变投资世界的新兴高频交易》作者埃德加·佩雷斯（Edgar Perez）接受第一财经日报《财商》记者专访。他表示，实现毫秒或微秒交易的速度是高频交易的核心竞争力。目前，在发达的市场如美国和欧洲，高频交易已 占到交易量的一半以上。而假以时日，中国有望成为世界上最大的高频交易市场。 Read More

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Commissioner Bart Chilton, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Returning to World’s Most Influential High Frequency Trading Conference

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Innovator

Commissioner Bart Chilton, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will return this fall to Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, “How Traders, Brokers, Exchanges and Dark Pools Navigate the Most Challenging Regulatory Landscape”. This conference will provide attendees in New … Continue reading →

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Leading Fund Managers Calling for Greater Regulation to Crack down on High Frequency Trading

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Innovator

Leading fund managers are calling for greater regulation of high frequency trading which they warn is resulting in market manipulation and insider trading at the expense of retail shareholders. Perpetual Investments said yesterday it would join Schroders Australia and Antares … Continue reading →

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High Frequency Traders In A Hurry To Get In And Out Of Knight Shares

Posted on August 7, 2012 by foargo9x

The Knight Capital convertible preferred documentsare a mess. The basic structure is quite nice: Knight’s new investors are getting a preferred stock that, eliding the details below, pays a 2% dividend, converts into common at $1.50 a share, automatically converts once … Continue reading →

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Regulators Can’t Keep Pace with Market Technology

Posted on August 7, 2012 by foargo9x

Stripped down to its essence, the root cause of last week’s trading glitch that nearly wiped out Knight Capital Group (NYSE: KCG)  isn’t real complicated. In a nutshell, the problem is that market regulators simply can’t keep up with advances … Continue reading →

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Astonishing Chart of the Day, HFT Edition, Courtesy of Nanex

Posted on August 7, 2012 by foargo9x

This astonishing GIF comes from Nanex, and shows the amount of high-frequency trading in the stock market from January 2007 to January 2012. (Which means that the Knightmare craziness of last week is not included.) The various colors, as identified in the legend on the … Continue reading →

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Knight Blowup Shows How High-Speed Traders Outrace Rules

Posted on August 7, 2012 by foargo9x

The U.S. has the most sophisticated financial markets in the world, yet they can unaccountably spin out of control at a moment’s notice. The latest case involves Knight Capital Group Inc. (KCG), a securities-trading company inJersey City, New Jersey, that was laid … Continue reading →

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