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RBC seeks patent for THOR technology built to battle high frequency traders

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Royal Bank of Canada is moving closer to receiving a U.S. patent for THOR, a  technology developed by the bank to battle high-frequency traders. RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking division of Royal  Bank, said Thursday it has … 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

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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Cantor Fitzgerald Plans to Hire 1,000

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Julie Steinberg of the Wall Street Journal reports that apparently it pays to be a small fish in a big pond. Cantor Fitzgerald, a smallish investment bank that’s private, still plans to hire 1,000 people in the next several years, … Continue reading →

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Stock Futures Fall On Caution Over Spain’s Banks

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

Reuters – By Edward Krudy                 June 8, 2012 (Reuters) – Stock index futures fell on Friday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of a weekend expected to bring new developments in dealing with Spain’s banking crisis. Spain … Continue reading →

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JPMorgan Trading Loss Shows Danger In Bank Size -Volcker

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Reuters – June 7, 2012 NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said JPMorgan Chase’s recent multibillion-dollar trading loss may show that the nation’s largest banks are too big to manage. JPMorgan revealed last month … Continue reading →

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NYSE Program Trading Jumped Last Week as Volume Rose

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Dow Jones Newswires – By Ben Rubin – June 7, 2012 Program-trading activity increased on the New York Stock Exchange last week as the overall volume rose from a week earlier, according to the latest data from the NYSE Euronext … Continue reading →

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Blackrock’s Fink Says Dimon ‘Inflamed’ Scrutiny of Losses

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Bloomberg News – By Dawn Kopecki – June 7, 2012 JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon “inflamed” public debate over a trade in London that has so far cost at least $2 billion, BlackRock Inc. (BLK) … Continue reading →

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Aflac Adds BlackRock’s Stevens As Head of Global Trading

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Bloomberg News – By Zachary Tracer – June 7, 2012 Aflac Inc. (AFL), the world’s biggest seller of supplemental health insurance, hired Timothy “Chip” Stevens for the newly created post of global head of trading as the insurer increases its … Continue reading →

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Stern Advice-The Cheap New Trend in Investing

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Reuters – By Linda Stern – June 7, 2012 (Reuters) – How cheap can investing get? We’re about to find out. A new brokerage site will allow individual investors to build big research-driven stock portfolios for pennies. And a new … Continue reading →

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NYSE Criticizes Nasdaq’s Facebook Comp Plan

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Bloomberg BusinessWeek                              By Nina Mehta – June 7, 2012 Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.’s (NDAQ) plan to earmark $40 million for brokers whose orders were mishandled in Facebook Inc. (FB)’s initial public offering will hurt competition, according to NYSE Euronext. (NYX) … Continue reading →

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