Tag Archives: Venture Capital

When The President Is Missing with Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Imagine a virus that infects every computer and electronic device in the United States. And then imagine a terrorist plotting to activate that virus, just as the federal government awakens to the threat and musters its resources to stop it. … Continue reading

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Knightmare on Wall Street’s Edgar Perez on ‘Knight Capital, Goldman Sachs and NASDAQ’s trading glitches, a Sad New Market Reality?’

Mr. Edgar Perez, Author,  The Speed Traders and Knightmare on Wall Street, will provide the keynote speech “Knight Capital, Goldman Sachs and NASDAQ’s trading glitches, a Sad New Market Reality?” at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, “Strategic and Tactical … Continue reading

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US stocks jump after strong profits; Spain soothes

By Daniel Wagner from Bloomberg Businessweek Stocks stormed higher Tuesday after promising signals about the profitability of U.S. companies and a strong debt auction by Spain. The Dow Jones industrial average rose for the fourth day in five and posted … Continue reading

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Azul Systems Delivers Best-in-Breed Solution for Ultra-Low-Latency Financial Systems

SUNNYVALE, CA, Apr 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — North American Trading Architecture Summit, NYC — Azul Systems, Inc., the award-winning leader in Java runtime scalability, today announced a partnership with a leading-edge solution provider to deliver predictable performance in … Continue reading

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Quote MTF venue to block unwanted bids

By Philip Stafford from Trading Technology Quote MTF is to launch a share trading platform that allows users to block unwanted interest amid signs of growing industry momentum to offer investors greater choice over their electronic trading counterparty. The move by … Continue reading

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Verizon Targets Traders With High-Speed Network

By Greg Bensinger from The Wall Street Journal NEW YORK—Verizon Communications Inc. is looking at Wall Street as it attempts to draw new customers with yet another high-speed network. The telecommunications heavyweight, which boasts that its Verizon Wireless has the … Continue reading

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SEC Fails To Monitor More Than Half Of Stock Trading, Former Agency Lawyers Say

The Securities and Exchange Commission does not currently have the ability to fully monitor what, by most accounts, makes up a majority of the stock trading activity in the United States, according to former SEC lawyers. What’s more, recent reforms … Continue reading

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Financial News: Fight To Block High-Frequency Trading Escalates

By Tim Cave and Tom Osborn of Financial News from The Wall Street Journal Trading firms anxious to attract more institutional business are gearing up to create new exchange-type platforms that will exclude high-frequency traders. The moves reflect the growing concerns … Continue reading

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Gold Under Extreme Pressure to Rise, the Golden Eye of the Debt Hurricane

By Jim Willie CB from The Market Oracle What an incredibly complex confusing and treacherous month. It can be safely said that 80% of the activity is almost totally kept from the public. The financial system is breaking in an … Continue reading

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Nasdaq Wants To Reward Market Making

By Cinthia Murphy from Index Universe Nasdaq, the second-largest U.S. stock exchange, is looking to implement a program that would reward with financial incentives market makers who are willing to “go the extra mile” to keep ETF trading spreads tight … Continue reading

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