Archive for category: High Frequency Trading

The Tobin Tax and its impact on taxing of trades

The Tobin Tax and its impact on taxing of trades

0 / February 7, 2012 3:22 pm

Doubts have been cast over the future of a Tobin tax on Europe’s financial markets after British prime minister David Cameron vetoed an EU treaty that would have included a financial transaction tax. The move has widely been welcomed by [...]

Is the future of High-Frequency Trading wireless?

Is the future of High-Frequency Trading wireless?

0 / November 16, 2011 12:06 pm

High-frequency trading (HFT) companies typically trade a huge volume of contracts operating on the tiniest of margins. This means even the smallest of price movements can essentially be make or break for business. This makes choosing the right technology an [...]

‘Everyone needs to reach the finishing line at the same time’

‘Everyone needs to reach the finishing line at the same time’

0 / November 3, 2011 12:41 pm

Landmines and automated mice are not necessarily the first things to spring to mind when contemplating the landscape of global trading – but they were part of the picture painted during the opening address at the TradeTech Architecture event held [...]

Oracle ‘not getting into the HFT game’

Oracle ‘not getting into the HFT game’

0 / November 2, 2011 12:00 am

Speaking at TradeTech Architecture in London, October 2011, Ian Pearl, Global Lead for Capital Markets at leading database management company Oracle speaks to The TradeTech Blog about why they’re not getting into the HFT game, the impotance and advantages of [...]

MiFID 2 and the Eurocrisis

MiFID 2 and the Eurocrisis

0 / October 28, 2011 4:52 pm

We are very excited to bring you this last post before the weekend, exclusive to the TradeTech Blog, written by David Hughes, Director of ATMonitor, the buy-side only trading intelligence service… The financial markets generally believe that the crisis in [...]

MiFID II Proposals – Your Whistlestop Briefing

MiFID II Proposals – Your Whistlestop Briefing

0 / October 21, 2011 4:42 pm

It’s been two years in the making, with speculation, hearsay, leaks and lobbying-a-plenty, but finally the MiFID II proposal has now been published by the European Commission. What a shame, then, that its arrival has been met more with a [...]

HFT in Europe: What are the Options?

HFT in Europe: What are the Options?

0 / October 5, 2011 9:00 am

With the ‘big reveal’ of MiFID II imminent, firms that make use of HFT are preparing to make an aggressive push into the European options markets thanks to the new trading platforms the regulation will create, according to a new [...]

News  TT’s Top Headlines: World stocks hit 14-month low, Citi Win, G20, Greece & The Eurozone…

News TT’s Top Headlines: World stocks hit 14-month low, Citi Win, G20, Greece & The Eurozone…

0 / September 23, 2011 11:49 am

World stocks hit 14-month low 23 September, 2011 Reporting by Jeremy Gaunt, writing by Natsuko Waki World stocks hit a 14-month low on Friday as growing concerns about the impact on the banking sector from a possible Greek default eclipsed [...]

UBS on why offering choice to investors is essential

UBS on why offering choice to investors is essential

0 / September 14, 2011 4:37 pm

Owain Self, Global Co-Head of UBS Direct Execution, Global Head of UBS Algorithmic Trading explains why offering choice for investors is essential for best execution.

TT’s Top Headlines: Bernanke Early Analysis, More on Mergers and No More Jobs

TT’s Top Headlines: Bernanke Early Analysis, More on Mergers and No More Jobs

0 / August 26, 2011 3:16 pm

All quiet for the holiday season? Fat chance! Back for our second collection of weekly headlines we’re rounding up the last seven days of essential stories to make sure your on top form before you’re off for the weekend (a [...]