Archive for category: High Frequency Trading

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 [...]

TT’s Top Headlines: BOA layoffs, Buffet’s Viral Op-Ed, Brokers on HFT

TT’s Top Headlines: BOA layoffs, Buffet’s Viral Op-Ed, Brokers on HFT

0 / August 19, 2011 7:24 pm

If ever there was a good time to start a weekly round-up of top news headlines for the week – we believe it would fall right around now. Volatility seems to be par for the course these past few weeks, [...]

Malcolm Chisholm on Data Management

Malcolm Chisholm on Data Management

0 / August 9, 2011 4:05 pm

As every good trader knows, data is the backbone of everything. From storage locations to transmission speed, even the type of wiring, can have an impact on your abilities on the trading floor, so getting the right data management and [...]

QTA: Quants, Technicians & Those In Between

QTA: Quants, Technicians & Those In Between

0 / August 2, 2011 5:29 pm

by Carson Dahlberg, CMT and Kirk Northington, CMT Special to the TradeTech Blog We are excited to announce a new series for the TradeTech Blog from the Market Technicians Association. Carson Dalhberg and Kirk Northington, both CMT certified, will be [...]

The Key to HFT? Location, Location, Location

The Key to HFT? Location, Location, Location

0 / July 8, 2011 12:00 am

As anyone who knows anything about High Frequency Trading knows that the difference of a microsecond can make all the difference to your success as a trader. More and more traders across the world are investing in technologies to bring [...]

Post 60 Minutes, Saluzzi Reveals True HFT Opinions, Predictions

0 / July 6, 2011 2:24 pm

When national television programs start talking about a topic you thought only your industry cared about, you know it’s hot. That was undoubtedly proven when 60 Minutes originally aired a segment about high frequency trading late last year, and then [...]

Key HFT challenges facing Heads of Global Trading

Key HFT challenges facing Heads of Global Trading

0 / June 27, 2011 1:29 pm

Interest in electronic trading is growing around the world – not least in the Nordic economies that continue to lead on the global stage. The explosive growth of high frequency trading (HFT), in the Nordic regions in particular, has stemmed [...]