Archive for category: Liquidity

75th Annual STANY Discusses “Man & Machine” in US Capital Markets

75th Annual STANY Discusses “Man & Machine” in US Capital Markets

0 / May 20, 2011 1:48 pm

As the Security Traders Association of New York (STANY) prepares to host a member event next week, we thought it fitting to reflect on the organization’s large, recent event, the 75th Annual Conference and Dinner which took place at the [...]

Megamergers and Macroeconomic Developments – A Discussion with Sungard

Megamergers and Macroeconomic Developments – A Discussion with Sungard

0 / April 28, 2011 11:21 am

Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s happening from one week to the next with these mega-mergers and macroeconomic developments, so to help clear the muddy exchange trading waters and explain what can be done to help you make sense of [...]

“The leader who can’t delegate will always fail”  – Our Top 30 Tweets @tradetech 2011

“The leader who can’t delegate will always fail” – Our Top 30 Tweets @tradetech 2011

0 / April 19, 2011 4:35 pm

So TradeTech Europe, the biggest event from the TradeTech stables, is done and dusted for another year and what an event it was! Over 2,200 attendees came to London for 3 days of discussion on electronic trading, regulation, HFT, equities and [...]

Dark pool trading should be an extension rather than the rule

0 / March 29, 2011 9:34 am

Specially selected by Deutsche Börse, Prof. Dr. Peter Gomber, Chair of Business Administration (e-Finance) at the University of Frankfurt/M since 2004, and keynote speaker at TradeTech Deutschland 2011, gave us his insight on MiFID II, dark pool trading and the [...]

The next drive for Electronic Trading innovation is not Low Latency – It’s Liquidity

0 / March 22, 2011 12:03 pm

Read highlights from our exclusive in-depth interview with Brian Gallagher, MD at Morgan Stanley for Electronic Trading, Europe, or watch the full video below. DMC: What do you expect then the main changes coming from MiFID II are likely to [...]

Top 5, Top 4: The Top 5 financial stories of 2010 & the Sure-To-Be Top 4 of 2011

0 / December 22, 2010 8:21 pm

By Peter Cocuzza Special to the TradeTech Blog As it’s now the end of the year, it’s natural to reflect on what made 2010’s financial markets distinct. But how, exactly, do you determine what the biggest issues were? Think back [...]

Introducing a new blog series with Jeffery Lay: Risk & Excellence

0 / December 16, 2010 3:37 pm

When I met Jeffery Lay, I couldn’t resist asking him: “What did it feel like to be a Top Gun?” He was happy to describe the experience to me and how it lead him to a career in finance after [...]

Larry Tabb, Tabb Group, on the Flash Crash, Asian markets and where US regulation is heading

0 / October 29, 2010 5:42 pm

TradeTech talks with Larry Tabb, CEO of the Tabb Group, about HFT, the flash crash and some of the proposed and impending U.S. regulations for the market. Tabb is an authority on the rise and impact of HFT. He also gives [...]

Q&A: John Fildes and the emerging HFT market in Asia

0 / October 21, 2010 4:16 pm

“Is there anything wrong with doing things faster and better?” John Fildes, Director of Strategic Development, GETCO Asia, poses this question quite rationally, as the natural answer is: no, of course not. Yet still, market makers like his high frequency [...]

Cortina’s Kurt Kujawa on block trading and technology

0 / August 23, 2010 3:58 pm

Block trading has become its own art as sourcing liquidity for large trades gets more complex. In this podcast, Kurt Kujawa, Head Trader at Cortina Asset Management, talks honestly with me about how traders are doing this – and he [...]