Archive for category: Latency

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 [...]

In House Vs. Off-The-Shelf? A Panel Debate

In House Vs. Off-The-Shelf? A Panel Debate

0 / October 14, 2011 3:11 pm

Direct from TradeTech Architecture in London last week we have the full and very interesting discussion around this hotly debated topic. The panellists and the moderator analyse and assess the different options to build a reliable long-term low cost consistent [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Voice of The Machine – 5 Minutes with the CTO of Chi-X

The Voice of The Machine – 5 Minutes with the CTO of Chi-X

0 / May 31, 2011 4:07 pm

Florian Miciu is the CTO at Chi-X Europe, putting him right on the cutting edge of the world of trading technology, particularly when it comes to making sure that the all-important ‘back-end’ is serving the needs of those on the [...]

Deutsche Bank’s Andrew Morgan on HFT, mandatory liquidity provision, quote-stuffing and more… (2/5)

0 / May 5, 2011 4:01 pm

In part 2 of our 5 part video interview series with Andrew Morgan, MD, Head of Autobahn Equity Europe at Deutsche Bank, we continue our discussion on high frequency trading. Below the video is a transcript of the first couple [...]

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 [...]