Post Tagged with: "Algorithms"

Are regulators attempting to put an end to algo trading?

Are regulators attempting to put an end to algo trading?

0 / May 16, 2012 5:02 pm

The process of algorithmic trading has been debated by a wide number of experts in the financial sector in recent years, yet the debate is far from losing momentum – in fact, it’s hotting up thanks to the onset of [...]

Transparency should not be an end in itself

Transparency should not be an end in itself

0 / May 14, 2012 1:33 pm

A look into the potential pitfalls of EMIR in the DACH region with Mark Goodmann is Head of Electronic Services – Europe at Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking. Mark is a man with his fingers very much on the pulse [...]

Multi-Asset or Jobcentre?

Multi-Asset or Jobcentre?

0 / May 2, 2012 4:06 pm

When I grew up, a Jack-of-all-trades was an insult. Being a master of nothing was never going to get you anywhere. But times they are a-changing and if you look at any teenager today, they are constantly multitasking in a [...]

What impact does Dodd Frank have on FX trading?

What impact does Dodd Frank have on FX trading?

0 / March 30, 2012 4:37 pm

Regulation has a significant impact on how businesses operate across the world, and no industry is more tightly regulated than the financial sector. In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 regulators responded with a raft of new proposals [...]

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 [...]

Volatility of Emerging Markets

Volatility of Emerging Markets

0 / January 23, 2012 7:28 pm

By Carson Dahlberg, CMT Special to the TradeTech Blog The (EEM) iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund exemplifies the outperformance this sector has had recently over the S&P500 benchmark that many use (3.25% above over the last 21 trading days). Also [...]

Gold’s Connecting Flight (It Just Landed)

Gold’s Connecting Flight (It Just Landed)

0 / January 5, 2012 4:22 pm

by Carson Dahlberg, CMT Special to the TradeTech Blog I am writing this on 12.29.2011 during Thursday’s regularly scheduled session. There are few interesting things lining up that I have observed worth sharing about gold. These line up the odds [...]

Out of the Box: Trading Based on an Option Contract Price Chart

Out of the Box: Trading Based on an Option Contract Price Chart

0 / November 18, 2011 9:10 pm

By Carson Dahlberg, CMT Special to the TradeTech Blog I always like to blog about something I don’t see very often, and topics that make people think. So I was doubly excited to get this idea after having our tools [...]

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 [...]