Post Tagged with: "HFT"

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 [...]

Taking the high tech road

Taking the high tech road

0 / April 23, 2012 11:30 pm

Nick Nielsen joined Marshall Wace LLP in 2008 and is head of trading in London. Prior to this, he was at Citadel Investment Group in London and Chicago. He started his career in high frequency trading at Goldman Sach’s Hull [...]

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 [...]

“Banks are like landmines” says Chris Skinner

“Banks are like landmines” says Chris Skinner

0 / November 14, 2011 11:44 am

Chair of TradeTech Architecture, owner of The Financial Services Club, voracious blogger on TheFinansier.com and all-round financial guru, Chris Skinner joined the TradeTech Blog at the Architecture event in London in October. In this interview we discussed why taxing the [...]

‘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 [...]