Lime Brokerage: "The Next 'Long Term Capital' Meltdown Will Happen In A...
A recent Bloomberg piece that for some reason was made available only to terminal subscribers, provides a very interesting discussion on the dangers of sponsored access, how the associated pre-trade vs...
View ArticleHigh Frequency Trading Roundtable
Yet another good introduction for the novices in the field. Keep in mind the various participants have extensive interests so read between the lines. The presentation, courtesy of Streambase, can be...
View ArticleKaufman Continues Quest For Efficient Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-DE) applauded the SEC for its proposal to ban flash orders and, more importantly, begin a broad review at the Commission of...
View ArticleGoldman's "Naked Short Selling" Strawman
Matt Taibbi has put together a very informative piece on Goldman's lobbying attempts, specifically in the context on the upcoming discussion over naked short selling. The contention here by the...
View ArticleOverview Of Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading: Part 1
Zero Hedge is starting a multi-part overview of Goldman Sachs' Electronic Trading client-focused product suite, to demonstrate just how extensively embedded in modern market architecture are Goldman's...
View ArticleDo It Yourself High Frequency Trading
As the only way to make money in this market is to mimic the big boys and to churn stock after stock (especially those with massive short interests) then closing 100% in cash at the end of every day,...
View ArticleCredit Suisse HFT Algo Gone Wild Slapped With Whopping $150,000 Fee
The recent focus on the dangers of HFT algos gone wild was validated earlier today when the NYSE slapped Credit Suisse with a massive $150,000 fee for "failing to adequately supervise development,...
View ArticleBridgewater's Head Of Trading Is Leaving The Company
One month after a major shake up at Bridgewater, which saw Ray Dalio step down as co-CEO, as well as the departure of the recently hired former Apple executive Jon Rubenstein, the world's largest hedge...
View ArticleQuant Fund Run By Three 20-Somethings Trades $1 Billion A Day
Financial markets are increasingly being dominated by quantitative and passive traders (even as quant forms have underperformed this year).We highlighted this dichotomy earlier this year in a post...
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