We have had the flash crash, the breathtaking 1000-point drop-then-surge that happened on May 6th, 2010. In the near future we will have a new worry - prepare for the “Splash Crash”, which will cross asset barriers in a single bound.
As asset classes outside equities - energy, commodities,...
High frequency and algorithmic trading will blossom in emerging markets such as Brazil and India, possibly signaling the end of US and UK dominance in financial markets.
Even as regulators in the US and Europe debate over how to regulate algorithmic and high frequency trading (HFT), firms...
Earlier this week I participated in the 2011 Progress Global Partner Conference which was held in Florida.
This is only the second time the partner conference has been global – previously it was held regionally – and I’m delighted to say that hundreds of representatives from...
A pattern is emerging within new financial services regulations where regulators and financial services firms deploy monitoring technology to "red flag" potential issues such as risk, position limits, errors and manipulation. The "red flags" raised would then alert the relevant personnel or...