Content posted in May 2011
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Einhorn Says "Let's Go Mets"
A life-long fan, the hedge fund manager brings $200k and financial acumen to the cash-strapped team.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Allows Brokers to "Tweet" Market Research
Twitter has proven to be a game-charger in news, now Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is testing whether or not it can do the same for market research.
Wall Street's Legendary Innovators
The current state of high-speed trading, derivatives and dark pools owes its history to a long line of innovators.
How to Protect Your IP
Financial services firms build their businesses on innovation. Protecting those advances is a full-time job.
Top 10 Innovators of the Decade: Back In My Day …
Right now on AdvancedTrading.com, we're taking a look at the people whose ideas and systems are used by today's traders and broker-dealers to navigate the markets.
Market Analytics: The New IT Benchmark
The traditional, annual IT benchmarking process is just about irrelevant. Today's dynamic technology economy requires more continuous analysis.
The 'I' Word
Saying your company is innovative is one thing -- actually being an innovative company is another.
Quant Funds Enjoy 2011 Revival
Thanks to a run of steady performance by the markets and less than fierce competition in the aftermath of the financial crisis, quantitative funds are well-positioned for growth in the near-term.
Sen. Grassley Pursues Wall Street Titan
Why is a Congressman investigating Steven Cohen of SAC Capital?
On Wall Street, Social Media Needs To Be A Leap Of Faith
Many banks still forbid their employees from using Facebook, Twitter or any other social media tools.
Hedge Fund Assets Make Comeback But Returns Don't
At first glance, it certainly seems like hedge funds are enjoying a post-crash renaissance, with the industry’s total assets under management projected to climb above pre-crisis levels later this year.
High-Frequency Trading and the Blind Scales of Justice
The Justice Department and SEC's joint investigation into high-frequency trading could be just what the industry needs, writes special contributing editor Larry Tabb.
Step By Step: How Hedge Funds Must Navigate the New Landscape
Step One: Get friends to loan you $500 million. Step Two: Find high-net-worth clients. Step Three is a little trickier. Thanks to the financial collapse a few years ago, the new buzzword is "transparency."
Ranking of Top 100 Hedge Funds Shows How Far Industry Has Grown
A close look at Institutional Investor's ranking of the top 100 hedge funds in terms of assets under management reveals how appealing such investments have become to institutional clients over the last decade.
Raj Will Run, Predict Hedge Fund Managers
Those attending the Skybridge alternative investments conference in LasVegas, told CNBC that Raj Rajaratnam will flee the U.S, to escape a 20-year jail term.
HFTs Probably Don't Like Sen. Schumer Too Much Right Now
Considering how unhappy Wall Street was with being slapped with a host of new regulations, it's pretty safe to assume Sen. Charles Schumer isn't too popular right now in the high frequency trading community.
U.S. High-Frequency Trading Firms Look Eastward
The new gold rush is taking place in the Far East. Plagued with depressed trading volumes, brutal competition and stunted growth, high-frequency trading firms are setting their sights on the Asia-Pacific region as the U.S. and European markets stagnate.
Capital Markets Continue to Race Against Time
Having timely information is not simply a competitive advantage. It is a survival necessity in a highly competitive global environment.
Steven Cohen Raises Social Profile
SAC Global's founder attends social events to blunt allegations of insider trading.
Post-trade Data to Play Key Role in Exchange Differentiation
Exchanges have an opportunity to consolidate data and offer value added services, but this require a transformation of their data infrastructures, contends Jeffrey Wallis of SunGard Global Services.
What's Changed Since the Flash Crash?
What happened last year on May 6th and what have we learned as a result?
The (Cloud) Tipping Point
Trusted financial services vendors are grabbing the cloud market away from the Amazons and Googles of the cloud world.
Smaller Hedge Funds to Gobble Larger Slice of Pension Pie?
Smaller hedge funds are looking like a better bet than their larger counterparts these days – at least in the eyes of institutional investors.
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