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Content posted in April 2011
Survival Of The Fastest in Tomorrow's Electronic Trading Markets
Commentary  |  4/29/2011  | 
The SEC's new Market Access Rule "15c3-5" will require big investments in new ultra-low-latency technology, but only those who get it right will be on the winning side of the street, contends Tibco's Rourke McNamara, Sr.
Don't Mess With Warren Buffett!
Commentary  |  4/28/2011  | 
Berkshire Hathaway releases an audit report accusing David Sokol of misleading Buffett about his personal trades.
GoodFellas II: The Feds Are Watching Traders At Home
Commentary  |  4/28/2011  | 
The FBI told a hedge fund trader they "had recorded his conversations for a very long time, that they knew 'everything' about him and his family and friends," sparking a debate about the rights and wrongs of wiretapping.
How To Get Fired By Goldman Sachs
Commentary  |  4/26/2011  | 
We like to think that most companies treat their employees with common courtesy. Think again.
Hedge Fund Managers Sour on Obama Heading into 2012
Commentary  |  4/26/2011  | 
It appears U.S. hedge fund managers are doing their best to swing the White House and Senate back to the Republicans in 2012.
Rajaratnam Gets His Money's Worth With Solid Defense
Commentary  |  4/25/2011  | 
Considering the mountain of evidence suggesting Raj Rajaratnam’s guilt in the Galleon Group insider trading case, most prognosticators expect a conviction, and with it a harsh prison sentence.
Why NYSE Shareholders Will Probably Spurn Nasdaq
Commentary  |  4/21/2011  | 
Much to the chagrin of those who are loathe to see the New York Stock Exchange fall into foreign ownership, NYSE Euronext shareholders are more likely to accept Deutsche Borse's offer rather than Nasdaq OMX and InterContinental Exchange's rival bid.
Citigroup Called Out For Trying To Spin Weak Q1 Results
Commentary  |  4/20/2011  | 
Citigroup is catching some grief over its transparent attempt to disguise weak first-quarter earnings.
Can A BlackBerry Tablet With No Email Impress Wall Street Professionals?
Commentary  |  4/19/2011  | 
RIM launched its PlayBook tablet today.
Advisers Ditch Cold Calls for Social Networks
Commentary  |  4/19/2011  | 
For financial advisers, using cold calls to drum up new business is quickly going the way of VCRs, CD players and the desktop computer: to the dustbin of history.
Nasdaq OMX-ICE Deal Has Merits
Commentary  |  4/18/2011  | 
The Nasdaq combination wtih NYSE would create the largest U.S. equity trading venue, reduce technology costs for traders and diversify ICE's derivatives business.
Balancing Latency vs. Cost
Commentary  |  4/15/2011  | 
The days of Wall Street firms and clients building data centers in the "race to zero latency" are nearly ending, contends David Kelly, Thomson Reuters Enterprise CTO.
Clooney to Tackle Wall Street Bailouts in New Film
Commentary  |  4/14/2011  | 
George Clooney's history with drugs and women will prevent him from ever running for office, but his past won't stop him from trying to influence public thought through film.
Should Insider Trading Become Legal?
Commentary  |  4/13/2011  | 
From the trial of Raj Rajaratnam, to the largest insider trading scandal in New Jersey history, the government has been cracking down hard on criminal activity on Wall Street.
GOP Averts Damaging Argument in 2012 with Budget Deal
Commentary  |  4/12/2011  | 
The nation's securities and commodities regulators are breathing easier following the last-ditch efforts of Congress to avoid a government shutdown.
Madoff's Latest Zingers
Commentary  |  4/11/2011  | 
Madoff delivers some unbelievably nonchalant comments in this FT interview.
Watson, From Jeopardy To Wall Street Hero? Hmm. Maybe.
Commentary  |  4/8/2011  | 
Could Watson have helped prevent the financial crisis?
Apps On The Street: TD Ameritrade Sees Mobile Trading Increase 125 Percent With iPad, iPhone Apps
Commentary  |  4/6/2011  | 
With traders increasingly looking for customized mobile solutions, TD Ameritrade has added the iPad and the iPhone to its suite of mobile trading offerings.
Credit Markets to Enjoy Liquidity Boost Under Dodd-Frank
Commentary  |  4/6/2011  | 
Dodd-Frank's impact will extend to the cash credit markets and will serve as the catalyst for increasingly electronic and centralized trading.
Flash Crashes, Sacred Cows and Doing the Right Thing
Commentary  |  4/5/2011  | 
Industry pressures to forgo preferencing restrictions and trade-at rules will be intense, even if the new rules are the right prescription for staving off another flash crash.
Customer Service 101: Lessons from Honda, Apple and Bloomberg
Commentary  |  4/5/2011  | 
To provide great customer service, an organization needs to be nimble, knowledgeable, available and empowered. Often, service representatives have one, two or even three of these traits, but they rarely exhibit all four.
The 'Rubin 300' - An Experimental Market Index of Tech Leaders
Commentary  |  4/5/2011  | 
An experimental market index of technology leaders shows that IT is a key driver of business success, even when the economy has slowed.
A Hedge Fund for Tony Hayward?
Commentary  |  4/5/2011  | 
The former CEO of BP resurfaces from the Gulf oil spill to reinvent himself as a hedge fund manager.


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