Content posted in April 2012
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Is Buy-Side Order Flow Really Going Dark?
In the search for liquidity, the buy side increasingly is turning to dark pools. Or is it?
Startup Hedge Funds Battle Gale Force Headwinds
From fundraising difficulties, to IT and regulatory headaches, smaller hedge funds are struggling to take off while investors seek security with the larger players.
Goldman Sachs CEO: We Are Not "Anti-Client."
In a rare interview, embattled Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein defends his firm after a public relations nightmare.
Priority No. 1: Rebuilding Confidence in the Capital Markets
As more negative news batters Wall Street's public image further, brokers must realize that something is broken and make the necessary repairs to rebuild confidence in the financial system.
5 Reasons Why One In Every Three U.S. Equities Shares Is Traded In the Dark
Tabb Group offers the real reasons why 33 percent of U.S. equities volume is traded off-exchange.
Bitran Father and Son Pay $4.8M SEC Fine, Leave Securities Industry
The once heralded father and son hedge fund GMB Capital Management admit no wrong-doing in feeding Bernard Madoff and faking their profits.
Citi Shows That You Too Should Decide If Your Boss Is Getting Paid Too Much
Vikram Pandit's $15 million pay package has come under fire.
Electronic Trading Blooms in Latin America
Brazil, Mexico and Chile have made significant investments in their exchange technology to provide lower latency and higher throughput execution for their participants.
Why Data Visualization For Your Emails Can Boost Your Search For Alpha
New research from the UK suggests data visualization should move beyond the trading desk to your inbox.
What Led to the Crisis? The Repeal of Glass-Steagall, Stupid
Just like his predecessor John Reed, former Citigroup Chairman Richard Parsons holds the fateful 1999 repeal of Glass-Steagall responsible for the financial crisis.
Turning Big Data into a Dashboard for Investment Managers
The rise of data aggregators pulling information from various cloud-based sources, fueling front-end analytics, will make Big Data more usable for investment managers, contends StatPro North America's Andrew Peddar.
When High-Frequency Trading Isn't Profitable
A technique that high-frequency traders are often criticized for using actually isn't feasible.
CME Floor Traders Took a Page from Occupy Wall Street
The battle between floor brokers and the CME heated up again when ex-chairman Leo Melamed defended the exchange's policies, suggesting that blocks will continue to be matched in the dark.
SEC Brings Knife to HFT Gunfight
Former lawyers for the largest U.S. securities regulator say the agency is fighting a 21st century battle with 20th century capabilities.
5 Tips For The Best Social Media Strategy On Wall Street
The biggest factor in the success or failure of any social strategy is content, but here is a look at what you should and shouldn't do.
Why Your IT Spending Is About to Hit the Wall
The increasing demand for computing power is beginning to exceed the computing efficiencies created by Moore's Law, and financial services firms are about to feel the pain of rising IT costs more than ever before.
Dangers of the Dark?
New statistics from Tabb Group raise concerns about more than a third of U.S. equity volume being executed away from the primary exchanges.
Hedge Funds Started By Ex-Goldman Traders Stumble Out of the Gate
Goldman alumni didn't have much trouble raising money from investors, but they're struggling to deliver returns, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
It’s A Beautiful (Pay) Day on Wall Street
Jamie Dimon took home $ 23.1 million in compensation in 2011.
The Top 12 Hedge Funds of 2012
Although hedge funds badly lagged the stock market's first quarter rally, a dozen standouts managed to outperform.
How to Prepare for Fragmentation in the Brazilian Marketplace
Economic indicators suggest that South America's hottest market will soon join the global trend and embrace a multi-market structure with liquidity fragmented across different venues.
Mobile: Data Security's New Frontier
As clients increasingly expect to be able to trade, transfer funds and do almost anything else they can do on a PC from their mobile devices, Wall Street technology executives must figure out how to protect data outside the enterprise.
Wall Street Scratches Its Head Over Big Data Challenge
With IT budgets growing less than 1%, firms are scrambling to deal with a huge challenge.
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