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'Bailout Nation' Author Says Correlation Killing Volumes

January 27, 2012 – Barry Ritholtz, author of the bestselling book "Bailout Nation," said yesterday he expects equity trading volumes to remain low for the foreseeable future due to the rampant correlation in the stock market.

OptionsXpress Benefits from Complex Orders

January 27, 2012 – The options industry recorded double digit growth last year, and at least one broker credited the use of sophisticated strategies for its good fortune.

Bloc Trading Russian Style

January 27, 2012 – Moscow-based agency-only broker-dealer Otkritie Capital is breaking into the U.S. marketplace, offering U.S. institutional clients and high-frequency traders access into the equities markets in Russia and other former Soviet countries.

After Two Decades, Oppenheimer Returns to Chicago

January 26, 2012 – After a 20-year hiatus, Oppenheimer & Co. has reopened its doors in Chicago and is launching a new trading desk the firm hopes will expand its business in the Windy City and throughout the Midwest.

Cover Story: Bridging the Gap

January 25, 2012 – Transaction-cost analysis is in the process of evolving into a set of powerful tools providing real-time information and decision support capabilities that are expected to give traders a leg up to find the most liquidity at the best price.

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Pipeline Fine Shocks Trading World

Regulators Look to Pacify the Market

DMMs Alive and Well at NYSE

January 2, 2012 – Floor trading might be in decline, but it's far from dead. Designated market makers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange have been making headlines recently.

Knight Outlines Restructuring Plans

Buyside Eyes Consistency in Brokers

On The Move

January 2, 2012 – Here are recent hires and promotions in the equities trading world as Wall Street pros make that move, right now. Read about how Mizuho Securities USA added three sales traders, Fox River got a new managing director and Rosenblatt created a new position for a director of visual analytics.

On The Move

Trader Asks SEC to Look At Rule

Market Makers Eye Volcker Rule

January 2, 2012 – The Volcker rule as currently written will affect market making on equities trading desks by limiting their abilities to facilitate trading. Subsequently, this will raise trading costs and hinder liquidity, sources tell Traders Magazine.

SEC Beefs Up Trading Enforcement

NYSE's Sub-Penny Quandary

Bit Players

January 2, 2012 – High-frequency trading may have transformed the country's stock exchanges into ultra-fast, high-volume marketplaces, but it has had little impact on U.S. options exchanges. Five years into the penny tick/maker-taker revolution, high-frequency traders are bit players at best in options.

Pensions Eye Buy-Writes

Short and Sweet

BoA Revamps Its Flexible Algo

January 2, 2012 – Bank of America Merrill Lynch has revised its algorithmic trading strategy for its institutional equity clients. It lets them to customize how aggressively they want to pursue liquidity.

PDQ Brings Auctions to ATS

EMS/OMS Targets Hedge Funds

Start Big, Change Fast

January 2, 2012 – Some people start small. Not Rob Pulkys, head trader at Highstreet Asset Management. He started his trading career in 2007 at one of Canada's largest investors, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. He started there right out of college as a trader and worked for 20 portfolio managers, who invested across every asset class. Baptism by fire, indeed.

Passing the Baton

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Wall Street Women: A Celebration of Excellence

On Nov. 10, nearly 200 attendees gathered in New York to honor the 15 award winners in Traders Magazine's inaugural event: Wall Street Women: A Celebration of Excellence. The winners were nominated by their peers and selected by an advisory committee of women within the industry.

Here are interviews with four of the winners: Sylvia Rocco of BofA Merrill Lynch, Nanette Buziak of ING Investments, Christian Kelerchian of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Melissa Hinmon of Turner Investments. The keynote speaker was Jeanne Murtaugh.