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New Leadership, New Name, Pipeline Struggles to Start Over
Jay Biancamano, the new head of the former Pipeline Trading Systems, admits his company will have a difficult time over the next year, and changing the firm's name to Aritas Securities isn't going to solve all its problems.
Cowen Acquires Algo Provider
Cowen Group joined the electronic trading revolution with the acquisition of the 20-person shop, Algorithmic Trading Management, a provider of global, multi-asset-class algorithmic trading models. Under the agreement announced yesterday, ATM will continue to operate as a separate financial technology business.
Citi Rolls Out New Pairs Algo
Citi has introduced a new algorithm for pairs trading, allowing equity traders to execute market neutral strategies by simultaneously buying and selling highly correlated securities.Internally, Citi has had a pairs strategy for a while, but about five months ago it started offering the algo to some of the clients using its Dagger product, which Citi turned into a full-fledged platform algo last year.
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Algos: Better, Faster... Fewer
For the past several years, buyside traders have been consolidating their algorithms, paring back the number of tools on their desktops. During 2011, that process accelerated even further, with many firms deciding to cut back to just a handful of algos, often with each one tailored to specific needs.
A Good Walk
Since 2007, Traders Magazine's December issue has featured a review of the year's top stories. This year's issue marks our fifth annual such edition and delivers some interesting recaps.
Traders Wary After Pipeline Case
In the wake of Pipeline Trading Systems' settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, many people are wondering if dark pools will be able to retain the trust of traders given the misrepresentations made by such a well-known venue.
Price Matters
Institutional broker Weeden & Co. and its - partner, technology vendor Pragma, have unveiled an - algorithm that adjusts its rate of speed in response to price changes.
Algo Consolidation Speeding Up
Fewer is better. That's the message brokers have been hearing from clients over the last year, as buyside traders have reduced the number of algorithms on their desktops.
Knight Uses Its Size to Thwart HFTs
Knight Capital Group has revamped technology used by its institutional customers to help them steer clear of high-frequency traders.
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