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The Periodic Table
Fidessa's Steve Grob has written a response to Marcus Ferber writing to ESMA condemning periodic auctions. The blog strongly criticizes Ferber's approach, and looks at the problems behind the "lit is good and dark is bad" attitude.
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Hedge Funds' AUM Appetite Seen Growing
Hedge funds' assets under management and their appetite for investments, including equities, is expected to grow this year.
High-Frequency Trading Divides Buyside
When a veteran like Robert Shapiro says he isn't sure exactly how high-frequency traders operate and how they impact institutional orders, then it's safe to say that he is not alone.
High-Frequency Trading Divides Buyside
When a veteran like Robert Shapiro says he isn't sure exactly how high-frequency traders operate and how they impact institutional orders, then it's safe to say that he is not alone.
High-Frequency Trading Divides Buyside
When a veteran like Robert Shapiro says he isn't sure exactly how high-frequency traders operate and how they impact institutional orders, then it's safe to say that he is not alone.
Young Guns Hit the Trading Floor
Fresh-faced yet experienced graduates are entering investment firms in strong numbers. And this crop of bright young things is bringing new skills and placing new demands on the buyside.
Charting the Way to Alpha
Portfolio managers at Boston Private Bank & Trust lean on Keith Gentile for more than trading.
Charting the Way to Alpha
Portfolio managers at Boston Private Bank & Trust lean on Keith Gentile for more than trading.
Charting the Way to Alpha
Portfolio managers at Boston Private Bank & Trust lean on Keith Gentile for more than trading.
New Blood
Fresh-faced yet experienced graduates are entering investment firms in strong numbers. Traders looks at this crop of bright young things and the new skills and placing new demands on the buyside.
Ted's Heat Map
Over the past eight years, Lord Abbett & Co. has embraced electronic trading with an almost religious fervor.
Ted's Heat Map
Over the past eight years, Lord Abbett & Co. has embraced electronic trading with an almost religious fervor.
Ted's Heat Map
Over the past eight years, Lord Abbett & Co. has embraced electronic trading with an almost religious fervor.
A Matter of IT Trust
Before a hedge fund signs on with an IT firm-cloud, network or otherwise-it must be certain the firm can handle any and all situations.
Appetite Grows For ETFs
Knight Capital Group's hire in June of 15 exchange-traded fund traders and salespeople from Newedge USA, the U.S. arm of the big French derivatives and commodities brokerage, highlights the growing interest from traditional asset managers in the products.
Appetite Grows For ETFs
Knight Capital Group's hire in June of 15 exchange-traded fund traders and salespeople from Newedge USA, the U.S. arm of the big French derivatives and commodities brokerage, highlights the growing interest from traditional asset managers in the products.