Commentary

Some Like It Hedged
BNP Asset Management's Pojarliev discusses a variety of options to address foreign currency exposures. Although there is no single best-practice solution for addressing foreign currency exposures, institutional investors have three main choices, he says.
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November 2014
Meet the Innovators
By John D'Antona, Renee Caruthers and Phil Albinus
Traders Magazine celebrates the winners of this year's fourth annual Wall Street Woman Awards: A Celebration of Excellence. Meet the individual winners of the awards and see how they came to prominence in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
PDQ ATS Posts Its Form ATS on Web
By John D'Antona Jr.
PDQ Enterprises, operator of PDQ ATS announced that its Form ATS is now available for direct download on the company website.
Goldman Sachs Prohibits Bankers from Buying Stocks
By John D'Antona Jr.
In a move designed to address potential conflicts of interest and clarify an opaque policy on employee ownership of stock, Goldman Sachs is making a move to protect its employees and itself.
PDQ ATS Announces New Auction with Up to One Second Delay
By John D'Antona Jr.
PDQ ATS, the venue that helps the buyside amass liquidity by building an order book first and then holding an auction, is about to introduce its second auction model.
The Marketplace Awaits Regulation SCI
By Annette Nazareth and Jeffrey T. Dinwoodie
Davis Polk's Annette Nazareth and Jeffrey Dinwoodie review Reg SCI, its implications, costs and how the rulemaking may be an interesting window into the SEC's future steps in market structure.
Goldman Sachs Looks At Purchasing ETF Provider
By John D'Antona Jr.
White glove bulge bracket broker Goldman Sachs appears like it could be readying a move into the exchange traded fund space. And soon.
Will Illiquid Stocks Spell Doom for the Trade-At Rule?
By Rob Daly
Will the illiquidity of small- cap stocks and others targeted for promotion by the JOBS Act make execution of a "trade-at" rule more difficult?
Barchart Trader Platform Adds Options Analysis
By John D'Antona Jr.
Barchart.com, Inc., a provider of market data and information, announced the release of advanced options analysis and an options strategy builder within its Barchart Trader platform.