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Fined Scottrade Looking Hard at Execution Quality
...policies in August 2006 when it noted the development of its Scottrade Best Execution Index (SBI), used for evaluating execution quality on a stock-by-stock basis. Scottrade didn’t always perform a...
Global Interest Gives Portfolio Trading a Shot in the Arm
...do more program trading.To begin with, the volatile market led to more portfolio rebalances, such as those of self-managed pensions using index-based funds, he says. Also, long-only managers moved to...
FINRA Advises on Rogue Trading
...the policing of unauthorized trading follows on the heels of a $7 billion loss at Societe Generale after junior trader Jerome Kerviel gambled without permission on index futures. Citing “several...
Sweetening the Pot
...Matt Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com, which provides independent ETF and index funds analysis. “I did hear a lot of push-back from specialist firms.” For its part, the Amex is the...
Thrills and Chills
...at a staggering 51.9 percent-the highest since 1938, when 57 percent of the days saw significant index moves. By comparison, the number of significant daily index changes for 2006 was...
Volatility Dictates New Algo Trading Strategies, Report Says
...financial issues.Volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s VIX index, has surged since August 2007. It jumped from about 15 to 30 in August and has stayed in...
Handing Over the Keys
...Derivatives, the renamed RedSky entity. Many of ITG’s traditional customers, which trade index futures as part of transitions or to put cash to work immediately, are now eyeing options. RedSky’s...
Knowing Me, Knowing You
...by the day’s end. In an environment where the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index (VIX) hovers around 30 and quick decisions mean everything, both sides say it’s helpful if...
Denver STA 29th Annual Convention December 2-5
1 of 3 Steve, Erik, Kristen and Elena Hughes, STRIKE Technologies, New York For More of Denver 1999 visit http://www.tradersmagazine.com/photos/1999.html Steve Starker, Lisa Kelly, both BTIG, Jeff Kaplan, Deerfield Partners,...
On The Move
...subject. Early in his career, he participated in the design of the first index funds at Wells Fargo Bank. Wagner will continue to consult and to serve on various boards,...
