Apr 25 2012 - 10:11am
High Frequency Traders sat down with low-latency hardware provider, BittWare, CEO Jeff Milrod to find out how the company’s FGPA expertise is making waves in high frequency trading.
Mar 30 2012 - 10:36am
Over the course of the next thirty-six months, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. will invest HK$3 billion ($386 million) upgrading its technology, a reaction to mounting competition from fellow exchanges, the bourse operator announced this week.
Nov 30 2011 - 10:58am
The European Commission’s MiFID II reforms will be one of the biggest shake-ups to the financial industry in years, particularly in terms of technology. We discussed this with Pat Phillips, practice director at Xceed, to hear what implications the changes have for trading firms.
Nov 8 2011 - 12:49pm
Effective systems are only partly about hardware. Focusing on packet processing, 6WIND provides software that accelerates network operations. We spoke to 6WIND to find out more about what the company’s solutions can do and what part they are playing in this rapidly evolving space.
Oct 27 2011 - 1:20pm
We’ve recently seen HFT back in the spotlight due to the release of the European Commission’s MIFID II proposals and a report from the IOSCO, both of which target low-latency trading for increased scrutiny and regulation.
Oct 12 2011 - 11:59am
Traders are exploring wireless solutions as a potentially lower cost and lower latency alternative to fiber. High Frequency Traders takes a look at the technology and its place in the industry’s future.
Oct 5 2011 - 11:59am
Counting NYSE and CBOE amongst its customers, Solarflare is currently lighting up the trading business. High Frequency Traders speaks to their CEO, Russell Stern, to find out what the future holds for high-speed networking.
Sep 21 2011 - 12:34pm
Real-time database technology firm McObject have announced details of two major new finance clients in India today. We spoke to Co-Founder and CEO Steve Graves to find out about the technology behind McObject.
Sep 13 2011 - 10:57am
From beginnings in online gaming, BSO Network Solutions has transitioned into providing low-latency networks for a wide range of clients in the trading space. We spoke to Scott Ritchie, UK Managing Director, to find out more about the future of global networks.
Aug 30 2011 - 11:01am
EU Ministers are meeting today to discuss a transaction tax which could see high frequency trading driven out of certain markets. President Sarkozy believes proceeds from the tax could help fight poverty and climate change, but there is a risk they could have serious economic consequences.
Aug 22 2011 - 10:40am
The market turmoil of the last few weeks has left many fearing that we’re on our way to a repeat of 2008’s crash. With stocks plummeting on both sides of the Atlantic, there is a pervading nervousness in the market about where the current trend will ultimately lead.
Aug 22 2011 - 9:23am
The news reported by Reuters earlier this week that the Securities Exchange Commission had been issuing subpoenas to high frequency trading firms, in addition to the recent voting in favour of systems to monitor high-volume traders, has raised concerns over future regulation.
