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Panic or Profits? BCP and Trading February 03, 2010 | Swine Flu puts business continuity in trading forefront.

SEC and Technology Can Reduce Naked Access Risk
February 02, 2010 |

Prop Trading Ban Proposal: Desirability vs. Practicality
January 28, 2010 | How do you ensure that firms do not take proprietary positions? Do you require that the bonds be bought directly from a customer? If so, how do you police it?

Obama Proposes Measures to Restrict Size and Activity of Major Banks
January 25, 2010 | Obama Proposes Measures to Restrict Size and Activity of Major Banks

Potential and Unintended Consequences of the Financial Transaction Tax
December 21, 2009 | The FTT may create natural incentives for financial services companies to move overseas, just as their manufacturing brethren has done over the past two decades.

HFT Firms Not Better or Worse, Just Different
December 01, 2009 | HFT firms are inherently no better or worse than other market participants, they are just different and institutional investors need to adjust their trading strategies accordingly.

The Challenges of OTC Derivatives Market Reform (Video)
November 23, 2009 | Tabb Group Senior Analyst Kevin McPartland discusses OTC derivatives reform and broader financial reform in this video.

Options: The Line Between Institutional and Retail Trading
November 13, 2009 | The sophisticated institutional money has finally caught on to what many retail investors have known for years--mainly, that options can provide excellent opportunities to hedge portfolio risk, enhance potential portfolio returns and help enable more prudent use of capital.


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Early Thoughts On SEC Dark Pool Regulation October 30, 2009
Higher Frequency, Lower Risk October 28, 2009
'Exchange-Traded' Does Not Equal 'Risk-Free' October 27, 2009
Demonizing the Dark October 21, 2009
Sweeping Re-Evaluation of Market Structure Necessary October 15, 2009
Electronic Trading Today: New Requirements for an Increasingly Complex Global Marketplace October 07, 2009
What Ails Us About High Frequency Trading? September 30, 2009
HFT is Fair Game September 15, 2009
Transparency: The Rx for What Ails Market Structure September 03, 2009
High Frequency Trading and the Evolution of Liquidity in US Equity Markets August 25, 2009
Defining High Frequency Trading and its Market Impact August 17, 2009
Aite Group Comments on Potential Flash Order Ban August 05, 2009
The Misconceptions Around Flash Orders July 30, 2009
The Real Story of Trading Software Espionage July 10, 2009
Positive Impact of Public Private Investment Program Still Under Debate July 09, 2009
Central Clearinghouse-Standard is Nice, Suitable is Better July 08, 2009
Maximizing CEP Through Content Aware Messaging Middleware July 07, 2009
BOLTs, Flashes and Market Structure July 01, 2009
New Financial Regulatory Reform Proposal: ’It’s in There’ June 22, 2009
EMS vs. OMS Revisited: What Should the Buyside to Do? June 18, 2009
Just Say No to C.D.O.’s June 18, 2009
New Prime Brokerage Model on the Horizon June 15, 2009
Liquidity Mapping: Jump into the Dark Pool June 12, 2009
When Hedge Funds Lose Their Mojo June 09, 2009
Will the Ultimate Relief Rally Continue? June 03, 2009
In Support of Short Sale Restrictions May 20, 2009
Doing More with Less: Leveraging Technology to Reduce Costs May 13, 2009
The Downside of an Uptick Rule April 16, 2009
The Winter Of Our Discontent May Not Be Over March 24, 2009
Rethinking Market Regulation March 13, 2009
Why Are We Letting the Shorts Kill the Market? February 24, 2009
Revamping The Street’s Bonus Structure February 10, 2009
The Transformation of the Transition Management Industry February 03, 2009
We Need Industry Leadership Now January 26, 2009
It’s Hard To Believe There Are Still Pirates Among Us January 21, 2009
Hedge Funds Take a Hit January 20, 2009
How Buy Side Trading Has Changed January 20, 2009
New Environment Requires a Return to Basics January 20, 2009
Communication Is Key to Survival January 19, 2009
Success Requires a Global Perspective January 19, 2009
Markets Still Need That Human Touch January 09, 2009
Leveraging Technology to Navigate Volatile Markets January 07, 2009