The Speed Traders Workshop 2015

Course details

Course Overview

The Speed Traders Workshop, the first and most comprehensive initiation to the world of electronic trading, opens the door to the secretive world of computerized low-latency trading, the most controversial form of investing today; in the name of protecting the algorithms they have spent so much time perfecting, speed traders almost never talk to the press and try to disclose as little as possible about how they operate.

What will I learn?

• The first and most comprehensive global initiation to the world of high-frequency trading
• Key enablers of high-frequency trading in the U.S., Europe and Asia
• Strategies high-frequency traders leverage to find alpha in up and down markets
• Techniques to detect and avoid high-frequency trading in the markets
• Regulatory framework and initiatives for speed trading
• Latest update on high-frequency trading in the world and current regulatory initiatives after the "flash crash" and Michael Lewis' "Flash Boys"
• Up-to-date review of the future of high-frequency trading
• Study materials developed by Edgar Perez, the author of the most popular books on the subject of high-frequency trading, The Speed Traders and Knightmare on Wall Street, commentator on Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business News and other business media, and a well-known presenter 

Target Audience

• The workshop will be extremely helpful for delegates working with firms in financial markets and investments, including Financial Institutions, Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Pension Funds, Broker Dealers, Exchanges, Dark Pools, Financial Regulators and Lobbyists, Law and Consultancy Groups, Prime Brokers, Solution Providers, Private Equity, Venture Capital, who wish to gain a thorough understanding and practical knowledge of high-frequency trading.

How will I benefit from this course

The Speed Traders Workshop will cover the latest research currently available and reveals how high-frequency trading players are operating in global markets and driving the development of electronic trading at breakneck speeds from the U.S. and Europe to Japan, India, and Brazil. The “flash crash”, the suspended BATS IPO, the botched Facebook IPO, Knight Capital's trading malfunction and NASDAQ's Flash Freeze are just a few of the milestones in the history of high-frequency trading that will be dissected with participants.

Entry Requirements

Currently employed by Financial Institutions, Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Pension Funds, Broker Dealers, Exchanges, Dark Pools, Financial Regulators and Lobbyists, Law and Consultancy Groups, Prime Brokers, Solution Providers, Private Equity, Venture Capital