GoldenNetworking.com to Host World's First Ever High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour in New York City

Jan. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- GoldenNetworking.com will host world's first ever High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com), March 1st, in New York City, in anticipation of Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2010, "Generating Alpha in Challenging Times" (http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com), March 18th, New York City. This Business Reception will attract professionals of the High-Frequency Trading, Hedge Funds, Fund of Funds, Proprietary Trading, Quantitative and Algorithmic Trading worlds to swanky m1-5 in TriBeCa, for an evening of upscale business networking.

GoldenNetworking.com's High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour will kick off the evening with Keynote Speaker Ms. Irene Aldridge, Managing Partner and Quantitative Portfolio Manager, ABLE Alpha Trading, LTD., a proprietary trading vehicle specializing in high-frequency systematic trading strategies. Ms. Aldridge is an expert on the subject of high-frequency trading and the author of "High-Frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems" published by John Wiley & Sons. Prior to ABLE Alpha, Ms. Aldridge worked for various institutions on Wall Street and in Toronto, including Goldman Sachs and CIBC. She also taught finance at the University of Toronto. She holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MS in financial engineering from Columbia University, and a BE in electric engineering from the Cooper Union in New York.

Ms. Aldridge is a frequent speaker at top industry events and a contributor to academic and practitioner publications, including the Journal of Trading, E-Forex, HedgeWorld, FXWeek, FINalternatives, and Dealing with Technology. She also appears on business television, including CNBC, FOX Business, and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." In addition, Ms. Aldridge has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Thomson/Reuters, Bloomberg LP and other major business news outlets.

High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour is produced by GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com). Upcoming Leaders Forums include:

•   Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, "Extraordinary Opportunities Investors Cannot Afford to Pass" (http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com), February 26th, 2010, New York City
•   Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2010, "Generating Alpha in Challenging Times" (http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com), March 18th, 2010, New York City
•   Banking M&A Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.BankingLeadersForum.com), March 25th, 2010, Washington DC
•   Venture Capital Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.VCLeadersForum.com), April 15th, 2010, Boston, MA
•   Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.RealEstateLeadersForum.com), April 22nd, 2010, New York City

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact GoldenNetworking.com by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.com. GoldenNetworking.com, the premier networking community for businessmen, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, has been frequently featured in the press, including a recent article in The New York Times, "GoldenNetworking.com Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections" (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/nyregion/07network.html).

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