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Follow on Google News | High Frequency Traders not 'Taking Advantage' of other Investors, says GLC's TheakstonEdgar Perez, Author of The Speed Traders: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is transforming the Investing World, Published by McGraw-Hill Inc.
By: Golden Networking Mr. Theakston, one of the leading high-frequency traders featured in Edgar Perez's The Speed Traders: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (http://www.thespeedtraders.com) He continues: "As usual, the media and the public fail to understand that this is a competitive situation where abnormal risk adjusted returns are being competed away by a large number of market participants. The media fail to understand this in pretty much every context, as the ‘greedy company taking advantage of innocent consumers’ story is all too common. They also fail to understand the amount of intellectual and technology infrastructure required to engage in high-frequency trading and so think high-frequency traders are getting a ‘free lunch’. In actual fact, they are just eating each other’s lunches in an ultra competitive frenzy that ends with a large number of them being unable to cover their fixed costs and going out of business, leaving a few very competitive outfits making only normal profits. This is how competitive markets are supposed to work, and is what institutional/ The Speed Traders, http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com, published by McGraw-Hill Inc., is the most comprehensive, revealing work available on the most important development in trading in generations. High-frequency trading will no doubt play an ever larger role as computer technology advances and the global exchanges embrace fast electronic access. The Speed Traders explains everything there is to know about how today's high-frequency traders make millions—one cent at a time.” Mr. Perez is widely regarded as the pre-eminent networker in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He has been featured on CNBC Cash Flow with Oriel Morrison (http://video.cnbc.com/ Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer. Mr. Perez is one of the great business networkers and motivators on the lecture circuit; he is available worldwide for the following speaking engagements: # # # Golden Networking is the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and professionals, to experience what is new and next. They are treated to exclusive industry-wide Leaders and Experts Forums, Experts Workshops, Business Receptions and Professional Nights, which have been featured in the business and financial press Golden Networking provides company owners and business executives a platform to expand their firms' revenues through networking, introduction to key players and sponsorship of our functions. There is virtually no individual or company in any industry or country in the world that can't be reached through Golden Networking's extensive Rolodex, aptly referred as America's Ultimate Networker organization Golden Networking's functions draw hundreds of high-level attendees who cannot afford to miss these very selective learning and networking opportunities End
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