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Follow on Google News | Pavitra Kumar to Speak at KC’s High-Frequency Trading Litigation in 2015: Explored LIVE WebcastFor further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/ Event Synopsis: Over the past few years, regulators have focused on High Frequency Trading by financial firms. This trading increased following release of a purported exposé of trading firm’s use of high-speed algorithms and information gathering. Some HFT strategies, such as passive market making, may increase overall liquidity in the market. The Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee expressed concern over the volume of orders and cancellations of trades (spoofing). Charges of alleged fraud and securities violations were filed against numerous financial services and national securities exchanges. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that they were actively investigating HFT practices. HFT will continue to create challenging analytical and legal issues considering the complexity and multi-party nature of trading, rapidly changing regulations, un-tested legal theories, and litigation. In a two hour live webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the latest, significant issues surrounding High-Frequency Trading (HFT) Litigations. Key issues include that will be covered in this course are: § High-Frequency Trading § Market Manipulation § Insider Trading § Order Flow Payments § Demonstrating Liability § Calculating Damages § Federal and State Regulation § Regulation NMS in Trading About Pavitra Kumar Dr. Pavitra Kumar is a Senior Associate at The Brattle Group with expertise in corporate finance issues including business valuation, securities and market microstructure. Since joining Brattle in 2009, she has conducted financial statement and valuation analysis in bankruptcy disputes, evaluated structured investments in tax litigation, and quantified business damages in a variety of scenarios. Dr. Kumar is also regularly involved in marketing initiatives and litigation concerning complex financial instruments. She has co-authored a recent academic journal article on the nature and impacts of high-frequency trading (Computerized and High-frequency Trading, May 2014, Michael A. Goldstein, Pavitra Kumar and Frank C. Graves, The Financial Review, Vol. 49, No. 2), as well as a previous paper on the credit rating agencies’ role in failed structured finance instruments. Dr. Kumar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a B.Sc. (First Class Hons) in Mathematics and Economics from the London School of Economics. About The Brattle Group The Brattle Group provides consulting and expert testimony in economics, finance, and regulation to corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. We aim for the highest level of client service and quality in our industry. We are distinguished by our credibility and the clarity of our insights, which arise from the stature of our experts, affiliations with leading international academics and industry specialists, and thoughtful, timely, and transparent work. Our clients value our commitment to providing clear, independent results that withstand critical review. Economists at The Brattle Group have experience in investigations, litigation, and enforcement actions involving the analysis of algorithmic trading strategies, alleged disruptive practices, and manipulation claims related to a variety of instruments in securities and commodities markets. With the support of a wide network of affiliated experts, we have extensive experience concerning the market structure and prevailing laws of high-frequency trading, and are well-suited to address the issues related to this complex area. Our experts also have experience working with “big data,” and our terabyte-scale data storage solutions provide for massive parallel processing, which is often required for the effective analysis of dark pool and high-frequency trading activity. About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org End
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