High-Frequency Traders Flat-Out Buying Tickets for High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum Ahead of You

Sept. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- When the Institute for Supply Management releases its index of manufacturing activity next week, the headlines from the report will flash to traders at what their eyes tell them is 10:00 am. But unless they are subscribers to a new low-latency feed provided by Thomson Reuters, they’ll actually be getting it late—and depending on how they’re positioned, it could be too late. How can investors and traders keep their edge? The key is High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, this time in three of the world’s most important financial centers: New York, Chicago and London.

According to The Wall Street Journal’s Geoffrey Rogow, the ISM is just one of the private data providers that are increasingly splitting their dissemination policies. Some are sticking to the letter of the law, releasing their information to all comers at the same time, but also providing special opportunities for high-speed traders willing to pay for super-fast feeds. On the government side, providers of public information are actively trying to avoid playing favorites to this influential crowd of high-frequency traders. Both are wrestling with questions of integrity, while the lines defining what is or is not early release are becoming increasingly blurred.

In July, the ISM signed a contract with Thomson Reuters to offer a streamlined version, called “low-latency,” of its closely watched business-activity report. It will release the full report to Business Wire, a press release service, at exactly the same time.

Investors with the superfast computers and algorithmic-trading software needed to read and act upon the low-latency line’s digitalized information will inevitably be the first to trade on the news. The advantage these high-tech traders enjoy is measured in just millionths of a second, but it will be more than enough time to beat competitors who instead must rely on news services that generate headlines from the Business Wire release.

According to observers of ISM’s actions, the national nonprofit organization is motivated by a desire to smooth the impact of its data, which can move everything from stocks to currencies. With an “algo” feed, the market can assume these traders will have it first and plan accordingly, as opposed to other policies where the first point of dissemination is in question.

High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, How Knight Capital's 'Knightmare on Wall Street' Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers", will provide attendees in New York, Chicago and London with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands and how new technology and regulatory developments will impact it. Recognized experts, regulators, and strategists, will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

With insightful keynote speeches and highly regarded panels, everybody involved in high-frequency trading will gain inside knowledge about the latest technologies that can drastically optimize HFT infrastructures and take a first look at upcoming regulations that could radically change the HFT firms’ business model. Topics that will be discussed at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 include the movement toward emerging markets, every time more attuned to the use of bots, the regulatory environment, how new technologies are changing the game, including FPGA applications, and a look at the upcoming regulatory changes that will definitely impact how speed traders capture alpha.

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