Speed Trading Who's Who at HFT Conference in London, December 12

Dec. 3, 2012 - PRLog -- A who’s who in the industry is gathering next month at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 (http://hftleadersforum.com/) London (http://www.high-frequency-trading-conference.com), How Knight Capital's 'Knightmare on Wall Street' Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers", conference that will provide attendees 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 (http://www.hftleadersforum.com/) London to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

August 1st, 2012, marks the day when electronic trading powerhouse Knight Capital's trading algorithms went berserk and nearly bankrupted the company. In the weeks following the incident, global reactions were swift and harsh, with some pundits calling for more regulatory oversight with others insisting that the market will sort this out by itself. However, even the most steadfast electronic market structure supporters admit that something needs to be done.

"How Knight Capital's 'Knightmare on Wall Street' Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers" is exactly the theme of High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 (http://bit.ly/PQ6yZ5), forum that will provide attendees in London (http://bit.ly/S0Jo4p) with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands through an insightful keynote speech by Mr. Philippe Guillot, Executive Director of the Markets Division, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and thought-provoking panels with leaders in the field:

Professor Alex Preda, Professor of Accounting, King’s College
Dr. Magrino Bini, Statistical Arbitrage Portfolio Manager, Millennium Partners
Mr. Philip Stafford, FT Trading Room Deputy Editor, Financial Times
Professor Walter Distaso, Professor of Financial Econometrics, Imperial College London,
Mr. Sam Tyfield, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP
Mr. Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders
Mr. Mike O'Hara, Co-Founder & CEO, HFT Review Ltd.
Professor Donald MacKenzie, School of Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Ms. Izabella Kaminska, Blogger, FT Alphaville

Recognized experts, regulators, and strategists, will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 (http://www.hftleadersforum.com/) London to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 London  (http://www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com) is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net/) (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors (http://www.thespeedtraders.com/). Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net/) by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.