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We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to an evening of insightful presentations on high-frequency trading from both the user and exchange standpoints. You’ll hear perspectives on current trends in high-frequency trading as well as specifics from the exchange on how to maximize your performance. The event will feature special guest speakers Irene Aldridge, Managing Partner at Able Alpha Trading, Ltd.
Irene Aldridge is a recognized world expert on the subjects of quantitative investing and high-frequency trading. Irene is currently a Managing Partner and Quantitative Portfolio Manager at Able Alpha Trading, Ltd., a proprietary trading vehicle specializing in quantitative and high-frequency trading strategies. Prior to Able Alpha, 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.
When:
Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 3:30 p.m.
Where:
Omni Hotel
500 California Street (at Montgomery)
Telegraph Hill Room, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Agenda:
3:30 p.m.
Registration
3:45 p.m.
Presentation: Insights into the Eurex® Trading System & Matching Engine:
What you need to know for successful trading
* An overview of trading system topology
* A look inside the matching engine
* Infrastructure: recommendations for speed
4:15 p.m.
Keynote: The truths and myths of high-frequency trading, Irene Aldridge, Managing Partner & Quantitative Portfolio Manager Able Alpha Trading, Ltd.
* Overview of high-frequency trading strategies
* What is true and false in high-frequency business
* Securing your trading landscape: empirical evidence
4:45 p.m.
Networking reception
Please visit our website to register.
http://www.eurexchange.com/resources/html/mailings/thft_event/