Getco
Blockchain Specialist Symbiont Targets Diverse 'Smart Securities' Applications
Ex-NYSE chief, former Citadel trading head among the startup's investors.
Blockchain Specialist Symbiont Targets Diverse 'Smart Securities' Applications
Ex-NYSE chief, Citadel trading head among the startup's investors.
Risk Management a Challenge When Algos Go Rogue
In an article published in May, Waters explored the problematic task of performing market surveillance in automated, high-frequency trading environments. Another challenging area for algorithmic trading is that of risk management, when questions of risk…
Knight Capital and Getco Complete Transformation to KCG
With the completion of the merger between high-frequency trading (HFT) specialist Getco and broker-dealer Knight Capital, KCG was launched as a single entity on July 2, 2013, creating a securities firm of considerable size and scale in the US and global…
Getco Selects EuroCCP for Interoperable Clearing
US-headquartered market-maker Getco has chosen central counterparty clearing house (CCP) EuroCCP to provide interoperable clearing for its European GETMatched platform.
Getco Reveals Team for Life with Knight
Getco has released details of the management team that will lead the company, following the Knight Capital merger set to go through in the second quarter.
KnightCo Looms, But First, Some History
Understanding the two behemoths at the center of the financial press these past few weeks, and the events that have led up to the present scenario.
Getco Outlines Merger with Knight in Board Letter
Electronic market-maker Getco has provided a solid outline of how a merger with Knight would operate in practice, in a formal bid submitted to the broker-dealer's board.
Getco Makes Takeover Bid for Troubled Knight
Chicago-based Getco has tabled a bid to buy fellow electronic market-maker Knight Capital Group, which has been struggling since an expensive technical glitch cost the firm $460 million in August.
Getco Enhances Algo Suite
Electronic market-maker Getco has announced the expansion of its algorithmic trading offering, including six new strategies.
A White Knight for Knight Capital
An emergency cash infusion has given Knight a chance to win back Wall Street's confidence.
NYSE Reallocates Knight's DMM to Getco
Direct market making for Knight's allocation of NYSE listed securities becomes the temporary responsibility of Getco until a recapitalization plan is completed.
Jon Ross Steps in as Getco CTO
Ross is the latest in a series of upper-management changes at the HFT shop over the last six months.
Getco Appoints Former UBS Exec as CEO
Daniel Coleman takes over at the head of market making firm.
