Knight Capital
What Went Wrong at Knight?
Everyone knows there was a bug in Knight Capital's trading system. The question is whether that bug was in the machine, or out of it.
Knight Tech Glitch Leads Circuit Breakers to Kick In
About 150 stocks were possibly affected; five triggered circuit breakers.
Anthony Malakian: Wall Street's People Problem
Financial IT has witnessed significant changes in recent years as cloud, mobility and Big Data have become the parlance of the day. In order to satisfactorily address these paradigm shifts, Anthony says that Wall Street needs more of a grassroots…
Knight Chooses Concejero for EMEA
The new managing director comes with eight years' experience leading BlackRock's sales presence in Latin America and Iberia.
Don't Go Small on Big Data
Anthony says Big Data’s potential profits are too great for buy-side firms to ignore, and they should be leaders in developing technology that can harness it.
Head Technologists: ‘Evolutionary’ Solutions Can’t Solve Big Challenges
As regulation leaves head technologists hamstrung with higher costs and tightening budgets, firms are looking for a silver lining and new ways to attract talent.
Predators in the Pool: How Dark Pools Tackle HFT
Judgments about whether a dark pool is safe from predatory trading behavior will determine how often that pool is visited. Jake Thomases discovers that, although it is easy for operators to monitor their pool, it’s the philosophies behind filtration that…
Knight Adds FCM with Acquisition of Penson Futures
Move reflects shift toward electronically traded futures and industry demand for independent clearing.
BST Panel: Algo Performance More Important Than Speed
Panelists at yesterday's BST European Summit claim asset managers are happy to trade speed for a few basis points of performance.
HFT a 'Whipping Boy' of Legislators
Keynote address at the Buy-Side Technology European Summit decries 'insensitive' regulatory approach.
Liquidity & Electronic Trading special report
May 2012 - sponsored by: Bloomberg, IPC Systems, Knight Capital, SunGard
Knight Appoints Maasland to Senior Role
Former Saxo Bank chairman takes on post at electronic market maker.
Knight Enhances Sumo Algorithm
Block trading algo available through Knight Direct.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY AWARDS: Best Data Management Initiative: Knight Capital
JUDGE’S COMMENT: This is the promise of enterprise data management: being able to leverage all of the firm’s data in order to drive greater profitability through identifying new opportunities, while reducing unprofitable investments.
Knight Taps Hoffman for Client Development
Knight names former Merrill alum as its head of institutional client development.
Liquidity & Electronic Trading special report
June 2011 - sponsored by: Hatstand, Knight, Liquidnet, SunGard
Liquidity-Seeking Algorithms: Sweeping the Street
Sitanta Ni Mathghamhna looks at how certain algorithms can combat fragmeted liquidity on both sides of the Atlantic.