Regulators, private investors outpaced by algorithmic stock trading by Jim Patterson | Posted on Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2014 — 11:44 AMHigh-speed algorithms have so revolutionized the design and functioning of our stock markets that they are quickly tearing up the rulebook in how these markets are regulated, according to a Vanderbilt Law School researcher.“Algorithms able to execute tens of thousands […]
We analyze Top 30 LinkedIn Groups for Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining, and Data Science. Overall activity drops about 25%, but membership growth accelerates in Q4 2013. We identify 4 group quadrants: Active, Posting, Commenting, and Passive.comments
By Gregory Piatetsky, Apr 14, 2014.
We update our
analysis of Top 30 LinkedIn Groups for Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining, and […]
Michael Lewis’ new book Flash Boys comes out today. It’s all about the confusing world of high-frequency, algorithmic trading.He was on 60 Minutes last night talking about the subject and promoting his book.In this short segment, he argues that the stock market is rigged.The first 45 seconds are the key part, wherein he explains the mechanism by which high-frequency traders […]
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The social sector is undergoing an important transformation when it comes to research and evaluation. Nonprofits have shifted from asking whether they should measure their work to how to most effectively assess impact. Coupled with the emergence of new approaches for collecting and analyzing data, there’s never been more interest […]
In order to safeguard the future health of their businesses, operators need to be confident that the decisions they make today are the right ones. Networks have to run at optimal efficiency while still delivering a first-class customer experience. The only way to achieve this is by having access to timely, relevant data across your business and operations to support […]
US stocks soared on Tuesday as fears of confrontation between Russia and Ukraine subsided. The S&P 500 jumped the most this year to reach a record high after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there he saw no need to use armed forces in Crimea for the moment. Following this news, investors were confident enough to invest in equities rather than […]
A3Cube Launches, Promising Faster Networking for HPC and Big Data
February 25th, 2014
By: John Rath
The home page of networking startup A3Cube.
Silicon Valley startup A3Cube emerged from stealth mode today, and is looking to introduce a dramatic shift in network architecture. The company is backed by five years of research and development, and has been in business for a little over a […]
Share This articleHigh-frequency trading — the practice of making thousands of algorithmic stock trades per minute — is about to get a big boost in the USA. Anova, a company that specializes in deploying low-latency networks for stock trading, is completing an ultra-high-speed laser network between the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ. The link will be just […]
As computers enter ever more areas of our daily lives, the amount of data they produce has grown enormously. But for this “big data” to be useful it must first be analyzed, meaning it needs to be stored in such a way that it can be accessed quickly when required.
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People in the trading hall of a stock and securities exchange company in downtown Shanghai China. Photo by Remko Tanis CC: AT-SA-NCAfter a more than year-long freeze on new initial public offerings (IPO) while Chinese authorities reformed the country’s stock market to give more power to investors, companies were once again allowed to toss their hat into the publicly traded […]
