Frontrunning: January 22
Winter Storm Expected to Make Northeast Commutes Harder (BBG) Invasion of Spanish Builders Angers France Struggling to Compete (BBG) Toronto mayor, caught ranting on video, admits drinking a...
View ArticleFrontrunning: March 14
Ukraine anxiety triggers flight to safety, stocks tumble (Reuters) Woodrow Wilson’s Ukraine Failure Foreshadows West’s Dilemmas (BBG) Fortress Executives Join Peers Selling Stock After Rally (BBG) 303...
View ArticleWhich Firm Controls “The World’s Most Powerful Address”?
For the answer of which firm is responsible, and has the largest number of current and former tenants occupying the building located at 15 CPW which we profiled before, and which Bloomberg TV defines...
View ArticleRead Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt: An Adaptation
This article is adapted from the book “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,” by Michael Lewis, published by W. W. Norton & Company. Courtesy of The New York Times Magazine. The full Michael Lewis book...
View ArticleFrontrunning: April 15
Ukraine forces move against separatists (FT) China GDP Gauge Seen Showing Deeper Slowdown (BBG) China Is Losing Its Taste for Gold (WSJ) Regulators Weigh Curbs on Trading Fees (WSJ) Obama, Putin Talk...
View ArticleFrontrunning: May 6
Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war (Reuters) Dollar wilts to 6 1/2-month low; shares drift (Reuters) Draghi Grapples With Money Markets Signaling Recovery Too Early (BBG) Foreign...
View ArticleFrontrunning: May 16
Bank of England sees ‘no housing bubble’ (Independent) ‘If the euro falls, Europe falls’ (FT) India’s pro-business Modi storms to historic election win (Reuters) Global Growth Worries Climb (WSJ)...
View ArticleFrontrunning: November 14
“The hate us for our…” Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program (WSJ) Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20 (Reuters) Moscow and Kiev trade accusations; U.S....
View ArticleFlash Boys’ Michael Lewis Warns “The Problem’s Not Just HFT, The Problem Is...
As HFT shops begin to turn on each other, it seems appropriate to reflect on the impact that Michael Lewis' Flash Boys book had on exposing the ugly truth that many have been discussing for years in US...
View ArticleFrontrunning: May 8
Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage resign as Tories sweep to victory (Telegraph) Bonds and stocks rebound, sterling soars after UK election (Reuters) Cameron Set to Return With U.K. Majority as...
View Article“Hedge Fund Hotels” Blow Up: September Slams Billionaire Stock Pickers
In August, hedge funds blamed risk-parity funds for their dramatic underperformance. In September, the underperformance continued however this time, with risk-parity funds supposedly buying stocks, one...
View ArticleFrontrunning: November 17
France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked (Reuters) Pressure Grows for Global Response Against Islamic State After Paris Attacks (WSJ) Weakened Hollande Faces Election Backlash in...
View ArticleArgentina Throws Out The Peronists In “Historic” Presidential Election
“Today is a historic day. It’s the changing of an era.” That’s what Mauricio Macri, the son of Italian-born construction tycoon Francesco Macri, told thousands of supporters on Sunday after winning...
View ArticleFrontrunning: December 14
Oil prices drop towards 11-year lows on worsening glut (Reuters) Third Avenue Seen by Top Investors as Fueling More Carnage (BBG) Lucidus Has Liquidated $900 Million Credit Funds, Plans to Shut (BBG)...
View ArticleSteve Cohen Hoping To Raise $20 Billion For Re-Launch Of SAC Capital
Steven Cohen is hoping to raise $20 billion for a new fund he plans to launch soon after his ban on managing outside money expires in January 2018, the Wall Street Journal reports. If Cohen is...
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