Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) executive vice president and chief financial officer Ruth Porat recently gave a presentation at the Barclays CapitalFinancial Services Conference that highlights important changes in the banking industry (and argues that Morgan Stanley is well-positioned as a market leader, of course).
Morgan Stanley: Electronic trading
A lively debate over high frequency trading (HFT) took place at the Reuters HedgeWorld event in Chicago titled “The Uneven Playing Field.” William Blair on good vs bad algorithms When considering... Read More
Is the Low Vol equity bubble bursting? That’s the question Barclay’s European Equity Strategy team, headed by Dennis Jose asks in an equity research note published at the beginning... Read More
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The troubles of Franco-Dutch carrier, Air France - KLM (ADR) (OTCMKTS:AFLYY) (EPA:AF), continue to pile up. The company issued a profit warning Tuesday, July 8th, putting further pressure on... Read More
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Shares in Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC) have fallen by more than 15 percent in the last month as the gun boom caused by the political atmosphere in... Read More
Clearing institutional currency (FX) trades can cost up to 70% less using listed derivatives as opposed to over the counter (OTC) options when new margin rules take effect, a... Read More
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