Automated Trader Updates - 9/15/2011

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Last week brought us an early conclusion from the UK government's Foresight Panel:  Robot traders set to oust humans from trading floor, which brought to mind an event which took place last year when Automated Trader's John Howard took part in an experiment which pitched human traders against Algos, click on the link to see how he fared.In the clouds Xignite secured $10M funding for its market data cloud platform and  Cloud FX Risk selected Windows Azure for real time risk management, meanwhile in dark pools; ITG expanded its POSIT Marketplaceplatform to include Japanese equities, and  LeveL ATS joined Linedata's Liquidity Alliance Program.
Data news as Celoxica announced a single-server CME/ICE and LIFFE/EUREX Container for HFT, Sybase enhanced relational database management system Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7, and Trading Physics introduced  Mercury Order Book Feed. SpryWare released real-time Depth of Market capture and retrieval software, and  Selerity selected Equinix Frankfurt for local access to event data
In other news  Neonet announced the closure of its New York Desk, and introduced a new managed tailored execution service for banks and brokers. Deutsche Bank launched  Autobahn App Market, the first 'App-based' electronic distribution system, CitiFX is partnering with BarclayHedge and others for a new multi-manager platform  CitiFX Access, and BM&FBOVESPA and BMS are to use  NASDAQ OMX's SMARTS Integrity market surveillance platform.
See below for some of the latest vacancies on the Automated Trader jobs page:
FX Algo Development (Alpha Generation, Execution Processes, Annonymous Market Making)
Head - High Frequency Algorithmic Trader
Quantitative Risk Developer
Junior / PhD Quant Developer/Analyst - Systematic Trading - Research - C++ C#. £50-90K
VP Quant Developer - E-trading FX Derivatives (C#) - Excellent Academics £80-140K
Trading Operations Specialist
Sr. Market Data / Connectivity Developer

Jenny Eastham
Managing Editor
www.automatedtrader.net

View from the Top: The Future of America October 13, 2011 – Harvard Club, New York

The ETFs & Indexing Investments Europe Conference  Guoman Tower Hotel, London 17th – 19th October 2011

What is The Future of America? The 5th annual View From The Top summit -- held at a crucial juncture in American economic and political life -- will be one of the most important Financial Times conferences ever held in the US. Automated Trader subscribers save an additional 20% on registration. Click here to register (If registering by phone, please mention marketing code VFTTAT). Co-chaired by Martin Wolf, the FT's Chief Economics Commentator, and Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, this major one-day conference will gather policy-makers, economists, business leaders and financial decision-makers for a unique, high-level strategic discussion on America's place in the world and whether it is prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead. Featured speakers include: Steve Case, Chairman, Revolution and Chairman, Case Foundation                  Laurence Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock Peter Orszag, Vice Chairman of Global Banking, Citi and former Director, Office of Management and Budget Antonio Perez, Chairman and CEO, Eastman Kodak Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman and CEO, Blackstone Laura Tyson, SK and Angela Chan Chair in Global Management, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley and former Chair, President's Council of Economic Advisers And many more! For more information about this conference and to view the current program, please visitwww.ftconferences.com/vftt2011. Or contact Caroline Henry Tel: +1 212-641-6418 Email:caroline.henry@ft.com

The ETFs & Indexing Investments Europe Conference is taking place at the Guoman Tower Hotel, London from 17th – 19th October 2011. The conference attracts senior investors from key pensions, endowments, foundations, hedge funds, private banks and asset managers. Register now and learn how some of the greatest opportunities globally can be truly accessed through ETFs. Register now and save £135 Strengthen your passive strategies with the industry’s hottest investment tool Gain true exposure to illiquid markets and alternative asset classes Bring absolute returns and reduced volatility to your portfolio with ETFs Download the Brochure now As Europe’s ETF investment world increasingly carves out its own distinct path, investors are privy to an ever more sophisticated range of products, but as the market and its users evolve so do its challenges. Join Europe’s leading ETF investors, includingSCM, Frontier, Octopus, TCF and Evercoreas they guide you through how they are making a whole new range of ETFs work for their portfolios. Key Speakers include: Nouriel Roubini, Economist, Roubini Global Economics Alan Miller, Partner & Fund Manager,SCM Private Horace “Woody” Brock, President Economist, Strategic Economic Decisions Lothar Mentel, CIO, Octopus Investments Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director, Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy, BlackRock   Download the brochure and see the full speaker list Interested in Sponsoring? The Congress is where Europe's ETF & indexing investors discuss strategy and innovation with ETF issuers, indexes, exchanges and other key stakeholders in the European ETF industry. Enrique Schindelheim on +44 (0) 207 0921231 or email enrique.schindelheim@terrapin.com