New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/16/2011 -- Managers running high-frequency trading firms or hedge funds in general will be interested in contacting investors attending and presenting at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), pioneering forum organized by Golden Networking, in Chicago, October 3-5, Sao Paulo, October 24-26, Singapore, November 13-15 and Hong Kong, December, 12-14.

As explained by IOSCO Technical Committee, high frequency trading (HFT) is the use of sophisticated technological tools to trade securities like stocks or options, and is typically characterized by several distinguishing features:

• HFT is highly quantitative, employing computerized algorithms to analyze incoming market data and implement proprietary trading strategies;
• HFT usually implies a firm holds an investment position only for very brief periods of time - even just seconds - and rapidly trades into and out of those positions, sometimes thousands or tens of thousands of times a day;
• HFT firms typically end a trading day with no net investment position in the securities they trade;
• HFT operations are usually found in proprietary firms or on proprietary trading desks in larger, diversified firms;
• HFT strategies are usually very sensitive to the processing speed of markets and of their own access to the market.

Golden Networking's High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" will bring hundreds of attendees in Chicago, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Hong Kong key insights to build a competitive advantage in High-Frequency Trading.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.