New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/03/2011 -- Profitably Running a High-Frequency Trading Operation in 2011 and Beyond is one of the panels to be discussed at next week’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" October 3-5. This panel will be moderated by Dale Rosenthal, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, University of Illinois at Chicago, with the participation of Aaron Lebovitz, Managing Director Infinium Capital Management, and Ben Van Vliet, Professor Illinois Institute of Technology.

Dale Rosenthal is Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Rosenthal began his financial career as a programmer/analyst intern for the block trading desk at Goldman Sachs. He then worked for Long-Term Capital Management as a strategist in David Modest's equity derivatives group. He remained at LTCM for five years — through the 1998 implosion and 1998-2000 consortium period. Post-LTCM, he was a quantitative researcher and proprietary trader at Morgan Stanley's Equity Trading Lab (an algorithmic trading group). His proprietary trading made about $40MM/year for the bank; his research resulted in faster, less expensive, and more reliable electronic order execution. His current areas of research include market microstructure and liquidity; financial econometrics; financial firm distress and systemic risk; and, delays in processing and publishing financial information. He has been quoted by the Medill News Service, Barron's, the Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business, and Portfolio Magazine; appeared on TV for First Business Morning News, WTTW's Chicago Tonight, and Fox Business News (live); and, was interviewed live on Bloomberg Radio. Professor Rosenthal graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in electrical engineering and the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in statistics.

Aaron Lebovitz is Managing Director of Algorithmic and Event Driven Trading at Infinium Capital Management. In five years, Mr. Lebovitz has built his department into an exceptional force in the firm and industry. Mr. Lebovitz possesses a strong knowledge of mathematical finance with experience implementing risk-neutral approaches to price options, as well as structural and fundamental economic models for pricing various derivatives across most asset classes.

Mr. Lebovitz received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Columbia where he also minored in Geology. After spending the first five years of his career at large banks in New York City, Mr. Lebovitz returned to his hometown of Chicago where he completed his PhD in Finance from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago before embracing the entrepreneurial environment at Infinium. Mr. Lebovitz believes strongly in building multi-functional teams where technologists, financial engineers and traders work together to solve business problems. He enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Ben Van Vliet is Lecturer at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart School of Business (IIT), where he also serves as the Associate Director of the M.S. Finance program. At IIT he teaches courses in quantitative finance, C++ and .NET programming, and automated trading system design and development. Professor Van Vliet consults extensively in the financial markets industry, including Calamos Investment Management, Jump Trading, Deutsche Bank and the United States Department of Labor, primarily on topics related to the mathematics, technology and management of trading systems.

He was teaching a regular course in business mathematics at the University of Chicago's Graham School of General Studies and previously taught review courses for Quantitative Methods portions of Chartered Financial Analysts level one examination for Becker Conviser/Stalla.

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. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Chicago, "The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading"

(http://thespeedtradersworkshopchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3, Chicago

• High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World"

(http://hftleadersforumchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3-5, Chicago

• Venture Capital Happy Hour New York (http://www.vchappyhour.com), October 4, New York City

• China Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "How American Companies Can Plug into the Chinese Rocket-Propelled Economy?"

(http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com), October 7, New York

• Hedge Funds Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfhappyhour.com), October 11, New York City

• High Frequency Trading Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfthappyhour.com), October 11, New York City

• Private Equity Happy Hour New York (http://pehappyhour.com), October 19, New York

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Sao Paulo, "The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading"

(http://thespeedtradersworkshopsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24, Sao Paulo

• High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Sao Paulo, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World"

(http://hftleadersforumsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24-26, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• High Frequency Trading Happy Hour Hong Kong (http://hfthappyhourhongkong.eventbrite.com), October 27, Hong Kong

• High Frequency Trading Happy Hour Singapore (http://hfthappyhoursingapore.eventbrite.com), October 27, Singapore

• Public Finance Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "Navigating Uncharted Territories After S&P's U.S. Debt Downgrade from its Gilt-Edged AAA

Credit Rating" (http://www.PublicFinanceLeadersForum.com), November 9, New York

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Singapore, "The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading"

(http://thespeedtradersworkshopsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13, Singapore

• High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash
World"

(http://hftleadersforumsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13-15, Singapore

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Hong Kong, "The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading"

(http://thespeedtradersworkshophk.eventbrite.com), December 12, Hong Kong

• High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Hong Kong , "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World"

(http://hftleadersforumhongkong.eventbrite.com), December, 12-14, Hong Kong

Golden Networking has compiled the insights of top experts and industry practitioners and produced DVD Video Packages for its Leaders and Experts Forums, including:

• High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 DVD Video Package, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World", http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com

• High Frequency Trading Experts Workshop DVD Video Package, "Practical Implementation of High Frequency Trading Strategies",

http://www.HFTExpertsWorkshop.com

• 2nd China Leaders Forum DVD Video Package, "Is the Chinese Dragon Poised for Global Dominance or Economic Implosion?",

http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com

• Distressed Investing Experts Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Analyzing and Valuing Distressed Companies, Securities and Real Estate",

http://www.DistressedInvestingExpertsForum.com

• Derivatives Leaders Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Strategies for Increasing Profits under an Evolving Regulatory Framework",

http://www.DerivativesLeadersForum.com

• High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Innovating and Profiting from High Frequency Trading in 2010 and Beyond",

http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com

• Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Generating Alpha in Challenging Times", http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com

• High Frequency Trading Experts Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Starting and Running a High Frequency Trading Operation",

http://www.HFTExpertsForum.com

• Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Extraordinary Opportunities Investors Cannot Afford to Pass",

http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com

• China Leaders Forum 2009 DVD Video Package, "Addressing the Challenges Posed by the Present Wave of Chinese Globalization",

http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com

• Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009 DVD Video Package, "The Most Comprehensive Guide for Any Investor in Distressed Assets",

http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net. Golden Networking has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, "Happy Hour for High Frequency Trading", The New York Times, "Golden Networking Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections", Los Angeles Times, "Speed-addicted traders dominate today's stock market", Reuters, "Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC" and Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine, "10 Under 10".