Sam the BD Guy

Jul
15

Pizza Delivery by Drone: Am I Dreaming?

I caught wind of this article [https://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/06/24/russian-pizzeria-now-delivers-by-pies-by-drone/] last week and have been
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Jul
07

Aereo: Innovation or Copyright Infringement?

The internet is ablaze with chatter about the lawsuit regarding Aereo [https://www.aereo.com/] -- a startup Internet company
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Jul
01

First Dark Pool Fraud Suit (of Many?)

Last Thursday, the NY State AG filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Barclays, alleging that the bank promised to get
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Jun
23

Insider Trading - A Hobby for the Masses?

The SEC and DoJ have been prosecuting insider trading with fervor and have made it a priority. Headlines about Raj
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May
30

HFT Front-running in Commodity Markets?

After being consumed by and pissed off at the system after reading Flash Boys [https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Boys-Wall-Street-Revolt-ebook/dp/
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Apr
25

Dark Pools - Not to Be Taken Lightly

There has been a lot of controversy and chatter these past couple of weeks on high frequency trading and dark
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Apr
01

High Frequency Trading

Free markets, new technologies, business models, and as little regulation as possible - we're all about it. I&
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Mar
10

Barclays - Another Trading Desk Bites the Dust

Barclays has recently announced [https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/barclays-power-idUSL1N0LU16H20140225] that they have closed down their power
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Dec
17

Volcker Rule In Full Effect

Deutsche Bank got out of the commodities trading business last week. UBS and Credit Agricole have been out. JP Morgan
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Oct
16

Does Your CTRM Detect Fraud? Should it?

Should you let a trader mark their own books? Only if your CTRM helps detect fraud. Good article [http://www.
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