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Professor Robert A. Schwartz Receives First WFE Award

Robert A. Schwartz, TraderEx co-founder and the Marvin M. Speiser Professor of Finance and University Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Zicklin School of Business, is the recipient of the first World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Award for Excellence. The award honors his contribution to the understanding of capital markets and the improvement of the exchange industry?s operations. The award was presented to Professor Schwartz on October 7 at the WFE?s annual meeting in Vancouver. For the occasion, he delivered a paper on the impact of dark liquidity pools and fragmentation on market quality. Based in Paris, the WFE is the trade association of more than 50 publicly regulated stock, futures, and options exchanges.

http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/news/wfeaward.htm

TraderEx Trading Simulation: THE BOOK!
We are please to inform you that we have just gone into contract to write a book featuring TraderEx. It will include ideas and suggestions on how to use TraderEx in the classroom and at home. Exercises included to provide hands-on experience with various market conditions and structure.


Performance Metrics
Trading performance is measured based on several customizable parameters. Parameters include VWAP, average buying, average selling, profit and loss, and risk. Allows for individual and team scoring. This encourages team play and allows for class competitions. Players scores can be saved and aggregated over many simulation runs. Chart individual performace from simulation to simulation.

In Game and Post Game Analysis and Charting Utility
TraderEx offers live visual feedback and analysis of your trading decisions and implementation. In game analysis measures performance to date. Summary analysis and detailed price charts are now available for easy analysis of trading performance. Identify good trades, bad trades.


Crossing Network : Coming Soon
Trades aggregate in this dark pool. Crosses execute hourly matching buyers and sellers together at the midpoint of the NBBO. Experiment with various priority agorithms.

Currency Trading : Coming Soon
Trade currenies in a simulated market environment. Trade several different currencies, including GBP/Dollar, Euro/Dollar and Euro/GBP.

TraderEx Trading Algorithm Interface Under Development
This interface would allow algorithms to be tested in a simulated market environment.



Recent Publications:

Getting Best Execution (as seen in Traders Magazine, April 2008)

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Upcoming events that will feature the TraderEx simulation :

4th Annual European Market Microstructure Seminar
Teaching Trading and Microstructure in Business School
June 4-5, 2010
London Business School
London, England

The seminar is designed to be a catalyst for introducing course materials on trading and market structure into University and Applied University (e.g. MBA) programs. It can also serve as a basis for in-house courses on the structure of equity markets in investment firms. The program includes, computer simulated trading exercises that give users hands on experience with the subject and discussion of issues concerning the meaning, importance, and provision of liquidity. By the end of the seminar, faculty participants and interested practitioners should be able to incorporate a one- or two-session course module on microstructure and equities trading in a capital markets course, and/or have the foundation materials for a half semester or a full semester microstructure course. Website : London Business School


15th Annual Global Equity Markets Seminar (GEMS)
June 7-9, 2010
Istanbul Stock Exchange
Istanbul, Turkey

GEMS is aimed at securities industry professionals concerned with trading systems, from both a user and a designer point of view. The curriculum is ideally suited to the needs of exchange executives, broker-dealers, fund managers, market services providers and regulatory authorities. GEMS provides a comprehensive overview of the workings of the equity markets, focusing particularly on the functions of different trading structures, the impact of technology on market structure, the role of dealer intermediaries, and the changing needs of institutional investors. The Seminar features a series of interactive computer simulation sessions designed to provide participants with hands-on experience in making tactical trading decisions, and implementing them in different market environments.

The GEMS 2010 program can be viewed at: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/conference/gems/


For more information contact: Toni Colaninno, 1 646 312 3512.

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Past events:

Past events that featured the TraderEx simulation:

4th Annual Equity Markets Microstructure Seminar
Using Trading Floors and Teaching Microstructure
November 5-6, 2009, Wasserman Trading Floor - Subotnick Center
Baruch College
New York, NY

14th Annual Global Equity Markets Seminar (GEMS)
June 8-10, 2009
Irish Stock Exchange
Dublin, Ireland

3nd Annual European Market Microstructure Seminar
Teaching Trading and Microstructure in Business School
June 5-6, 2009
London Business School
London, England

3nd Annual Equity Markets Microstructure Seminar
Teaching Microstructure and Using Trading Floors in MBA Programs
November 15-16, 2008, Wasserman Trading Floor - Subotnick Center
Baruch College
, New York
City

13th Annual Global Equity Markets Seminar (GEMS)
June 23-25, 2008
Frankfurt Germany

2nd Annual European Market Microstructure Seminar
Teaching Microstructure in Business School Programs
June 20-21, 2008
Deutchse Borse
Frankfurt, Germany

2nd Annual Equity Markets Microstructure Seminar
Teaching Microstructure and Using Trading Floors in MBA Programs
November 15-16, 2007, Wasserman Trading Floor - Subotnick Center
Baruch College
, New York
City

12th Annual Global Equity Markets Seminar (GEMS)
June 20-22, 2007, Athens Stock Exchange
Athens Greece

Equity Markets Microstructure Seminar
Teaching Microstructure in MBA Programs
June 14-15, 2007
Deutsche Boerse
Frankfurt, Germany

Equity Markets Microstructure Student Seminar
February 9, 2007, Wasserman Trading Floor - Subotnick Center
Baruch College
, New York
City

Equity Markets Microstructure Seminar
November 8-10, 2006, Wasserman Trading Floor - Subotnick Center
Baruch College
, New York
City

11th Annual Global Equity Markets Seminar (GEMS)
June 19-21, 2006, Malta Stock Exchange
St. Julians Malta

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