There is a difference between smelling a rat, and catching one. A few weeks ago I noticed the hedgefund HiQ was in the kitchen of online broker DeGiro. Terrible situation, don’t set the fox to watch the geese. Worried about extra risks, in case of a collapse of HiQ. Everything at an abstract level. TodayRead more
Belgium isn’t the heart of Europe’s trading battleground. Even while it’s home to one of the biggest companies in the world (AB Inbev). The exchange in Brussels is part of Euronext. The Dutch see the country as a little nephew. Next year, when European Championship kick off – everybody will support the Belgium team. HollandRead more
A Dutch rogue trader has been busted. With many trading firms in the country, it was about time. France has Jérôme Kerviel, US has John Rusnak, Japan “Mr. 5%” Hamanaka and the UK has even two winners with Nick Leeson and Kweku Adoboli. Thanks to Tim Remie, Holland is on the map again. He lost at least $200 millionRead more
There’s a new episode in the speed race among the top HFT shops. The Express cable under the Atlantic ocean by Hibernia Networks is finally finished. It has taken years longer than expected, but now it’s pretty fast. It takes 59.5 58,95 milliseconds for a round trip across the Atlantic ocean. That’s six milliseconds fasterRead more
