New
York City, NY, USA (August 12, 2013) -- Edgar Perez, the
celebrated author of The Speed Traders, follows in its tradition of
stellar shows with the release of Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise
and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial
Markets, exclusively available at
http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com,
book that provides a thrilling minute-by-minute account of the
terrifying hours following their August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with
news-breaking research regarding Knight Capital's 17 years of
tumultuous existence as an independent company.
Knightmare
on Wall Street's rich cast of characters includes the founders, the
management team throughout the years and the team at the time of
their August 1, 2012, trading debacle.
The
Founders
*
Walter Raquet, Executive Vice President, the genius behind Knight's
trailblazing idea
*
Kenneth Pasternak, Chief Executive Officer, the ultimate trader that
led through Knight's initial years
*
Steven Steinman, Founder, Trimark Group
*
Robert Lazarowitz, Chief Operating Officer, Trimark Group
Management
Throughout The First Years
*
John Hewitt, President, Knight Securities
*
Peter Hajas, Chief Executive Officer, Arbitrade, and later Chief
Executive Officer of Knight Financial Products
*
Robert Turner, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President,
Treasurer and Director
*
Irv Kessler and Efi Gildor, Co-founders, Arbitrade, acquired by
Knight
*
David Shpilberg, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
*
Diego Baez, Senior Vice President, Electronic Trading
*
Anthony Sanfilippo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Knight
Capital Markets, and later interim Chief Executive Officer
*
John Leighton, Head of Institutional Trading
*
Robert Stellato, Head of Institutional Trading and former leader of
the NASDAQ sales team at Goldman Sachs
Management
when the trading incident happened
*
Thomas Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
*
Steven Sadoff, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Operations,
Services, and Technology
*
George Sohos, Head of the Electronic Trading Group (ETG)
*
Joseph Wald, former EdgeTrade's Chief Executive Officer, Head of
Institutional Electronic Trade Execution Services
*
Kara Fitzsimmons, Managing Director of Media Relations
*
Meaghan Mullins, Managing Director, Electronic Services, global voice
and electronic access products
*
Tara Muller, Managing Director, Electronic Trading, Knight Link
*
Erica Attonito, Managing Director, Knight Link and Knight Match
The
Technology Team
*
Michael Strashnov, Managing Director
*
Milind Deshpande, Director
*
Kok Sang, Director and SMARS leader; ultimately, directly responsible
for the August 1 glitch
Perez
is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized
area of high-frequency trading. He is author of The Speed Traders, An
Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is
Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill
Inc. (2011), published in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing
House (2012), and Investasi Super Kilat: Pandangan Orang dalam
tentang Fenomena Baru Frekuensi Tinggi yang Mentransformasi Dunia
Investasi, published in Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012).
Perez is course director of The Speed Traders Workshop, How High
Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in
Equities, Options, Futures and FX (Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala
Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai). He
contributes to The New York Times and China's International Finance
News and Sina Finance.
Media
Contact:
Julia
Petrova
Media
Relations Coordinator
Knightmare
on Wall Street
516-761-4712
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