New
York City, NY, USA (October 7, 2013) -- The last time Congress
was gridlocked over the extension of the debt ceiling, August 2011,
repo rates rose as money-market funds pulled back because they didn't
want the risk of holding a security in default. What are the
consequences of a potential U.S. default on its debt? Mr. Edgar
Perez, Author, The Speed Traders and Knightmare on Wall Street, will
provide the keynote speech "U.S. Debt Default, The Economic
Calamity Unlike Anything The World Has Ever Seen", at
High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, "Strategic
and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and
Exchanges" (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com),
forum that will provide investors and speed traders on October 8 with
the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry
stands through an inspiring keynote speeches and thought-provoking
panels with leaders in the field.
Mr.
Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the
specialized area of high-frequency trading and author of The Speed
Traders, An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading
Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World
(http://www.thespeedtraders.com),
and Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital
and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets
(http://www.knightmareonwallstreet.com).
He 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 and Shanghai), and
was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York
University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency
Finance. He contributes regularly to The New York Times and China's
Sina Finance and International Finance News.
Mr.
Perez has been engaged to present at the Council on Foreign
Relations, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (Kiev),
Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC 2012 (Shanghai), U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore,
Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences at New York University, University of International Business
and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (London
and Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and
private institutions. In addition, Mr. Perez has spoken at a number
of global conferences, including Inside Market Data 2013 (Chicago),
Emerging Markets Investments Summit 2013 (Warsaw), CME Group's Global
Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach), Harvard Business
School's Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston),
High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago, London), MIT
Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional
Investor's Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis
Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face
(Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia
(London).
Mr.
Perez has been interviewed on CNBC's Squawk on the Street, Worldwide
Exchange, Cash Flow and Squawk Box, FOX BUSINESS's Countdown to the
Closing Bell and After the Bell, Bloomberg TV's Market Makers, CNN en
Español's Dinero, Sina Finance, BNN's Business Day, CCTV China,
Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel
NewsAsia's Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In
addition, Mr. Perez has been globally featured on FXFactor, Columbia
Business, OpenMarkets, Sohu, News.Sina.com, Yicai, eastmoney,
Caijing, ETF88.com, 360doc, AH Radio, CNFOL.com, CITICS Futures,
Tongxin Securities, ZhiCheng.com, CBNweek.com, Caixin, Futures Daily,
Xinhua, CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, ifeng.com,
International Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com,
Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, The
Malaysian Insider, BMF 89.9, iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge
Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas
Morning News, Valor Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online,
Oriental Daily News and Business Times.
Mr.
Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM,
and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr.
Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de
Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from
Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business
Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual
major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma
Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area and
is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.
High-Frequency
Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago is produced by Golden Networking
(http://www.goldennetworking.net),
the premier networking community for business executives,
entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are
invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to
information@goldennetworking.net.
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