New
York City, NY, USA (August 7, 2013) -- Knight Capital, the firm
recently acquired by GETCO and renamed KCG Holdings, is the subject
of the latest work by Edgar Perez, the celebrated author of The Speed
Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com)
and global speaker on the topics of high-frequency trading (HFT) and
investing. Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight
Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, is the
fascinating account of what it took to elevate Knight Capital to the
cusp of the retail investing revolution of the late 1990s to end up
ultimately being ignominiously bought up by a competitor. A book
launch party for Knightmare on Wall Street, now exclusively available
at http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com,
is planned for August 13.
Perez
(http://www.MrEdgarPerez.com)
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.
Perez
has been interviewed on CNBC Worldwide Exchange, CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC
Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com,
Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents
& Sensibilities. In addition, 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.
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, Perez has spoken at a number of
global conferences, including 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).
Perez
was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a
strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Perez has
an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de IngenierÃa,
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.
Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa
and hustle dancer.
Media
Contact:
Julia
Petrova
Media
Relations Coordinator
Knightmare
on Wall Street
516-761-4712
