Newport Beach, CA & Stamford, CT, Nov 4--Mischler Financial Group, Wall Street’s oldest minority investment bank and institutional brokerage owned and operated by service-disabled veterans announced today that in honor of this upcoming Veteran’s Day, the firm has pledged 10% of its entire November profits to Children of Fallen Patriots…Read More
Courtesy of John D'Antona, TRADERS magazine. Recognizing today’s and tomorrow’s leaders, the Rising Star Award is intended for high-impact professionals who will continue to lead the industry for years to come. Rising Star: Jennica Ross, Director of Strategic Relationships, WallachBeth Capital To fully understand the business of trading, one must…Read More
Courtesy of Kaitlyn Kiernan, Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2013 7:37 p.m. ET The latest record run for U.S. stocks is sending up caution flags in two corners of the options market that rack investor sentiment. Hefty demand for options that would benefit from a further rise in…Read More
Courtesy of TradersMagazine Women Trailblazers, Entrepreneurs, Mentors, Rising Stars and Others Honored for Their Achievements October 17, 2013 – Trading is and always has been a man's world. But there are exceptions to every rule. Women in trading have made their imprint on an industry that has not always been…Read More
MarketsMuse Editor Note: We tripped over this info-taining clip courtesy of ETFGuide.com's Ron Delegge Good viewing for elementary and advanced students of the ETF marketplace. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7TYLZzXR4c&w=280&h=165]Read More
Courtesy of Steve Marlin/MarketsMedia With exchange-traded funds playing an increasingly important role in portfolio management, the ability to accurately price the instruments has placed a premium on market-making skills. “ETFs are a unique breed of financial instruments,” said Chris Hempstead, director of ETF execution services at WallachBeth. “Order execution requires…Read More
New York, NY, July 10--OMEX Systems, LLC (“OMEX”), the provider of broker-neutral DMA and OEMS trading systems for broker-dealers and buy-side investment firms active in stocks, options and futures announced the addition of 2 more trading technology veterans to the firm’s New York office, bringing the 5-year old company’s total…Read More
Excerpts courtesy of June 26 NYT column by Nathaniel Popper MarketsMuse Editor's Note: Though we generally spotlight the most relevant leading news media articles profiling the trading of ETFs and Options, on a selective basis, our editorial team also makes mention of compelling profiles of investment managers, traders and institutional…Read More
Courtesy of Pensions & Investments and independent research firm Elkins/McSherry, here is their latest report listing the industry's top executing brokers...Most of the names are 'industry standards'; new entries to the list are worth noting. Click on the P&I logo to review Read More
In the wake of the now spirited debate as to the direction of equities markets, the more relevant topic of how/where to move in volatile markets in order to get real best execution when trading in exchange-traded products is particularly poignant. We extend our thanks to the folks at NorthStar…Read More
Courtesy of John Spence A surge in exchange traded fund trading this week signals that investors should buckle up for a volatile summer. ETF trading soared to about 40% of overall volume on Thursday, one day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed may soon begin tapering its…Read More
Contributed by Chris Hempstead, Head of ETF Execution for WallachBeth Capital [caption id="attachment_965" align="alignleft" width="137"] Chris Hempstead, WallachBeth Capital[/caption] This week we saw 2 large creates in funds we don’t hear much about. The first was FBG (FI Enhanced Big Cap Growth ETN) with what looks to be about a…Read More
[caption id="attachment_920" align="alignleft" width="88"] Ron Quigley, Mischler Financial[/caption] Courtesy of Guest Contributor Ron Quigley, Managing Director of U.S. Syndicate and Primary Sales for Mischler Financial Group. May 3-2013--We need 200k new jobs a month, or 2.4 million annually just to put a dent in unemployment. It takes, on average, about…Read More
[caption id="attachment_1359" align="alignleft" width="300"] Spartan Andrew McOrmond[/caption] Editors Note: MarketsMuse is not just an ETF and Options market news aggregator, as we take pride in spotlighting the off-market activity of trading Industry professionals who "do good by giving back." MarketsMuse is pleased to extend a Bravo! and a "bid on"…Read More
According to Nielsen Ratings, Bloomberg LP’s 1st Annual Market Madness 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tourney, which took place on April 8th at Pier 36’s Basketball City, did not draw as many eyeballs as the NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship held on the same night, but the event did bring out 25,…Read More
Courtesy of Bloomberg LP reporter Nina Mehta 2013-03-22 22:29:10.364 GMT U.S. regulators approved Nasdaq Stock Market’s request to allow the sponsors of some exchange- traded funds to offer payments to market makers. The Securities and Exchange Commission decision loosens a ban on the compensation that has been in place since…Read More
Courtesy of WSJ MarketBeat Columnist Matthew Jarzemsky March 20, 2013 Investors are getting awfully creative in the way they play the volatility surrounding Europe and its crisis. Amid a renewed flare-up of worries, one investor placed a big bet on European stocks but with a twist; dodging the impact of…Read More
Refreshing Market Commentary courtesy of Ron Quigley, Mgn.Dir./Head of U.S. Syndicate Desk & Primary Sales for Mischler Financial Group. With Washington in full-out gridlock, Americans should be turning to the best national news, namely corporate profits. Corporations are driving the resurgence in equity markets posting overall fabulous earnings. The flight…Read More