High-Frequency Trading Peter Gomber, Björn Arndt, Marco Lutat, Tim Uhle Chair of Business Administration, especially e-Finance E-Finance Lab Prof. Dr. Peter Gomber Campus Westend • RuW P.O. Box 69 • D-60629 Frankfurt/Main Commissioned by Executive Summary High-frequency trading (HFT) has recently drawn massive public attention fuelled by the U.S. May 6, 2010 flash crash and the tremendous increases in trading volumes of HFT strategies. Indisputably, HFT is an important factor in markets
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Contemporary Privacy Issues Report Introduction Privacy is one of the fundamental human rights, every individual should have full control over their personal information. However due to the continuous evolution of society and technology, the importance of a person's right to privacy has been eroded. This report discusses the contemporary privacy issues on different levels and areas, with specific focus on credit reporting, protection of customer’s private information by businesses,
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Foundations of Information Systems Management (2162) Rusty Rims ITSP Part 1 Assignment 1. Business Statement: RR is a regional transportation and distribution company in operation for over 60 years. The company serves major cities in the Mid-Atlantic region. They are headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and have a staff of 400 employees including truck drivers. There are 6 distribution terminals(Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, New York City, Washington DC, Newark NJ and Wilmington DE)for consolidating
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year (CSC, 2001). CORCAN currently operates five main business lines: Agribusiness, Construction, Manufacturing, Services and Textiles. Each business line is responsible for providing services or products that range from agriculture commodities to computer data entry and data base creation services. In 1992, CORCAN was granted the title of Special Operating Agency (SOA), which provides certain organizations with the opportunity to become more productive, efficient and competitive. The move to SOA status
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The History of Information Technology March 2010 Draft version to appear in the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Vol. 45, 2011 Thomas Haigh thaigh@computer.org University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Thomas Haigh The History of Information Technology – ARIST Draft 2 In many scholarly fields the new entrant must work carefully to discover a gap in the existing literature. When writing a doctoral dissertation on the novels of Nabokov or the plays of Sophocles, clearing intellectual
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McKinsey Global Institute May 2013 Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company, was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy. Our goal is to provide leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors with the facts and insights on which to base management and
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500_12489_CH07_170-191 3/17/05 5:55 PM Page 170 chapter 7 >> Making Decisions A T A L E O F T W O I N VA S I O N S O N JUNE 6, 1944, ALLIED SOLDIERS much should be used to defend Germany’s border with France? The original plan, devised by General Alfred von Schlieffen, allocated most of the German army to the invasion force; on his deathbed, Schlieffen is supposed to have pleaded, “Keep the right wing [the invasion force] strong!” But his successor, General Helmuth
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Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality By the same author Britain – Workshop or Service Centre to the World? The British Hotel and Catering Industry The Business of Hotels (with H. Ingram) Europeans on Holiday Higher Education and Research in Tourism in Western Europe Historical Development of Tourism (with A.J. Burkart) Holiday Surveys Examined The Management of Tourism (with A.J. Burkart eds) Managing Tourism (ed.) A Manual of Hotel Reception (with J.R.S. Beavis) Paying Guests
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CAN E-BANKING SERVICES BE PROFITABLE? Olga Luštšik[1] Abstract For the last few years European banks have spent billions of euros into new electronic channels. But after some years of excitement banks long-waited sky-rocketing profits from this area didn’t occur. Estonian banks have also invested in expanding and improving the IT systems and a number of new e-banking services have been developed. Until recent time, most of the pricing decisions for e-bank services were made based
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Guyana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with French Guiana or Guinea. For other uses, see Guyana (disambiguation). Coordinates: 5°00′N 58°45′W Co-operative Republic of Guyana[1] Flag Coat of arms Motto: "One People, One Nation, One Destiny" Anthem: "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains" Capital (and largest city) Georgetown 6°46′N 58°10′W Official language(s) English Recognised regional languages Portuguese, Hindi, Spanish, Akawaio, Macushi, Wai Wai
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