It was an interesting year for the trading community a mix of strategic and people moves, technology advancements and, of course, the Wall Street Women awards. Here are the top 10 most-viewed stories by Traders readers.
October 2 -- Trader Tim Fligg takes us inside the investment competition known as BattleFin. He shares his strategy for staying ahead of the competition of quant traders and fund managers. Read the story here
January 23 -- Formed by the former head of risk at Morgan Stanley, the fund lost nearly all of its $60 million in less than a month. Read the story here
October 7 -- It's like a game of he said, she said. Sort of. The recent market structure phenomena known as fragmentation might be more nuanced and slightly deceiving when one drills down into market share data for both dark pools and exchanges. Read the story here
October 27 -- Benjamin Fussien was hired by Euronext NV, the newly independent European market operator, as its head of exchange-traded and investment funds. Read the story here
January 28 -- A new federally regulated exchange designed to trade the Bitcoin virtual currency is one step closer to becoming a reality. Read the story here
October 7 -- The buyside has spoken - and voted - about how it views its broker-dealer high- and low-touch coverage. Read the story here
December 1 -- Financial services professionals from Deutsche Bank, Standish Mellon, Barclays and other powerhouses lead the pack of finalists for the 5th annual Wall Street Women Award: A Celebration of Excellence. Read the story here
February 25 -- How Mark Gorton of Tower Research Capital defends high-frequency trading and why the markets have never been more fair. Read the story here
January 15 -- Unlike any other business, the U.S. stock market is built on fairness and the buyside exchange hopeful is leading the pack in leveling the playing field. Will other brokers follow suit? Read the story here
August 10 -- ITG Named Jarrett Lilien as its new chief executive officer, replacing Bob Gasser. The change comes amid a recent ITG announcement that it was facing a $20.3 million dollar fine after disclosing improprieties at its dark pool. Read the story here
