Winning the High-Frequency Trading Olympics with The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 DVD Video Package Edgar

Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, Now Introducing The Speed Traders Worksh op 2012 DVD Video Package, How Algorithmic and High Frequency Traders Leverage P rofitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (Hong Ko ng, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Ho Chi Minh, New York, Dubai and Chicago) New York, NY, July 30, 2012 -- Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders, and for mer McKinsey & Co. consultant and New York University Adjunct Professor, is pres enting The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 DVD Video Package: How High Frequency Tra ders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (TheSpeedTradersWorkshopDVD.eventbrite.com), the most comprehensive revie w of high frequency trading now available for the very first time on DVD in an i nsightful 4-disc set. As Mr. Perez covers in The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 DVD Video Package, high-f requency trading is the use of sophisticated technological tools to trade securi ties like stocks or options, and is typically characterized by several distingui shing features: highly quantitative, employing computerized algorithms to analyz e incoming market data and implement proprietary trading strategies, investment positions are held only for very brief periods of time, from seconds to hours, a nd rapidly traded into and out, sometimes thousands or tens of thousands of time s a day, no net investment position at the end of a trading day, mostly employed by proprietary firms or proprietary trading desks in hedge funds and banks, and very sensitive to the processing speed of markets and of their own access to th e market. This innovative DVD Video Package displays an agenda full of informati on and insights: 1. Understanding High Frequency Trading in Equities and other Asset Classes The need for speed and sophisticated computer programs in generating, routing, a nd executing orders Co-location and individual data feeds to minimize latency Time-frames for establishing and closing highly-liquid positions Review of the most important strategies: market making, trend following, value a rbitrage and others 2. Key Enablers for High Frequency Trading Technological innovation: computing power, complex event processing, and low-lat ency bandwidth Shift to electronic trading and the rise of alternative trading systems In-depth look at strategies high frequency traders leverage to find alpha in equ ities, options, futures and FX The profitability of typical high frequency trading strategies and its evolution 3. Global Regulatory Overview: from the U.S. and Europe to China and Brazil Regulations in place before the "flash crash" Proposed regulatory initiatives after the "flash crash" in the U.S. and Europe, circuit breakers, limit up limit down and consolidated audit trail High frequency trading in Asia, from Japan, Singapore and India to Hong Kong and China Regulating speed trading to samba beats: Brazil and Mexico 4. The Future of High Frequency Trading

Enhancing profitability: from equities to FX to cross-asset trading High frequency trading in the world: from the U.S. and Europe to China and Brazi l Adding ammunition to the high frequency trader toolkit, FPGA, GPUs and enhanced technologies Turning the tables on high frequency trading: the transparency challenge for the buy-side The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 DVD Video Package: How High Frequency Traders Le verage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX Mr. Perez 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), in Mandarin by China Fi nancial Publishing House (2012) and currently being translated into Bahasa Indon esia and Portuguese. He is course director of The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, H ow High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equiti es, Options, Futures and FX (Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, London, Mexico City, Mosc ow, Ho Chi Minh, New York, Dubai and Chicago), and was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Tradin g and High-Frequency Finance. He contributes regularly to China s International Fina nce News. Mr. Perez has been interviewed on CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel Ne wsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. Perez has be en featured on 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 F inance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The K orea 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 Econmico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times. Mr. Perez has been engaged to present to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commis sion (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Ins titute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of Internatio nal Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (Shangh ai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Mr. Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Harvard Business School s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High -Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), MIT Sloan Investment Manag ement Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor s Global Growth Markets Forum ( London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIX Global Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (Lo ndon). Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a s trategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr. Perez has an undergra duate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniera, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master o f Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Busine ss 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 hu stle dancer. Contact :

Edgar Perez The Speed Traders New York, NY 516-761-4712 info@TheSpeedTradersWorkshop.com http://www.TheSpeedTradersWorkshopDVD.eventbrite.com