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Citigroup Passed On Alameda Research Partnership Due To Lack Of Risk Management: Report
Monday, January 2, 2023 - 10:44am | 510Banking giant Citigroup (NYSE: C) considered partnering with Alameda Research, a now-bankrupt crypto trading firm, to launch a crypto lending business in 2020, but decided against it due to concerns about the firm's lack of risk management. Austin Campbell, the former co-head of...
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What Are Neural Networks?
Monday, February 26, 2018 - 12:04pm | 1054Despite the image they may conjure up, neural networks are not networks of computers that are coming together to simulate the human brain and slowly take over the world. There's no T-1000, at least not yet. At their core, neural networks are today the most sophisticated form of artificial...
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JJ Kinahan Talks 'Healthy' Volatility, High-Frequency Trading And The Fed Rate Hike
Friday, August 28, 2015 - 9:18am | 361Benzinga on Thursday spoke with TD Ameritrade Chief Strategist JJ Kinahan about macro topics including volatility, defensive sectors, high-frequency trading and the Fed rate hike. Volatility Regarding volatility, Kinahan highlighted that, while the Volatility S&P 500 (INDEX: VIX) index...
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A Technical Look At Berkshire Hathaway's Recent Sell-Off
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 2:12pm | 641Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) has rallied in a very uncharacteristic way from its August 1 low ($122.72) to its all-time high on August 21 at $136.82. That same day, it posted its all-time closing high at $136.81. The issue was dormant for most of 2012, trading between $76.30 and $89.70. It...
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Doug Kass On A Rigged Market And High-Frequency Trading
Monday, June 2, 2014 - 12:13pm | 488Doug Kass, President of Seabreeze Partners Management, sees a market that's not only rich in risk, but also rigged. He discussed these views and more while appearing on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep in April. “With [high-frequency trading] accounting for nearly 70 percent of total trading activity...
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Late-Day Flash Crashes Rock Tuesday's Close
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 9:11am | 416Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick discussed on Wednesday's Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep the broad swath of mini-flash crashes that hit before Tuesday's close. After the 3:40 p.m. time period, roughly 20 different stocks were hit with mini-flash crashes. The movements ranged from seven to...