SAFE International Self Defense Announces launch of SAFE International Certified Partner, Self-Defense Manitoba

SAFE International is a leading provider of self defense training in North America. SAFE International is pleased to announce the launch of SAFE International Certified Partner, Self-Defense Manitoba, who will provide a focused marketing campaign to provide self defense to women, corporations and high school students.

Winnipeg, MB, August 27, 2013 (Straight Line PR) — SAFE International™ is a leading provider of self defense training in North America. It currently operates throughout Canada and has expanded to include SAFE International Certified Partner, Self-Defense Manitoba, with a focused marketing campaign to provide Winnipeg self defense to women, men, corporations and high schools. SAFE International has delivered training to over one hundred thousand (175,000) people since 1994. Self-Defense Manitoba is owned and managed by Chris Friesen, Managing Principal, who is a professional teaching Director and self-defense instructor.

Mr. Friesen began Self-Defense Manitoba in the Spring of 2013 and has become the first SAFE International™ Certified Partner in Canada. He saw there was a lack of practical and effective self defense instruction for people in the province of Manitoba. The SAFE International high school courses have become known for their instruction on how to deal with conflict before it starts rather than just deal with the physical side of self defense. While self protection is a serious topic, the SAFE instructors have managed to develop a course that integrates humour while still getting a serious message across to students/clients. Chris Friesen will be teaching specially tailored Winnipeg Corporate self defense courses in the corporate environment, particularly to companies/organizations that are in higher risk professions including health care, real estate, sales people, etc. Self protection is a not only a necessity, but is also a form of insurance that will make your business more profitable and your employees more confident and secure. Workplace violence is a serious issue and SAFE has the ability to teach workplace staff how to deal with all aspects of confrontation including the Awareness/Avoidance stages along with Verbal Diffusing skills and physical self defense.

SAFE International Certified Partners also offer specialized Women’s Self Defense Winnipeg courses to women’s groups, including their Women’s Self Defense Parties. Twenty five percent of women will be assaulted during their lifetime. This is an alarming fact especially since over forty seven percent of crime is unreported. Women will know their attacker fifty seven percent of the time according to studies. Women lead busy lives and need easy to remember tactics that work in real-life situations. They also need training that fits into their busy schedules. SAFE International Certified Partner instructors understand the challenges that women face and offer classes, group seminars and private lessons to fit into anyone’s schedule.

SAFE International has become North America’s most popular high school course for both boys and girls due to the fact that they don’t teach martial arts, but rather a practical approach to personal safety with an emphasis on recognizing and avoiding potentially dangerous situations. All instructors are certified through SAFE International™ and have a unique ability to reach the students in an effective and memorable manner. SAFE International has traditionally focused on self defense instruction for high school students. It offers 1, 3, 4 or 5 hour courses which can be taught over consecutive days or all in one day depending upon the school/ organization’s needs. They offer High School self defense customized to the class needs and expectations. Each session includes discussion, role playing and a practical physical component ending with their famous simulated attacks in which the students get the opportunity to practice their newly learned skills on a padded instructor. These are real-world tactics that can be used by anyone against violent and stressful attacks.

Contact SAFE International Certified Partner Chris Friesen to schedule self defense for your corporation, group, or school. You can visit their websites at www.safeinternationalmanitoba.biz. You can also email Chris Friesen directly by email at chrisfriesen@safeinternationalmanitoba.biz. You can also reach Mr. Friesen toll free at 1-800-465-5972.

Contact :
Chris Roberts
SAFE International™
15535 Cooper Rd.
Lunenburg, ON
Canada K0C 1R0
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chrisroberts@safeinternational.biz
http://www.safeinternational.biz

OK1984 + Kreayshawn Make a Quietly Loud Statement

What happens when you merge a team of hip Californian designers with one of hip-hop’s most buzz-worthy artists?

Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 2013 – What happens when you merge a team of hip Californian designers with one of hip-hop’s most buzz-worthy artists? You get a distinct capsule collection of understated yet thought provoking jewelry that says just enough. “I designed this for the girls who express more with less. There’s no need to do the talking when your jewelry can do it for you,” explains renowned artist Kreayshawn.

Whatever you’ve heard about the Bay Area musician and director, Kreayshawn is nothing if not scrappy. Born in September 1989 in San Francisco, as Natassia Zolot, to a teenage single mother, the pocket-sized artist relied on her wits to navigate the roughest sections of the city. By the age of 16, she found herself in a pivotal moment that would forever change her life and prompt her to become the pioneer she is today, turning hardship into empowerment and fueling her future through drive and creativity.

With a record deal from Columbia Records and a true cult following, it is clear to see why OK1984 jumped at the opportunity to team up with this gorgeous powerhouse. Known for her seemingly eclectic and truly unique personal style, Kreayshawn sets out to discover new and original influences that will make her music stand out from the rest. She seeks to inspire and be inspired, and, much like OK1984’s jewelry, she is fresh, edgy and undeniably talented. Incorporating each independent characteristic into one cohesive line, OK1984 and Kreayshawn have created a range of pieces that will unleash the voice inside you.

Launching August 26, 2013, the collaboration capsule, which will range from starry-eyed smiley face pendants to spirited alien head rings, will retail for $21 – $30, exclusively at OK1984.com.

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Business City Launched a Fortnight Newspaper in Chennai

A Newspaper firm from Chennai “Business City” launched a Fortnight Newspaper named “Business City”.

Chennai, TN, August 22, 2013 – Advertising plays a major role in promoting products or services, directly to the consumers. It improves sales of the product or services.

Business City” is one of the leading Newspaper firm in Chennai. Here in Business City the advertisers can promote their products or services, directly to the peoples with our Fortnight Newspaper. We deliver your advertisements in main areas of Chennai mostly commercial areas, residential areas etc.

Business City has a team of Qualified Young Professionals from Print media industry and plays a major role in the Expertise such as Marketing, Designing, Printing, Circulation & Administration. We work very hard to reach peoples to promote our Newspaper contains your Promotional advertisements. We Circulate our “Business City” Newspaper at Free of Cost all over Chennai. So, we can also help you in Creating Brand Awareness of your Products or Services and also to generate sales.

At “Business City” we charge only Rs:25/- for 1sq.cm for the Multi color ad & Rs:18/- for B/W advertisements. Our Tariff was really cost-effective while comparing other Newspapers. You can never get this competitive price in the Print Media industry throughout the city.

Our First edition paper is available in our website:http://www.business-city.in/e-paper.html

For more details on advertising your Business in our Newspaper, please contact: Fazil Ahamed, 91-98419 78689 or E-mail:fazil@Business-City.in

Contact:
Fazil Ahamed M
Business City
Gandhi Nagar, Chrompet
Chennai, TN 600044
98419 78689
fazil@business-city.in
http://www.Business-City.in

Justin Ligeri and Yagoozon Inc. Named Fastest Growing Retailer by Inc. Magazine

Three years ago Justin Ligeri was broke. His prospects were grim and odds of success were poor. Fast forward to August 2013 and the young eCommerce phenom is on track to do in excess of $20 million in sales this year, earning the recognition of Inc. Magazine.

Sebring, FL, August 26, 2013 (Straight Line PR) — Three years ago Justin Ligeri was broke. Looking at the worst economy in the last 85 years, most people would say his prospects were grim and the odds of success were poor. Fast forward to August 2013 and the young 35 year old eCommerce phenom is on track to do in excess of $20 million in sales this year.

He and his company Yagoozon, Inc. were recently named the #11 fastest growing company in the world and the #1 fastest growing company in the Retailing space.

Starting over with only $40 in the winter of 2010, he has bankrolled that amount into a booming company that has venture capitalists and vendors amazed at his ability to sell merchandise quickly and profitably.

“Here is the reality,” said Ligeri from Yagoozon’s ( http://www.amazon.com/b?me=A393ZKPVGVX3TX ) main warehouse in Central Florida. “The average consumer needs to understand that today the news media is like a drug dealer that only peddles bad news. They understand that bad news gets better ratings than good news. So they try and fixate your attention on the side of the ledger that has been disrupted by the web. Huge layoffs, plant closings, poor earnings, and a contracting economy. It’s not that their news is incorrect, rather it lacks objectivity. They show all of the things that have been DISRUPTED, and never stop to communicate that it is companies like mine that embrace the power of the web, that are doing the DISRUPTING.”

New technology creates new opportunities and new rules for amassing wealth, according to Ligeri.

“In the retail space where I am very active, traditional retailers who operate ignoring the power of the web, will follow the path of Kodak corporation, which filed for bankruptcy last year. I, on the other hand, hope to be able to continue to use the web and joint ventures to sell high demand products to my audience,” explains Ligeri.

He goes on to say, “Three years ago I was worse than broke. Today I sell more than one thousand mom and pop stores put together. The difference is that I have embraced the power of the web.”

Ligeri speaks briefly in a short YouTube video about the path he took to achive his current success: http://youtu.be/_nenmZFFhjo

Today, he is clearly a top contender to be the Entrepreneur of The Year. “I am beyond honored and excited to be a contender for this prestigious award,” said Ligeri. “Its nice to receive the acknowledgment from the business community. It certainly has been a fun ride.”

The 2013 Inc. 500|5000 Conference ( http://conference.inc.com/ ) is scheduled for October 10-12 in Washington, D.C. It is expected that Yagoozon, Inc. will be recognized once again as a rapidly rising star in the eCommerce firmament.

Ligeri’s blog can be found at http://www.JustinLigeri.net/

About Yagoozon, Inc.:
Yagoozon is the fastest growing online retailer of toys, costumes, and novelty items. The company focuses on customer service and purchaser simplification. Headquartered in Sebring, FL, Yagoozon leverages the strengths of the Amazon retail platform, adding their self-described “obsession” with excellent customer service, to take online retailing to a whole new level.

For more information, visit Yagoozon online at http://www.amazon.com/b?me=A393ZKPVGVX3TX or find Yagoozon on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yagoozon/226200834154092

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Yagoozon, Inc.
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Warwick, RI 02886

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Behind Goldman Sachs’ $100 Million Plus Trading Loss at Edgar Perez’s The Speed Traders Workshop DVD

Edgar Perez, Former McKinsey & Co. Consultant, Author, The Speed Traders, Presenting The Speed Traders Workshop DVD Video Package, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX.

New York City, NY, USA (August 25, 2013) — Edgar Perez, former McKinsey and IBM consultant and author of The Speed Traders and Knightmare on Wall Street, goes behind the trading operations of firms such as Goldman Sachs in their relentless pursuit of high-frequency trading profits with The Speed Traders Workshop DVD Video Package: How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (http://TheSpeedTradersWorkshopDVD.eventbrite.com), the world’s most comprehensive review of high frequency trading now available for the very first time on DVD in an insightful 4-disc set.

On Tuesday August 20, 2013, Goldman Sachs engaged in unauthorized trades in the options market that could be as expensive as $100 million for their shareholders. While this loss is in no way material to the survival of the company, it represents the next instance of a sequence of trading errors that threaten to diminish investors’ confidence in the most sophisticated financial markets.

Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. Mr. Perez (http://www.mredgarperez.com), former McKinsey and IBM consultant, is Chairman of High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, author of The Speed Traders (http://www.thespeedtraders.com), An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (McGraw-Hill Inc., 2011), (China Financial Publishing House, 2012), and Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (http://www.knightmareonwallstreet.com).

Perez has been interviewed on FOX Business’s Countdown to the Closing Bell, Bloomberg TV’s Market Makers, CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Perez has been featured on Sohu, News.Sina.com, 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 Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea 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 Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Perez has been engaged to present to the Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC 2012 (Shanghai), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach, FL), Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London).

Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business 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. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

The Speed Traders Workshop DVD Video Package reveals how high-frequency trading players are succeeding in the global markets and driving the development of algorithmic trading at breakneck speeds from the U.S. and Europe to India, Singapore and Brazil. The Speed Traders Workshop brings the most updated review of high frequency trading to the world’s most important financial centers.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders Workshop
+1-414-FORUMS0
jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com
http://www.thespeedtraders.com

KPMG Managing Partner and The GPS Gal are Special Guests on Deanne Demarco’s show

KPMG’s Senior partner Heather Paquette and the VOICE of your GPS unit, Karen Jacobsen are the special guests on the hit radio program, “Today’s Inspiring Women.” Which airs Thursday, noon Pacific on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Network.

Phoenix, AZ, August 24, 2013 – Deanne DeMarco continues her ground-breaking radio series with two high-powered guests: the female managing partner of KPMG a international audit and tax advisory firm and a woman who literally is the voice of over 100 million GPS units worldwide.

Heather Paquette a veteran of the United States Air Force is now Managing Partner for KPMG’s Michigan Office, and Karen Jacobsen is the “VOICE” of over 100 million GPS units, she literally tells you where to go, are featured on next Thursday’s episode of Deanne DeMarco’s entertaining, informative and inspiring program, “Today’s Inspiring Women.”

Both women are guests on Thursday, September 5, 2013, during Deanne DeMarco’s weekly hour-long show that airs at 12 noon, Pacific, on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Radio network.

Today, Heather Paquette is the Managing Partner for KPMG in Michigan where she’s responsible for the strategic direction and growth of KPMG’s Detroit and Grand Rapid’s offices and in making KPMG a great place to build a career. Heather has more than 22 years of financial audit, information technology and business process experience, focusing on risk and control.

Heather is also a veteran of the United States Air Force and prior to joining KPMG, served in the United Kingdom and then in Southern Regional Operation Center for NATO in Naples, Italy.

Heather is a 2012 national ATHENA Award Recipient. Heather has been recognized by the Glass Hammer as a 2009 Rising Star, by the Illinois CPA Society as a 2009 Women to Watch and by KPMG as their 2010 Working Mother of the Year for Working Mother Magazine.

Deanne DeMarco asks Heather about the challenges she faced as a US Air Force Veteran and gets her advice on how her military experience supported her current career and what advice she has for women just starting out in a career.

Deanne DeMarco’s second guest, Karen Jacobsen is the “VOICE” in over 100 million GPS units, as well as on cruise ships and elevators. When Karen Jacobsen walks on stage, there is no question she is in the driver’s seat.  The GPS Girl, Karen Jacobsen’s speaking voice is in over 100 million GPS units giving drivers directions worldwide. She has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, in The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine and was named one of People Magazine s Most Intriguing People. She speaks and sings to groups who want to inspire the best in their people, and create a road map for their future.  She s that voice that guides you when you are lost and reassures you when you are wondering if you are headed in the right direction. You could say she specializes in telling people where to go.

Deanne DeMarco, who has 20 successful years as a business coach, professional speaker and management trainer , said, “Each week on the show I interview extraordinary and inspiring women who may not yet be household names but are business and entrepreneurial rising stars or have solid, practical advice for my audience. Heather’s personal achievements are truly inspirational and her principles for success can be applied to any business. Karen taps into a subject that affects so many women. So if you need to “recalculate” your life or career you can’t put off listening to the show.”

Deanne DeMarco herself has used her innovative strategies—drawn from successful experiences as a scientist, college instructor, management trainer, Fortune 500 manager, author and entrepreneur—to help business executives and individuals break through personal and career roadblocks.

Today’s Inspiring Women” airs Thursdays at noon Pacific on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Radio. www.voiceamerica.com/show/2182/todays-inspiring-women

About The Host:
Deanne DeMarco’s career has revolved around helping people break through boundaries and career roadblocks. She has a strong business background with expertise in medicine, education and utilities. As a medical scientist she was on the original three-member team that first discovered the cancer link to second-hand smoke. As a corporate trainer her management coaching program won national recognition from Training Magazine’s Top 100.  Deanne conducts fun, interactive workshops and seminars and is a keynote speaker at business and association meetings around the world. For more information: www.deannedemarco.com or call 1-708-836-0118 or 1-866-91-COACH.

Contact:
Deanne DeMarco
Deanne DeMarco
2205 S. Wolf Road #730
Suite 304
Hillside, Illinois 60162
708-836-0118
Deanne@DeanneDeMarco.com
http://www.deannedemarco.com

BatchOutput Server 4.9.1 for InDesign Improves XML Processing

Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput Server 4.9.1, a maintenance update to its output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Layers magazine, the software automates printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript by processing InDesign files from watched hot folders. The new version improves application’s XML processing engine which allows users to dynamically assign variable output file names based on InDesign document’s XMP metadata.

Toronto (ON), Canada (August 24, 2013) — Zevrix Solutions today released BatchOutput Server 4.9.1, a maintenance update to its powerful output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Developed originally for a major magazine publisher in the United States to free up their operator computers from outputting InDesign files, the software automates InDesign workflow by processing files from hot folders. The software offloads printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process.

The new version improves application’s XML processing engine which allows users to dynamically assign variable output file names based on InDesign document’s XMP metadata. Adobe’s Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) is an XML-based labeling technology that allows users to embed data about a file, known as metadata, into the file itself. By taking advantage of this technology, BatchOutput Server offers output operators an easy way to include the desired information about their projects directly in the final PDF and PostScript file names.

“BatchOutput Server is an extremely useful utility for a busy production facility or advertising agency”, writes David Creamer in Layers magazine, “It can save lots of time – which equates to money.”

BatchOutput Server offers the following key features and benefits:

Process InDesign files automatically from watched hot folders
Export as single pages
-Update modified links automatically
-Variable output file names
-Auto-activate document fonts
Automatic e-mail notifications of process stages and errors
-Easy to install and set up

Pricing and Availability:
BatchOutput Server can be purchased from Zevrix web site for US$699.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for licensed users. BatchOutput Server is a Universal Binary, runs on Mac OS X 10.5-10.8 and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CC.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

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Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com
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Immediate Shipping for Best Summer Reading at Knightmare on Wall Street Website

Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, and Course Director, The Speed Traders Workshop, Proudly Introduces Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, a Behind-the-scenes Look at Knight Capital’s 17 years of Tumultuous Existence as an Independent Company.

New York City, NY, USA (August 24, 2013) — Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, is the new book by Edgar Perez, the celebrated author of The Speed Traders. As executives and professionals in the finance world get ready for their Labor Day weekend vacation, immediate shipping is now available for Knightmare on Wall Street at http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com.

Readers will discover a thrilling minute-by-minute account of the terrifying hours following Knight Capital’s August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with news-breaking research regarding the firm’s 17 years of tumultuous existence as an independent company. Knightmare on Wall Street provides a fascinating account of what it took to elevate the firm to the cusp of the retail investing revolution of the late 1990s, to struggle through booms and busts, and to bring the firm down, to end up ultimately being ignominiously bought up by a competitor.

At 9:30 A.M. on August 1, 2012, right after the markets opened for the day, Knight Capital began issuing an unprecedented number of erroneous orders into the market, due to an error in installing new software. No rogue trader or regulatory change; operational risk was passing the bill to Knight Capital and becoming the biggest risk in the financial markets.

Knight Capital announced later a staggering loss of $440 million. What followed after this shocking announcement were several rounds of desperate conversations with a number of vulture players who had smelled opportunity and were readying themselves to pick up bargain-priced pieces. On August 6, 2012, Joyce confirmed that Knight Capital had struck a deal with Jefferies, TD Ameritrade, Blackstone, GETCO, Stephens, and Stifel Financial, staving off collapse days after the trading mishap.

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), published in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012), and Investasi Super Kilat: Pandangan Orang dalam tentang Fenomena Baru Frekuensi Tinggi yang Mentransformasi Dunia Investasi, published in Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012). Perez is course director of The Speed Traders Workshop, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai). He contributes to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Knightmare on Wall Street
516-761-4712
info@knightmareonwallstreet.com
http://www.knightmareonwallstreet.com

Edgar Perez to Squawk On The Street’s Kelly Evans, Carl Quintanilla: U.S. Financial Markets at Risk

Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, and Course Director, The Speed Traders Workshop, Introduces Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, a Behind-the-scenes Look at Knight Capital’s 17 years of Tumultuous Existence as an Independent Company.

New York City, NY, USA (August 24, 2013) — “The issues that happened yesterday are not about NYSE versus NASDAQ, KCG Holdings versus Citadel or Goldman Sachs versus Morgan Stanley. This is about the United States’ competitive standing as the world’s most sophisticated financial market, a position it has to keep at all costs,” said Edgar Perez, the celebrated author of The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) and Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com), to CNBC’s Squawk On The Street’s anchors Kelly Evans and Carl Quintanilla today. The full interview can be accessed at http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000193177.

As informed by NASDAQ yesterday, price quotes were not being disseminated by the Securities Information Processor (SIP) for three hours. There was a connectivity issue, which led to degradation in the ability of the SIP to disseminate consolidated quotes and trades. After the cause of the issue, The Flash Freeze, was identified and addressed, trading resumed at 3:25PM. While NASDAQ has promised to work with other exchanges that are members of the SIP to investigate the issues, their time to self-police has passed.

Perez (http://www.MrEdgarPerez.com) is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. Perez has been interviewed on Bloomberg TV’s Market Makers, CNBC Worlwide Exchange, CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Perez has been globally featured on FXFactor, Columbia Business, OpenMarkets, Sohu, News.Sina.com, 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 Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea 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 Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Perez has been engaged to present at the Council on Foreign Relations, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (Kiev), Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC 2012 (Shanghai), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (London and Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Emerging Markets Investments Summit 2013 (Warsaw), CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach), Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago, London), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London).

Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business 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. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Knightmare on Wall Street
516-761-4712
info@knightmareonwallstreet.com
http://www.knightmareonwallstreet.com

SEC’s Leadership Needed After Nasdaq’s Glitch, Edgar Perez to CNBCs Kelly Evans and Carl Quintanilla

Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, and Course Director, The Speed Traders Workshop, Introduces Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, a Behind-the-scenes Look at Knight Capital’s 17 years of Tumultuous Existence as an Independent Company.

New York City, NY, USA (August 24, 2013) — “Market participants appreciate visible leadership that goes beyond statements sent though by a press office. Both individual and institutional investors would have felt more comfortable yesterday if they had seen the SEC chairman, Mary Jo White, discussing the NASDAQ issue and the steps the SEC was taking to monitor their efforts to resume trading,” said Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) and Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com), to CNBC’s Squawk On The Street’s anchors Kelly Evans and Carl Quintanilla today. The full interview can be accessed at http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000193177.

As informed by NASDAQ yesterday, price quotes were not being disseminated by the Securities Information Processor (SIP) for three hours. There was a connectivity issue, which led to degradation in the ability of the SIP to disseminate consolidated quotes and trades. After the cause of the issue, The Flash Freeze, was identified and addressed, trading resumed at 3:25PM. While NASDAQ has promised to work with other exchanges that are members of the SIP to investigate the issues, their time to self-police has passed.

Readers will discover in Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, a thrilling minute-by-minute account of the terrifying hours following Knight Capital’s August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with news-breaking research regarding the firm’s 17 years of tumultuous existence as an independent company. Knightmare on Wall Street provides a fascinating account of what it took to elevate the firm to the cusp of the retail investing revolution of the late 1990s, to struggle through booms and busts, and to bring the firm down, to end up ultimately being ignominiously bought up by a competitor.

At 9:30 A.M. on August 1, 2012, right after the markets opened for the day, Knight Capital began issuing an unprecedented number of erroneous orders into the market, due to an error in installing new software. No rogue trader or regulatory change; operational risk was passing the bill to Knight Capital and becoming the biggest risk in the financial markets. Knight Capital announced later a staggering loss of $440 million. What followed after this shocking announcement were several rounds of desperate conversations with a number of vulture players who had smelled opportunity and were readying themselves to pick up bargain-priced pieces. On August 6, 2012, Joyce confirmed that Knight Capital had struck a deal with Jefferies, TD Ameritrade, Blackstone, GETCO, Stephens, and Stifel Financial, staving off collapse days after the trading mishap.

Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business 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. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

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