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High-frequency Trading Strategies and Software at The Speed Traders Workshop DVD Video Package

August 12, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders and Knightmare on Wall Street, 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 12, 2013) — Mr. Edgar Perez presents 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:

– The first and most comprehensive initiation to the world of high-frequency trading
– Study materials provided by Mr. Perez, the author of the latest book on the subject of speed trading, and a well-known presenter in America, Europe and Asia
– Strategies high frequency traders leverage to find alpha in equities, options, futures and FX
– Latest update on high-frequency trading in the world and current regulatory initiatives
– Techniques to detect high-frequency trading in the markets
– Key enablers of high-frequency trading in the U.S., Europe and Asia
– Proposed regulatory initiatives after the “flash crash”
– Up-to-date review of the future of high-frequency trading

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), 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); and 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.

Mr. Perez contributes to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance. He has been interviewed on CNBC Worldwide 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, he 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.

Mr. 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, he 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).

Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. He 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. He resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

The Speed Traders, published by McGraw-Hill Inc., is the most comprehensive, revealing work available on the most important development in trading in generations. High-frequency trading will no doubt play an ever larger role as computer technology advances and the global exchanges embrace fast electronic access. The Speed Traders explains everything there is to know about how today’s high-frequency traders make millions-one cent at a time.

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.

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Former McKinsey, Edgar Perez, Knightmare on Wall Street, Presents The Speed Traders Workshop DVD

August 12, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

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 12, 2013) — Edgar Perez, former McKinsey consultant and Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and author of The Speed Traders, is presenting 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.

Mr. 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).

A thrilling minute-by-minute account of the terrifying hours following the August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with news-breaking research regarding Knight Capital’s 17 years of tumultuous existence as an independent company, Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, is the definitive behind-the-scenes story of Knight Capital.

Mr. Perez is course director of The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, 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) and was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Finance. He contributes to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance.

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 NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. 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.

Mr. 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, Mr. 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).

Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr. 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. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

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

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Craft Beer Guru James Swann Partners with Black Dog Promotions to Launch Adventures in Brew Reality TV Series

August 11, 2013 straightlinepr Leave a comment

Local Beer Expert Brings Hops of Knowledge, Brewer Interviews and Beer Challenges To Craft Beer Lovers in New TV Show

Chandler, AZ, August 10, 2013 – In partnership with Black Dog Promotions, craft beer guru James Swann is ready to tip back a pint and share his extensive knowledge of beer in his new reality TV show, Adventures in Brew (AIB).

Do you love beer? Do you thirst for more knowledge? Adventures in Brew is here to deliver the goods. Beer is a truly remarkable thing with a long and storied history in human culture. As a modern media outlet for all the latest stories, news and reviews, Adventures in Brew, will keep you up-to-date on everything happening in the wide world of beer. King James Swann and longtime industry professional and co-host Kimber Leigh, will take you on a rollercoaster ride of brewery tours, interviews, beer education, fun and games – plus a few “brew crazy” challenges from our editor-in-chief.

Adventures in Brew star James Swann said, “Craft beer is an exact science and a true artisan’s statement of who they are. Brewed in small batches with love and attention to detail, each beer is a unique invention and a toast to human creativity. I can’t wait to share my love for beer with the Adventures in Brew audience. Cheers!”

Black Dog Promotions CEO Scott Kelly said, “James is a nationally recognized expert in the rapidly growing craft beer market. He has a stellar reputation and a huge legion on fans. We look forward to partnering with James to provide an entertaining look at the world of craft beer ”

Now, filming the first episodes, Adventures in Brew is preparing for a season of the hottest new brews, behind the scenes tours, beer festivals and most of all – lots of fun! See what excitement is brewing on the set of AIB in the promotional video at AdventuresInBrew.com

About James Swann:
James makes it his mission to know everyone and everything in the world of beer. His vast knowledge in craft beer led him to manage The Watering Hole, a community pub where he poured a diverse selection of craft beers to his loyal beer followers, as he listed each and every ingredient used and any special details that made the brew unique. James has made friends with brewers all over the country and has even been a guest brewer at Mudshark Brewery, San Tan Brewery and many others. On a weekly basis, James also contributes to local publications, giving beer lovers tips about new brew releases and where to find them. The most exciting venture for James is writing and filming episodes for the brand new reality TV show, Adventures in Brew.

About Black Dog Promotions;
Black Dog Promotions is a media and business development agency and also provides digital marketing and publicity consulting for regional and national brands. Black Dog’s CEO Scott Kelly is a 25 year industry veteran with a long history of success in the entertainment, sports, technology and finance. Learn more by visiting http://BlackDogPromotions.com

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Black Dog Promotions
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Tempe, AZ 85284
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NanoMarkets Announces New Upcoming Report, “Transparent Conductor Markets: 2013” Due in Late August 2013

August 9, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the addition of the report, “Transparent Conductor Markets 2013” to the firm’s publication schedule.

Glen Allen, Virginia (August 9, 2013) — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the addition of the report, “Transparent Conductor Markets 2013” to the firm’s publication schedule. The report is the latest from the firm that has established itself as the industry’s leading source of analysis and forecasting of the transparent conductor industry. Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/transparent_conductor_markets_2013.

About the Report:

The past year has seen major changes in the world of transparent conductors (TCs). Efforts by Intel and especially Microsoft to bring touch to every laptop have suggested new opportunities for non-ITO TCs. Meanwhile, the continued rapid growth in tablet computing can only be regarded as a positive sign for TCs.

On the other hand, new ways of producing both touch panels and displays suggest that display OEMs may be using less TC material in the future. At the same time flexible displays, OLED TVs and other applications that were supposed to generate major revenues for non-ITO TCs seem just as slow to develop as they did in 2012.

In this somewhat confusing phase of the development of TCs, NanoMarkets believes that this new report provides the necessary strategic insight into how TC firms can best generate new business revenues in the in the display, solar panel and other sectors. This report also analyzes important developments on the TC materials front and it takes a peek at what the next generation of transparent conductors will look like and how these materials will extend addressable markets.

This study also contains detailed eight-year forecasts in volume (square meters) and value terms. For each of the applications covered there are breakouts of demand for ITO, other TCOs, ITO/TCO inks, carbon nanotube films, silver-based and cooper-based transparent conductors, other nanometallic transparent conductors and conductive polymers. And there is also a forecast of ITO products by type (sputtering targets, films, coated glass, etc.). Finally, the strategies of the leading TC firms are also assessed in the context of the latest market developments.

Coverage Points

Executive Summary
– Touch-Screen Markets in Chaos: Excellent Situation for Transparent Conductors
– Whatever Happened to Flexible Displays and Should We Care?
– Alternative Transparent Conductors in the LCD Space: Cracks in ITO?
– Transparent Conductors in Solar Panels after the Bubble
– The Fuss About Copper: Do We Need Yet Another Transparent Conductor?
– Eight Companies to Watch in Transparent Conductors in 2013-2014

Recent Technology Directions for Transparent Conductors
– Developments in the ITO Sector
– Update on the Indium Saga: The Real Implications
– Supply Chain Developments
– Printed ITO: Not Just for R&D Anymore?
– Prospects for ITO Film Markets
– The China Factor Updated
– Other Transparent Conducting Oxides: New R&D, New Uses
– Tin Oxide and its Variants
– Zinc Oxide and its Variants
– More TCOs for the Future?
– Are Other TCOs Really a Drop-In Replacement?
– Silver: Meshes, Grids and Inks
– Nanosilver Solutions: Cambrios and the Others
– Silver Grids Large and Small
– Suppliers and Strategies in Silver Transparent Conductors
– Recent and Future Manufacturing Improvements
– Copper, Unipixel and the Future of Transparent Conductors
– Conductive Polymers as Transparent Conductors: Recent Successes
– Technology Developments: New Polymers
– Key Suppliers and their Strategies
– Carbon Nanotubes as Transparent Conductors: If Not Now When?
– Technology Progress: Better Nanotubes, Better Inks
– Key Suppliers and their Strategies
– Current and Future Manufacturing Processes
– Graphene: Does it Stand a Chance in the Transparent Conductor Market?

Display- and Lighting-Related Markets for Transparent Conductors: Eight-Year Forecasts
– Conventional Liquid Crystal Displays: Stuck On ITO Forever?
– What It Will Take to Get Non-ITO Transparent Conductors into LCD Fabs?
– A Possible Roadmap for the Adoption of Non-ITO Transparent Conductors in the LCD Sector
– What If the LCD Display Sector Never Buy Non-ITO Transparent Conductors?
– Eight-Year Forecasts of Transparent Conductor Use in the LCD Display Industry
– Touch Screens Sensors: Everyone’s Favorite Opportunity
– Impact on Transparent Conductor Market Microsoft’s and Intel’s New Push for Touch Interfaces
– But the Shift to In-Cell/On-Cell May Hurt the Prospects for Transparent Conductors
– The Evolving Market for Transparent Conductors in ProCap and Resistive Displays
– Other Opportunities for Transparent Conductors in the Touch Sensor Segment
– Eight-Year Forecasts of Transparent Conductors in the Touch-Screen Sensor Industry
– Transparent Conductors for the New OLED Market
– OLED Industry Progress in 2013 and 2014
– Special Requirements for Transparent Conductors in the OLED Sector: Large Panels and the Quest to Get Rid of ITO
– How OLEDs Potentially Shrink the TC Market
– Eight-Year Forecasts of Transparent Conductors in the OLED Display and Lighting Market
– Flexible Displays: Mythology and Reality
– Technology Constraints and Transparent Conductor Choice in Flexible Displays
– Types of Flexible Displays and Likely Market Acceptance: Implications for Transparent Conductors
– Eight-Year Forecasts of Transparent Conductors in the Flexible Display Market
– Other Opportunities for Transparent Conductors in Displays and Lighting
– E-Paper
– Plasma Displays
– Transparent Displays
– LED Lighting
– Eight-Year Forecasts of Transparent Conductors in the Other Display and Lighting Markets

Solar Panel Markets for Transparent Conductors: Eight-Year Forecasts
– The Coming Renaissance for Thin-Film PV: Implications for the Transparent Conductor Business
– The Case of CIGS
– Transparent Conductors and BIPV
– Eight-Year Forecasts of Transparent Conductors in the Thin-Film PV Market
– Organic PV and Dye Sensitized Cells: Still Opportunity for Transparent Conductor Suppliers
– Eight-Year Forecasts of Transparent Conductors in the OPV/DSC Market

Windows and Other Markets for Transparent Conductors: Eight-Year Forecasts
– Applications for Transparent Conductors in Windows
– Smart Windows
– Anti-Static Applications
– IR/UV Protection
– Eight-Year Forecast of Transparent Conductors for Windows Applications
– Electronics/Semiconductor Industry Applications for Transparent Conductor Market
– Eight-Year Forecast of Transparent Conductors for Electronics/Semiconductor Industry
– Yet Other Markets for Transparent Conductors

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging markets in energy, electronics and other area created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of in the transparent conductor industry.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

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NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Report “Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots in Lighting and Displays” To Publication Schedule

August 9, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the addition of a new report to its schedule titled, “Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots in Lighting and Displays” that will be release in late August of 2013.

Glen Allen, Virginia (August 9, 2013) — Industry Analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the addition of a new report to its schedule titled, “Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots in Lighting and Displays” that will be release in late August of 2013. Details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/market_opportunities_for_quantum_dots.

About the Report:
This new NanoMarkets report provides an in depth market analysis of the opportunities emerging within the field of quantum dots (QDs), examining the latest products, strategies and technical developments in electronics applications for these emerging materials. Within the report we assess how QDs are likely to penetrate addressable markets in lighting and display applications and along what time horizon. We also examine the technology hurdles facing QDs broader adoption and how the industry will resolve them. The report also evaluates the potential of QDs vs. competing technologies and provides NanoMarkets opinions on how well QDs will fare.

The report also includes NanoMarkets’ assessments of the strategies of leading firms active in the QD space with attention paid as to which are the companies to watch in the market. In addition, detailed and granular forecasts of QD shipments in volume and value terms and by application will be provided.

Coverage Points:

Summary:

– Key Opportunities for Quantum Dots
– Display Backlighting
– Direct-Emission QD Displays
– QD Lighting
– Key Firms to Watch in QDs
– QD Lighting and Display Roadmap

Quantum Dot Technology Trends Impacting Lighting and Display Markets

– Important Performance Trends
– Color range
– Power consumption
– Lifetimes
– Materials Options and Long-Term Materials Trends for Commercial QD Products
– Alleviating a Shortage of QD Materials
– Lower-Cost Fabrication Approaches for QDs
– Regulation and the Environment
– Environmental Issues and Potential Toxicity of QDs
– Regulatory Hurdles

Applications for Quantum Dots in Lighting and Displays

– Display Applications for QDs
– Key Factors Promoting and Retarding the Use of QDs in Displays
– QD-enhanced LED display backlighting
– Complete replacement of LEDs in TV/monitor Backlighting
– Direct-Emission QD displays
– How will QDs compete with OLEDs in the Display Space
– QD Displays in the Mobile Display Space?
– Potential Use for QDs in Flexible Displays
– Lighting Applications for QDs
– Can QDs Make Lighting More Energy Efficient?
– Will QDs be Used in Smart Lighting to Enhance Mood, Health and Job Performance
– QDs in the LED Phosphor Sector
– How will QDs Compete with OLED Lighting?

Forecasts of Quantum Dots

– Pricing Assumptions
– Other Assumptions
– Alternative Scenarios
– Forecasts for QDs in Displays by Display Type
– QD-Backlit LCD Televisions
– Other QD-Backlit Displays
– Direct-Emission QD Displays
– Other Types of QD Displays
– Forecasts for QDs in Lighting by Lighting Type
– Energy-Efficient Lighting
– Mood-, Health- and Performance-Enhancing Lighting
– Other Types of Lighting

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in solid-state lighting, energy, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

Media Contact:
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
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NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Report “Worldwide Medical Polymer Markets 2013-2020” To Publication Schedule

August 9, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the addition of a new report to its schedule titled, “Worldwide Medical Polymer Markets 2013-2020” that will be release in late August of 2013.

Glen Allen, Virginia (August 9, 2013) — Industry Analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the addition of a new report to its schedule titled, “Worldwide Medical Polymer Markets 2013-2020” that will be release in late August of 2013. Details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/worldwide_medical_polymer_markets_2013_2020.

About the Report:
NanoMarkets believes that medical polymers represents a major opportunity in the medical materials market over the next few years. Several factors are leading to growth in this market. Perhaps the most obvious is the aging of the population in developed nations is expanding the addressable market for polymer implants. Many polymer implants are specifically intended to assist elder patients.

Opportunity in this market has also expanded because the latest technical developments in medical polymers can fine tune implant capabilities, enable better fits for implants, and increased biocompatibility. Polymer structures can also now substitute for cartilage or enable doctors to grow a patient’s tissue for transplants.

At the same time the new legal protections that followed the silicone breast implant debacle have considerably reduced the risk in the medical polymer space. And as a result of all of these factors, the medical polymer business has taken off, with the emergence of new start-ups and plenty of M&A activity.

With all that is happening in this space, NanoMarkets is publishing a report that identifies current and future opportunities in the medical polymers space and provides guidance on the technical and regulatory framework in which these opportunities are arising. As with all NanoMarkets reports in the medical materials field, this report includes a granular eight-year forecast and also profiles key suppliers and analyzes the complete supply chain for medical polymers. For the firms covered we discuss their strategies and needs along with their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, the report provides an analysis of the market for medical polymers in various important country-specific markets.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary
– Opportunities for the Medical Device Market
– Opportunities for the Plastics Industry
– Opportunities for the Healthcare Industry
– Firms and Strategies to Watch in the Medical Polymers Market
– Bayer
– Celanese
– Dow Chemical
– Dow Corning
– DSM
– DuPont
– Eastman Chemical
– Evonik
– Solvay
– Notable Startups

Commercial Trends in Medical Polymers

– Generic Advantages and Disadvantages of Polymers for Medical Applications
– Advantages of Polymers in Medical Applications
– Disadvantages of Polymers in Medical Applications
– Replacement of Metals with Polymers in Medical Devices
– Thermoplastics (PMMA, PLA, PGA, PP, PEEK, Polycarbonates)
– Uses in Medical Applications
– Main Suppliers
– Polyethylene
– Uses in Medical Applications
– Main Suppliers
– Polystyrene
– Uses in Medical Applications
– Main Suppliers
– Polyvinyl Chloride
– Uses in Medical Applications
– Main Suppliers
– Nylon
– Uses in Medical Applications
– Main Suppliers
– Role of Bio plastics in Medical Applications

Applications for Medical Polymers

– Medical Devices and Implants
– Current and Future Use of Polymers
– Regenerative Medicine and Orthopedic Implants
– Contact Lenses and Lens Implants
– Implantable Defibrillators and Related Devices
– Breast Implants
– Conductive Polymer Neural Implants
– Blood Filters
– Other Medical Devices Using Polymers
– Eight-Year Forecast of Polymers in Implants, by Polymer and Implant Type
– Eight-Year Forecast of Polymers in Non-Implantable Devices by Polymer and Device Type Diagnostic Systems
– Type of Polymers Used in Medical Diagnostic Systems
– Eight-Year Forecast of Polymers in Diagnostic Systems by Polymer and Device Type
– Laboratory and Surgical Accessories and Disposables
– Surgical Screws, Nails and Plates
– Catheters and Tubing
– Surgical Gloves
– Sutures and Shunts
– Eight-Year Forecast of Polymers in Diagnostic Systems by Polymer and Device Type

National Markets and Regulatory Factors
– Generic Policy Issues Raised by Polymer Medical Devices
– Safety Issues Related to Polymer Devices
– Problems of Waste Disposal and Management
– Healthcare Issues and Aging Populations

United States
– Medical Polymers and the Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998
– Impact of “Obama care”
– Role and Impact of the FDA
– Analysis of Market for Medical Polymers in the US
– Eight-Year Forecast for Medical Polymers in the US

Europe
– Role and Impact of European Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities in the EU
– National Regulations and Regulatory Agencies Impacting Medical Polymer Markets
– Analysis of Market for Medical Polymers in Europe
– Eight-Year Forecast for Medical Polymers in Europe

Japan
– National Laws and Regulations Impacting the Medical Polymer Markets
– Analysis of Market for Medical Polymers in Japan
– Eight-Year Forecast for Medical Polymers in Japan

China
– National Laws and Regulations Impacting the Medical Polymer Markets
– Impact of Chinese Industrial Policy on Medical Polymer Markets
– Analysis of Market for Medical Polymers in China
– Eight-Year Forecast for Medical Polymers in China

India
– National Laws and Regulations Impacting the Medical Polymer Markets
– Analysis of Market for Medical Polymers in India
– Eight-Year Forecast for Medical Polymers in India
– Other Notable National Markets for Medical Polymers

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities created by developments in advanced materials. Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

Media Contact:
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
PO BOX 3840
Glen Allen, VA 23058
(804) 938-0030
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Knight Capital, After Taken Over by HFT Firm GETCO, Subject of New Book Knightmare on Wall Street

August 7, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, and Course Director, The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, 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 7, 2013) — Knight Capital, the firm recently acquired by GETCO and renamed KCG Holdings, is the subject of the latest work by Edgar Perez, the celebrated author of The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) and global speaker on the topics of high-frequency trading (HFT) and investing. Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, is the fascinating account of what it took to elevate Knight Capital to the cusp of the retail investing revolution of the late 1990s to end up ultimately being ignominiously bought up by a competitor. A book launch party for Knightmare on Wall Street, now exclusively available at http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com, is planned for August 13.

Perez (http://www.MrEdgarPerez.com) 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.

Perez has been interviewed on CNBC Worldwide 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.

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Edgar Perez Announces Release of Book Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital

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New York City, NY, USA (August 6, 2013) — Edgar Perez, the celebrated author of The Speed Traders, announced the release of Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, exclusively available at http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com, book that provides a thrilling minute-by-minute account of the terrifying hours following their August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with news-breaking research regarding Knight Capital’s 17 years of tumultuous existence as an independent company.

“What a book! Who knew that a trading error at a Jersey City firm could end up being so interesting? One year ago, the mother of all electronic trading debacles scared Wall Street, when sophisticated trading outfit Knight Capital erroneously launched thousands of orders that led it to accumulate an impossible $7 billion position.” That’s how ModernFinanceReport.com kicks off its review of Edgar Perez’s book, with the headline “Trading firms would do well to heed lessons in testing and crisis management.”

The editors at ModernFinanceReport.com praise Knightmare on Wall Street’s “compelling case about the need for trading firms to rethink their technology management”. They ask, “Does anyone on Wall Street will ever really learn anything from this debacle? While all eyes are focused on SEC’s new regulations that force companies to show the impossible, the next trading debacle is probably lurking around, ready to storm Wall Street at a time when nobody will expect it.”

“The book goes into great detail when it analyses the backstories of the main characters involved in the company starting with founders Ken Pasternak and Walter Raquet, CEO Tom Joyce (known as T.J. since his Harvard days) and vulture bidders Daniel Coleman from GETCO and Vincent Viola from Virtu. While other books lose many people early, Perez whets readers’ appetites early by hitting the ground running in chapter one focusing on the chaos that ensued Knight’s infamous trades at the opening.”

“Perez does a tremendous job in making the histories of all of the people and companies involved as easy to digest as possible; peg orders are arguably not an easy concept to explain. Again – excellent book, but readers have to invest some time slogging through the first 25% of the book to get back to the action. As soon as Joyce comes back to the office after surgery and realizes the extent of the challenges ahead, all hell breaks loose and things start to get very exciting again.”

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

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New Yorkers to Meet Edgar Perez, Popular Author of Newly Released Knightmare on Wall Street

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New York City, NY, USA (August 6, 2013) — Edgar Perez, the celebrated author of The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) and global speaker on the topics of high-frequency trading (HFT) and investing, will introduces Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, this August 13 at his Book Launch Party in New York City.

Knightmare on Wall Street is a fascinating account of what it took to elevate Knight Capital (now acquired by GETCO and renamed KCG Holdings) 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. Knightmare on Wall Street is now exclusively available at http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com.

The firm, founded by Kenneth Pasternak and Walter Raquet in 1995, had seen its fortunes change as U.S. regulators made a series of changes in the structure of financial markets and computers were progressively expanding their share of trading. The Flash Crash, the infamous 1,000 point drop of the DJIA on May 6, 2010 (the largest one-day point decline in history), illustrated how market structure problems could almost instantaneously cascade from one market participant to the rest.

Thomas Joyce, CEO of Knight Capital since 2002 and an unapologetic advocate of electronic trading, had been scornful of those companies that struggled to keep up with ever-changing stock markets. So it was certainly shocking that 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.

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

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Book Launch Party in New York City for Knightmare on Wall Street, the Definitive Knight Capital Book

August 6, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

New York City, NY, USA (August 6, 2013) — A book launch party and signing is planned in New York City for Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, on August 13. Now exclusively available at http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com, Knightmare on Wall Street provides a fascinating account of what it took to elevate Knight Capital 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.

Edgar Perez, the celebrated author of The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) and global speaker on the topics of high-frequency trading (HFT) and investing, brings again a masterpiece for the trading and investing class with this thrilling minute-by-minute account of the terrifying hours following its August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with news-breaking research regarding Knight Capital’s 17 years of tumultuous existence as an independent company.

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.

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