For Immediate Release

Julia Petrova Media Relations Coordinator The Speed Traders 516-761-4712 jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com http://www.thespeedtraders.com

The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading at FEA USP Sao Paulo with Edgar Perez, The Speed Traders Workshop 2012
Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, Will Speak on The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading at Faculdade de Economia, Administrao e Contabilidade, Universidade de So Paulo (FEA USP), Brazil, January 31st, in anticipation of Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Sao Paulo, February 1st, at BM&FBOVESPA
(January 11, 2012, New York) Edgar Perez, Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, will speak on The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading at Faculdade de Economia, Administrao e Contabilidade, Universidade de So Paulo (FEA USP), Brazil, January 31st, 2012. Mr. Perez, the author of The Speed Traders, Modern Finance Book of 2012, will review current developments in the algorithmic and high frequency worlds and opportunities and challenges for the industry moving forward: y High-Frequency Trading is a set of tools that encompasses a rather diverse number of strategies that prioritize speed, low-latency, volume, liquid instruments and short timeframes y High-Frequency Trading has been referred to as the natural progression of technology applied to the investing and trading worlds y In the process, High-Frequency Trading has unmasked structural issues in the U.S. equity markets that are currently being examined by legislators and regulators y Speed traders will continue finding alpha-generating opportunities by trading new asset classes in new geographies employing more sophisticated tools than ever Faculdade de Economia, Administrao e Contabilidade, Universidade de So Paulo (FEA USP), or School of Economics, Business and Accounting at the University of So Paulo, is a teaching and research institution renowned across the world for its excellence in academic production and undergraduate and graduate programs. The FEA-USP was founded more than 60 years ago to prepare professionals in business, economics and accounting in a nation whose economy was going through a process of democratization after World War II. The school's initial goal, one which exists to this day, was to form professionals who can contribute to society and make a difference in a positive way. Decades after its creation, FEA continues to set national and international standards in its field. The school

follows the high standards of the University of So Paulo and combines its knowledge of the Brazilian reality with the methodology of reputed international institutions to distinguish itself in the preparation of economists, administrators and accounting specialists. Mr. Perez will also present at BM&FBOVESPA The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Sao Paulo: How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX, on February 1st. This workshop will reveal 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, and kicks off a series of presentations in the worlds most important financial centers: Dubai, January 25; Seoul, South Korea, March 28; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 11; Warsaw, Poland, May 11; Kiev, Ukraine, May 18; Singapore, May 26; Shanghai, China, June 6; Jakarta, Indonesia, June 13; Mexico City, Mexico, July 27; Hong Kong, August 4, and Moscow, Russia, August 10. Mr. Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent speaker and networker in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He has been featured on CNBC Cash Flow (with Oriel Morrison), CNBC Squawk Box (with Geoff Cutmore), BNN Business Day (with Kim Parlee), TheStreet.com (with Gregg Greenberg), Channel NewsAsia Asia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities (with Lin Xue Ling), NHK World, iMoney Hong Kong, Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times. He has been engaged as speaker at Harvard Business Schools 17th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference, High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 (New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Singapore), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University (New York), Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul), and 2nd Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London), among other global forums. Edgar Perez, Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, will speak on The Present and Future of High Frequency Trading at Faculdade de Economia, Administrao e Contabilidade, Universidade de So Paulo (FEA USP), Brazil, January 31st, 2012. Mr. Perez, the author of The Speed Traders, Modern Finance Book of 2012, will review current developments in the algorithmic and high frequency worlds and opportunities and challenges for the industry moving forward: High-Frequency Trading is a set of tools that encompasses a rather diverse number of strategies that prioritize

speed, low-latency, volume, liquid instruments and short timeframes High-Frequency Trading has been referred to as the natural progression of technology applied to the investing

and trading worlds

In the process, High-Frequency Trading has unmasked structural issues in the U.S. equity markets that are

currently being examined by legislators and regulators Speed traders will continue finding alpha-generating opportunities by trading new asset classes in new

geographies employing more sophisticated tools than ever Faculdade de Economia, Administrao e Contabilidade, Universidade de So Paulo (FEA USP), or School of Economics, Business and Accounting at the University of So Paulo, is a teaching and research institution renowned across the world for its excellence in academic production and undergraduate and graduate programs. The FEA-USP was founded more than 60 years ago to prepare professionals in business, economics and accounting in a nation whose economy was going through a process of democratization after World War II. The school's initial goal, one which exists to this day, was to form professionals who can contribute to society and make a difference in a positive way. Decades after its creation, FEA continues to set national and international standards in its field. The school follows the high standards of the University of So Paulo and combines its knowledge of the Brazilian reality with the methodology of reputed international institutions to distinguish itself in the preparation of economists, administrators and accounting specialists. Mr. Perez will also present at BM&FBOVESPA The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Sao Paulo: How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX, on February 1st. This workshop will reveal 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, and kicks off a series of presentations in the worlds most important financial centers: Dubai, January 25; Seoul, South Korea, March 28; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 11; Warsaw, Poland, May 11; Kiev, Ukraine, May 18; Singapore, May 26; Shanghai, China, June 6; Jakarta, Indonesia, June 13; Mexico City, Mexico, July 27; Hong Kong, August 4, and Moscow, Russia, August 10. Mr. Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent speaker and networker in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He has been featured on CNBC Cash Flow (with Oriel Morrison), CNBC Squawk Box (with Geoff Cutmore), BNN Business Day (with Kim Parlee), TheStreet.com (with Gregg Greenberg), Channel NewsAsia Asia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities (with Lin Xue Ling), NHK World, iMoney Hong Kong, Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times. He has been engaged as speaker at Harvard Business Schools 17th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference, High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 (New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Singapore), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University (New York), Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul), and 2nd Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London), among other global forums.

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