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For Immediate Release

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

How Traders Profit With Computers Set at High Speed at The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Jakarta, June 13
Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, Will Lead The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Jakarta, June 13, on How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX
(February 18, 2012, New York) Edgar Perez, renowned author of The Speed Traders, An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (http://www.thespeedtraders.com), will provide an Understanding of High Frequency Trading in Equities and other Asset Classes at The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Jakarta: How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX, June 13th. Among other topics, Mr. Perez will discuss: y y y y The need for speed and sophisticated computer programs in generating, routing, and executing orders Co-location and individual data feeds to minimize latency Time-frames for establishing and closing highly-liquid positions Review of the most important strategies: market making, trend following, value arbitrage and others

The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Jakarta 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. The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Jakarta is part of a series of presentations in the worlds most important financial centers: Seoul, South Korea, March 28; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 11; Doha, Qatar, April 18, Warsaw, Poland, May 11; Kiev, Ukraine, May 18; Singapore, May 26; Shanghai, China, June 6; 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. Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniera, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, 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. ###

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