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Introduction to Exchanges. Chris Welty Walleye Trading. Who is this guy?. Walleye Trading. Hedge fund in Wayzata Quantitative focus ~35 employees. Exchanges. What they are Growth Quantitative Finance. History. 1602 Amsterdam Stock Exchange 1730 Dojima Rice Exchange
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Introduction to Exchanges Chris Welty Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading • Hedge fund in Wayzata • Quantitative focus • ~35 employees
Exchanges • What they are • Growth • Quantitative Finance
History • 1602 Amsterdam Stock Exchange • 1730 Dojima Rice Exchange • 1973 Chicago Board Options Exchange
Why trade on an exchange? • Standardization • Liquidity • Information • Credit • Efficiency
Who Does What Customer Broker Exchange Market Maker
Broker • Accepts orders • Executes orders • Custodian • Credit intermediation
Market Maker • Provide prices • Provide liquidity • Sometimes, stabilize market
Market Stabilization • NYSE Specialist • Japanese • Price limits • Position limits
Increasing Quantitative Trading • Stocks • Foreign Exchange • Futures • Options
Market Growth • Reduced commissions • Penny pricing • Quantitative trading
Quantitative Finance • Option Modeling • Automated Trading
Black-Scholes Model • Useful • Not Practical
Model Enhancements • Discrete dividends • Different interest rates • Variable volatility • Smile • Term structure • Proprietary
Automated Trading • Algorithmic Execution • Low-Frequency • High-frequency
Algorithmic Execution • VWAP • Minimize trading cost • Reduce information leakage
Low Frequency Trading • Statistical Arbitrage • Quantitative-based fundamental trading
High Frequency Trading • Hot new area • Enabled by electronic trading • Analysis of large data sets