Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-23 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message <8dbb89fi3...@mid.individual.net>, Gregory Ewing wrote: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > >> Someone who doesn’t understand how positive feedback can lead to >> instabilities in a dynamical system. > > Let's hope the person they hire makes it his first task > to introduce a big dollop of

Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-21 Thread Gregory Ewing
Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: Someone who doesn’t understand how positive feedback can lead to instabilities in a dynamical system. Let's hope the person they hire makes it his first task to introduce a big dollop of negative feedback into the system! -- Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/li

Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-21 Thread Scott MacDonald
Possibly relevant: http://www.nanex.net/FlashCrash/FlashCrashAnalysis_NBBO.html On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message > , > Raymond > Hettinger wrote: > > > On Aug 21, 2:30 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro > > > wrote: > > > >> Wasn’t HFT an exacerbating factor in jus

Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-21 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message , Raymond Hettinger wrote: > On Aug 21, 2:30 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro > wrote: > >> Wasn’t HFT an exacerbating factor in just about every major stockmarket >> downturn since, oh, 1987? > > IMO, it was a mitigating factor. > HFT firms provide liquidity and help price discovery. > Inves

Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-21 Thread Emile van Sebille
On 8/21/2010 10:32 AM Raymond Hettinger said... On Aug 21, 2:30 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: Wasn’t HFT an exacerbating factor in just about every major stockmarket downturn since, oh, 1987? IMO, it was a mitigating factor. HFT firms provide liquidity and help price discovery. Investor sent

Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-21 Thread Raymond Hettinger
On Aug 21, 2:30 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > Wasn’t HFT an exacerbating factor in just about every major stockmarket > downturn since, oh, 1987? IMO, it was a mitigating factor. HFT firms provide liquidity and help price discovery. Investor sentiment is what drives rallys and crashes. Raymo

Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-21 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message , Rich Moss wrote: > Python developer needed for math/trading applications and research at > leading HFT firm. Wasn’t HFT an exacerbating factor in just about every major stockmarket downturn since, oh, 1987? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Developer - HFT Trading firm - Chicago, IL

2010-08-18 Thread Matteo Landi
Hi Rich, I think it's better for you to post the message here ( http://www.python.org/community/jobs/ ). Regards, On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Rich Moss wrote: > > Python developer needed for math/trading applications and research at > leading HFT firm. The person we are searching for will h