Knight Capital Group Announces Release of Book: "Current Perspectives on Modern Equity Markets"
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) today announced the release of "Current Perspectives on Modern Equity Markets: A Collection of Essays by Financial Industry Experts," a book that examines how competition, technology and recent innovations in U.S. equity markets have affected both institutional and retail investors. Fourteen industry leaders and authorities contributed chapters to the book, which was sponsored by Knight.
"We hope that this book helps to facilitate the broad discussion about the U.S. equity markets," said Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Knight Capital Group. "We are witnessing a market transformation and it is our hope that these conversations will help update the understanding of how the equity markets function and the value they provide to all investors."
The book discusses how the trading markets are rapidly changing, and how technology has helped to lower costs for both retail and institutional trades, improve execution speed and quality, and add liquidity to the marketplace. Each author contributed his observations, insights and recommendations regarding how U.S. markets were shaped, how they currently work and how they may look in the future. In their essays, several authors also encourage regulators be deliberate and data-driven when considering new rules and requirements.
"As technology changes how we conduct business and serve our customers, the framework for governing equity markets must apply common sense rules and strike the right balance between regulation and preservation of an open, transparent and vibrant system," said NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Officer Duncan L. Niederauer, who participated in the book. "The new global era of financial markets requires innovation and international cooperation, and a collective commitment to integrity."
The following contributed essays to the book:
- James J. Angel, Associate Professor of Finance at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
- Jennifer E. Bethel, Professor of Finance, Babson College
- John C. Giesea, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Security Traders Association
- Lawrence E. Harris, Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California; former Chief Economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Gary Katz, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Securities Exchange
- Arthur Levitt, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Daniel Mathisson, Managing Director and Head of Advanced Execution Services at Credit Suisse
- Brett F. Mock, Chairman of the Security Traders Association
- Jamil M. Nazarali, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of the Electronic Trading Group at Knight Capital Group
- Duncan L. Niederauer, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Euronext
- Paul Schott Stevens, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Company Institute
- Erik R. Sirri, Professor of Finance, Babson College
- Chester S. Spatt, Mellon Bank Professor of Finance at the Tepper School of Business and Director of the Center for Financial Markets, Carnegie Mellon University; former Chief Economist and Director of the Office of Economic Analysis at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Fred Tomczyk, President and Chief Executive Officer of TD Ameritrade
A digital version of the book is available at http://www.knight.com/newsroom/researchandcommentary.asp.
About Knight
Knight Capital Group (NYSE Euronext: KCG) is a global financial services firm that provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including buy- and sell-side firms, and corporations. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, N.J. with a growing global presence across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For further information about Knight, please visit www.knight.com.
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