The Flash Crash, which happened after 2:30 pm EST on May 6, 2010, was a sudden, massive drop and recovery in securities prices. During the crash, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by nearly 1,000 points and bounced back within 20 minutes. The Flash Crash ranks as the biggest one-day, point decline in the Dow’s
Buy-Side
Alternative Investments Survey: Get Exclusive Insights & Chance to Win $50 AmEx Gift Card
Take the Survey Now National Survey Alternative Investments: Reporting & Servicing Challenges Complete this survey to enter for a chance to win a $50 American Express gift card! Take this short ByAllAccounts Q4 National Survey, conducted in conjunction with Millennium Trust Company, to see how you stack up with other alternative investment users, asset
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Top 10 Wall Street Halloween Costumes for 2012
If you are struggling for a Halloween costume this year, hopefully one of our Wall Street themed ideas will inspire you: The 1 % – Wear a suit, attach some fake $100 bills and add lots of bling, buy a Lexus and laugh at middle-class people. The 47%—Paper your body with Medicare bills, Welfare cheese
Corporate Actions
What’s Different About These Pictures?
Some of the exhibitors at our 6th Annual Corporate Actions Processing event this past Wednesday, had a little fun with our Summer 2012 print issue (yes, you can have fun even when talking about corporate actions). Can you spot the difference?
Conference and Event Planning
Operation Backpack 2012 Sets Record!
Thanks to everyone for their support and participation in Volunteers of America’s Operation Backpack initiative this year. With the help and generosity of FTF staff members and peers, FTF collected backpacks overflowing with school supplies for homeless children in NYC. These backpacks were pooled with other donated backpacks from companies and individuals throughout the boroughs to
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
FTF is Seeking Interns!
Do you know anyone looking for an internship this Fall? If yes, then you should let them know that FTF is seeking an ambitious undergraduate (junior or senior) looking for hands-on experience in event planning and/or financial services. The ideal candidate will be a dedicated and motivated professional with attention to detail, people skills, and
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
Team USA!!!
We are now in day 14 of the 2012 Summer Olympics and fans are on the edge of their seats as China and the United States play a game of tug a war for the most medals! Team USA takes the lead with 90 medals while China has 80! One thing is for sure, this
Fun Friday
Olympics Update
So, we’re up to day 8 in the Olympics, and the US is going strong! Currently, the US is atop China with 37 overall medals, but both teams are tied with 18 gold medals. Even though some are predicting the fight for the gold will be tough, I have no doubt that the USA will
Fun Friday
Going for Gold – and Red, White and Blue
It’s that time again – the Olympic Games – something I look forward to every two years. Personally, I’ve been a bit obsessed by the Olympics since I was a kid. There’s nothing like hearing a story about an upcoming star athlete and rooting for them on screen with all your might. Once in college,
Fun Friday
Fun Friday Food Review- Shake Shack
We here at FTF wanted to bring back our Fun Friday Food Review blogs! So for all you foodies out there in the NYC area, there’s a new burger joint in town that is definitely worth a visit! Yesterday, in honor of our very own Sarah Hathaway’s birthday, the FTF team went on an adventure
