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Hedge Funds, HFT Vulnerable to Cyber Attack

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Mark Melin
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It was one small line in Michael Lewis’s book that was most important to those closely watching the high frequency trading debate that mattered most.  This line revealed the potential for HFT algorithims to fall into the "wrong hands" and cause untold economic damage. With the release of a Bloomberg report on the hacking of various hedge funds, the issue of terrorists and economic opportunists alike hacking into HFT firms and hedge funds comes squarely into focus.

Hedge Funds, HFT Vulnerable to Cyber Attack

Hedge funds digital footprint can be exploited by the hackers

When highlighting an FBI case about a former Goldman Sachs Group...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.