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World War II Technology Used For HFT, Small English Town Discovers

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Mark Melin
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Dunkirk is a small village laced with typical English charm that is just now waking up to the technical revolution in high speed trading. Located 57 miles east of London close to the English Channel, in-between Faversham and Canterbury parish in southeast England, it is an odd place for stock trading to emerge as a contentious issue, but that is the case.

A rather obtuse 360 foot metal tower that stands out amidst the picturesque scenery, used as a radar tower during World War II to warn against approaching German aircraft. After being abandoned its fenced security surrounding a steep hill with ominous old signs warning trespassers that the 26 acre facility is protected under the Official Secrets Act is...

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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.