Goldman Sachs

415 results about this entity

Period: 04 Feb 2004 - 01 May 2024

Nyse Euronext bids to buy US options market share with Amex stake sale

Nyse Euronext has finally submitted plans to the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell half of its interest in the Amex stock options market to a group of global dealers.

Ex-Goldman programmer jailed for eight years over HFT code theft

Former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov has been sentenced to eight years and one month in jail for stealing the bank's propriety high-frequency trading code.

SocGen code thief jailed for three years

Former SocGen trader Samarth Agrawal has been sentenced to three years in jail for stealing the bank's high frequency trading code.

JPMorgan poised to take big stake in Twitter

JPMorgan is in talks to buy a 10% stake in Twitter that could value the popular micro-blogging Web service at $4.5 billion.

Goldman Sachs unveils BlockStrike block liquidity strategy

Goldman Sachs is introducing a feature that enables its electronic trading business customers to search for large blocks of liquidity in dark pools while still working the order using the algorithm's existing logic.

NZX winds up Axe ECN

The New Zealand Exchange (NZX) says it is winding up Axe ECN, conceding its Australian venture cannot "generate sustainable economic returns".

Goldman's social network-deprived staff get Facebook lesson

Goldman Sachs, which normally enforces a strict policy on staff access to social networking sites, yesterday invited in Facebook CFO David Ebersman to give a tutorial following the bank's $450 million investment in his firm.

Former Goldman Sachs programmer convicted over HFT code theft

Former Goldman Sachs computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov faces up to 15 years in prison after a New York jury found him guilty of stealing propriety code connected to the investment bank's high-frequency trading platform.

Top banks to sound out tech vendors on new FX dealing platform - WSJ

The world's biggest bank players in currency trading are preparing to sound out technology vendors about building them a new bank-only dealing system, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Quote MTF in talks with seven firms over equity handover

Quote MTF has confirmed that it is in discussion with a consortium of investment banks and trading firms over plans to give away a 40% stake in return for liquidity guarantees.

SocGen trader goes on trial for HFT code theft

A former SocGen trader has gone on trial in Manhattan accused of stealing proprietary computer code used in the bank's high-frequency trading (HFT) system.

Betfair-backed retail trading platform LMAX launches

LMAX, a Betfair-backed online trading platform for retail contracts for difference (CFD) and foreign exchange investors, has launched.