STAC to keynote IEEE symposium

Peter Lankford, Founder and Director of STAC, will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 International IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control and Communication The conference will take place September 14 and 15, 2011 in Munich, Germany. In his talk, entitled "Time Synchronization and Financial Trading," Peter will provide insights into the history and nature of automated trading, with particular focus on one of its most talked-about variants: high-frequency trading (HFT). He will review some typical trading architectures at a high level and will explain STAC's role in the industry. After providing this background, he will discuss the evolving role of time synchronization in trading firms: how requirements have changed over time and where they may be heading.