How the SEC Might Risk Harm with High-Frequency Trading Curbs at GoldenNetworking.net's High-Frequency Trading Conference

New York, NY, April 27, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Regulators would harm U.S. equities trading if they toughened restrictions on computer-driven strategies that have largely replaced human market makers, CME Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue said in an April 21 letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission that was reported by Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Nina Mehta. GoldenNetworking.net's High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2010, "Innovating and Profiting from High-Frequency Trading in 2010 and Beyond" (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), May 27th, 2010, Flatotel Hotel, New York City, will provide insights to hundreds of practitioners on the changes in the regulatory framework that up until now has allowed High-Frequency Trading to thrive.

The article continued: "Donohue, whose company runs the world's largest futures market, joined the CEO of New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext who said in an interview this week that high-frequency trading has helped markets. Lawmakers including Senator Ted Kaufman as well as broker TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. have criticized the practice, saying it harms the ability of investors to get the prices they see quoted and undermine confidence in the markets. 'Any attempt to place significant restrictions or limitations on HFT would be harmful to the marketplace,' Donohue wrote in his letter to the SEC. Firms could 'shift the trading they currently conduct in the United States to Europe and other foreign jurisdictions that are already well-equipped to handle additional growth in both equities and futures.'"

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2010 is produced by GoldenNetworking.net (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and diplomats, founded by former McKinsey consultant and Columbia Business School MBA Edgar Perez. Upcoming Leaders Forums and Business Networking receptions include:

· High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour, (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com), May 3rd, New York City
· Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010, "Successfully Investing in Distressed Real Estate Assets" (http://www.RealEstateLeadersForum.com), June 17th, New York City

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact GoldenNetworking.net by sending an email to eperezs@optonline.net. GoldenNetworking.net has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The New York Times, "Golden Networking Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections" (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/nyregion/07network.html) and Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine, "10 Under 10" (http://www7.gsb.columbia.edu/alumni/news/ten-under-ten).

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