Profile of Phil Albinus

Contributing Editor Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Phil Albinus is the former editor-in-chief of Advanced Trading. He has nearly two decades of journalism experience and has been covering financial technology and regulation for nine years. Before joining Advanced Trading, he served as editor of Waters, a monthly trade journal that analyzed the challenges of the CIO for sell side, buy side firms and exchanges. He has moderated countless briefings, webinars and industry panels. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the State University of New York at New Paltz and lives with his wife and three children in Ossining, NY. Follow him in Twitter at @philalbinus

The WikiLeak Next Time - BofA?

11/30/2010
After the latest release of secret communications among US diplomats, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange announced that he will unveil documents belonging to a US bank.

Sanders Morris Harris Group Acquires Stake in GFS

11/29/2010
SMHG buys a 50.1% interest in the wealth management firm

Level E Capital Debuts Maya Fund

11/24/2010
Fund exploits artificial intelligence for smart trading algorithms.

Raided? I Want My Money

11/24/2010
The Massachusetts state pension fund has $65.6m invested in two Connecticut hedge funds that were raided by the FBI.

FBI Shines Light on SAC, Janus, Wellington

11/24/2010
The insider-trading investigations spreads to former SAC associates

Testify - Now Donate Please

11/23/2010
Advanced Trading visited a major financial services firm yesterday -- it was off-the-record so no names, titles or even hints about what they do. We spoke about the US dollar, forthcoming Dodd-Frank regulations and the pleasures of appearing before Congress. Our host had an interesting story.

Deutsche Borse Launches AlphaFlash

11/23/2010
The algo news feed is now available in a Tokyo data center

Hedge Funds Step Into the Light

11/19/2010
The day of reckoning for hedge funds may have arrived.

On Message – Lots and Lots of Them

11/18/2010

100 Women In Hedge Funds Honors Dorothy Collins

11/18/2010
New York gala raises $1.6M for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

ITG Unleashes Hedge Pro Algo

11/18/2010
The agency research broker and fintech firm unveiled its Hedge Pro pair trading algorithm

Goldman Sachs Unveils Version 10 of RediPlus

11/17/2010
The updated execution management system has expanded global algorithmic offerings

Morgan Stanley Rethinks Hedge Fund Stake

11/17/2010
The investment banking giant is taking a sharp look at its investment strategies, especially its involvement in hedge funds.

CalPers Adopts Ermitage Portfolio Tools

11/16/2010
The largest US pension fund sets its eye on Optics, an advanced portfolio management solution

UK to Tape Hedge Fund Cell Phones

11/12/2010
All calls on company-issued mobile devices are to be recorded and stored for six months.

Misys Acquires Sophis

11/12/2010
The buy side solution vendor is set to buy the capital markets software vendor for $599 million

Dougherty & Co. Launch New Hedge Fund

11/11/2010
New Dougherty Absolute Equity Fund to Focus on Small Cap Stock Picking

Goldman Quant Chief to Retire Next Month

11/11/2010
The year-end retirement of Robert Jones, 54, was announced in a memo to Goldman asset-management executives yesterday.

Meet Advanced Trading's New Editor-in-Chief

11/10/2010
In capital markets, it is critical to strike the right balance between fueling recovery and mitigating risk, writes Phil Albinus, Advanced Trading's new editor-in-chief.

Ready For a Commodities Boom?

11/10/2010

Inside a Mini Flash Crash

11/9/2010
Wall Street is looking to learn from its big, Earth-shaking mistakes but it has plenty to learn from the smaller ones.

OptionEase Intros Dashboard for Partner Brokerage Houses

11/9/2010
The solution is offered as an on-demand, software-as-a-service (SaaS) application for fair-market-value accounting and compliance.

MVS Trading Deploys Orc Software

11/4/2010
New prop trading firm will rely on the Orc Solution for advanced options trading.

Peter Howard Joins Braver Stern as MD and Head Trader

11/4/2010
The industry veteran will oversee CDOs, CLOs, and esoteric asset-backed securities