7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia opens mixed ahead of UK election, Comey testimony; oil recovers slightly
Asia opens mixed ahead of UK election, Comey testimony; oil recovers slightly
Asian markets were mixed at the open on Thursday ahead of key risk events later in the day.
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Better Buy: FireEye Inc. vs. Check Point Software
Better Buy: FireEye Inc. vs. Check Point Software
The data security market was disappointing last year, and shareholders in both FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) and its peer Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) paid the price as the stocks delivered lackluster performances. But so far, 2017 has been far more pleasant: FireEye and Check Point shares are soaring, up 33% and 35%, respectively.
But other than sharing a market that some pundits expect will generate as much as $1 trillion in revenue between now and 2022, their impressive share price runs have been propelled by decidedly different stories.
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Blockchain Tech Can Go Mainstream: MoneyConf Madrid 2017
How Blockchain Tech Can Go Mainstream: MoneyConf Madrid 2017
On June 7, 2017, at MoneyConf 2017 in Madrid, David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media, moderated a discussion with Jon Matonis, Founding Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, and Huy Nguyen Trieu, CEO of The Disruptive Group, on the topic of how blockchain technology can go mainstream.
Watch the panel below.
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Snap Continues Its Acquisitive Streak
Snap Continues Its Acquisitive Streak
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is uniquely acquisitive for such a young and newly public company.
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Costs & Consequences Of Illinois’ Budget Crisis
Costs & Consequences Of Illinois’ Budget Crisis
Authored by Kevin Hoffman via RebootIllinois.com,
Illinois has been operating without a state budget for two years.
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Qatar Puts Military On Highest State Of Alert Over Fears Of Imminent Incursion
Qatar Puts Military On Highest State Of Alert Over Fears Of Imminent Incursion
Yesterday’s news that Saudi Arabia has issued an ultimatum to Qatar, listing ten demands among which that Qatar end all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, has prompted a dramatic response by the small Gulf nation, and according to a just released report by Arabic CNN (and confirmed read more
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Software with order book backtesting
Software with order book backtesting
Before I embark on a crazy project like this, does anyone know of commercial or open source software that allows one to capture order book data and backtest on it?
I’m familar with ninja, quantconnect, quantopian etc but none of these have such capabilities.