Archive: November, 2011

Financial System Creaks as Loan Lubricant Dries up

Posted on 11/29/11 by cognito

Tracy Alloway of the Financial Times looks at how collateral is starting to drain away from the financial system. GreySpark maintains that this fall in the use of collateral is down to market participants becoming more scathing about the creditworthiness of counterparties they deal with.

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Business Development – Sales Executive

Posted on 11/28/11 by kasia

Do you want to work for a company that wants you to grow as much as they do? Do you believe that selling should be as much fun as it is hard work? Are you passionate about a career in sales rather than just a job in sales? Then one of the fasting growing Capital [...]

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FX Dealers Embrace Mobile Revolution

Posted on 11/24/11 by cognito

GreySpark provides data from a recent research paper on e-commerce and electronic trading for a forward thinking article in Financial News, looking at how FX trading is progressively becoming electronic.

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HFT does not Increase Volatility, say Experts

Posted on 11/18/11 by cognito

GreySpark discusses the relationship between high frequency trading (HFT) and market volatility, highlighting various key HFT strategies, along with other potential causes for recent market volatility, and how HFT as a practice should be approached by regulators.

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Ratings Agencies: Catalyst or Bystander in Company – or Country – Demise?

Posted on 11/18/11 by cognito

Following the recent approval by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), allowing the four largest ratings agencies to continue rating countries, GreySpark comments on the role of the agencies in a changing financial marketplace.

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Applications Support / Trade Floor Support / UNIX

Posted on 11/07/11 by kasia

GreySpark is seeking candidates with Applications Support / Trade Floor Support and UNIX skills to work for one of our tier-one investment banking clients.

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