--- title: Summer Trading 2011, 10 Years On description: A look back to a decade ago, when high-frequency trading was a very hot topic. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/281596_150867761656778_3842574_n-4.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/summer-trading-2011-10-years-on#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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FLASH FRIDAY is a weekly content series looking at the past, present and future of capital markets trading and technology. FLASH FRIDAY is sponsored by Instinet, a Nomura company.* Markets Media Group, parent company of Traders Magazine, used to host an annual Summer Trading event in New York City. As its name suggests, the event was held in the summer, and it was about trading. (Duh) The idea was to have an afternoon of panel sessions and keynotes, followed by a scenic rooftop networking cocktail hour (or three). It would be held mid-week, Tuesday or Wednesday, to not conflict with people’s early weekend getaway plans. The content would be high-quality of course, but befitting the season, a bit lighter, funner and quicker than your standard fall, winter or spring industry conference. Big institutions such as Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and UBS were well-represented, but also welcome were the 'little guys' (and gals) who built trading systems in their proverbial garages, or were developing some other fintech startup to make capital markets more efficient. The 2011 event, believed to be held at [230 Fifth](https://www.230-fifth.com) in midtown Manhattan, was the first of about five or six Summer Tradings, and it was a banner event. [SEE PHOTOS OF 2011 SUMMER TRADING](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/flashback/flash-friday-summer-trading-2011-10-years-on/) High-frequency trading was the rage at the time, and Manoj Narang, then CEO of Tradeworx, delivered a keynote address on HFT, its challenges and opportunities, and its implications for market participants. At the beginning of the afternoon, event staff had to keep bringing in additional chairs to accommodate latecomers in the bigger-than-expected crowd. “We had to give wristbands because so many people wanted to gate-crash,” Markets Media CEO Mohan Virdee recalled. A few panels followed the keynote address, and the panels themselves were deep, with five, six, even seven panelists per session. After the content, the event adjourned to the rooftop, and the weather gods cooperated. It was warm and sunny, but not too hot or humid, and the sky was blue. The bar was crowded well into the evening. ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/284828_150856598324561_1569781_n-2.jpg) Justin Llewyllen-Jones (then Fidessa, now Broadridge) on right ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/284121_150867544990133_1300848_n-2.jpg) Bryan Harkins (then Direct Edge, now Cboe/BIDS Trading) ponders a question ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/281922_150856694991218_6370957_n-2.jpg) Andy Actman (then Lightspeed Trading, now Sterling Trading Tech on the right) ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/285417_150867878323433_2846532_n-2.jpg) Hazem Dawani (then OptionsCity Software, now Predata) on the right ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/282782_150868038323417_7932074_n-2.jpg) Dmitry Bulkin (then Credit Suisse, now SEC) on the left; Ward Corbett (Catalyst Partners Management, then and now) on the right ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/281596_150867761656778_3842574_n-3.jpg) It was elbow-to-elbow at the bar. ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/283345_150871521656402_5006155_n-2.jpg) Marcelo Gualdo (then BM&FBovespa, now Muddy Waters Capital) on left ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/284022_150878411655713_4334516_n-2.jpg) Eric Goldberg, Portware Co-Founder on left [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/summer-trading-2011-10-years-on) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/summer-trading-2011-10-years-on) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/summer-trading-2011-10-years-on) ![email](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Markets%20Media/email.svg) ### NEWSLETTER SIGN UP And receive exclusive articles on securities markets ### Related articles 1. 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