Gold, $1,864. Apple, $356. Learning How to Beat Gold and Apple at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011, Priceless

New York, NY -- (SBWire) -- 08/25/2011 --Gold's rise in recent months has been a furious one, with the metal first breaking $1,800 an ounce less than two weeks ago after starting the year at just over $1,400 an ounce. The spot price of gold charged to a new record just short of $1,900 a troy ounce in Europe, as persistent concerns over economic growth and fresh fear over political turbulence in the Middle East sent investors looking for a solid store of value. Ahead of the New York day, spot gold was up $19, or 1%, at $1,872.10 an ounce after hitting a fresh high at $1,895.20 an ounce in early trade.

Meanwhile, in early August, on a day marked by further responses to the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of U.S. debt, Apple Inc. on several occasions surpassed Exxon Mobil Corp. on Tuesday to become the world’s largest company in terms of market capitalization. On a closing basis, Exxon narrowly hung on to its crown. Exxon’s market cap at the closing bell was $348.3 billion, according to FactSet data, to Apple’s $346.7 billion.

How traders and investors can beat both investments in gold and Apple stock? High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 is gearing up to provide global audiences answers to these questions in Hong Kong, September, 19-21, Chicago, October 3-5, Sao Paulo, October 24-26, and Singapore, November 21-23, with the most up-to-date overview of cutting-edge developments and insights to build a competitive advantage in high-frequency and quantitative trading.

Firms from the U.S., Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Singapore are invited to sponsor High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 and provide unique insights from their industry exposure to audiences looking to maintain their edge in the competitive investment arena. Establishing as subject matter experts in front of an influential audience will give sponsors unique entry points to advance their business development initiatives. Golden Networking’s forums have been known to raise the profile of both established and emerging firms in finance, technology and consulting. Alternative investments analysts, asset managers, automated traders, chief economists, chief investment officers, chief operating officers, chief risk officers, chief technology officers, developers, financial engineering graduates, fund of funds managers, government regulators, heads of trading, hedge fund managers, high-frequency traders, institutional investors, investment professionals, legal advisors, portfolio managers, proprietary traders, quality directors, quantitative traders, risk managers and statistical arbitrageurs are a few of the titles of attendees expected at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago (http://hfthappyhourchicago.eventbrite.com), August 23, Chicago
• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Hong Kong (http://hfthappyhourhongkong.eventbrite.com), August 25, Hong Kong
• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Singapore (http://hfthappyhoursingapore.eventbrite.com), August 25, Singapore
• China Happy Hour New York (http://www.ChinaHappyHour.com), August 30, New York
• Public Finance Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "Navigating Uncharted Territories After S&P's U.S. Debt Downgrade from its Gilt-Edged AAA Credit Rating" (http://www.PublicFinanceLeadersForum.com), September 9, New York
• High Frequency Trading Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfthappyhour.com), September 13, New York City
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Hong Kong , "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumhongkong.eventbrite.com), September, 19-21, Hong Kong
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3-5, Chicago
• China Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "How American Companies Can Plug into the Chinese Rocket-Propelled Economy?" (http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com), October 7, New York
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Sao Paulo, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24-26, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13-15, Singapore

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net. Golden Networking has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, "Happy Hour for High-Frequency Trading", The New York Times, "Golden Networking Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections", Los Angeles Times, "Speed-addicted traders dominate today's stock market", Reuters, "Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC" and Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine, "10 Under 10".