New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/25/2011 -- High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 is gearing up to provide global audiences in Hong Kong, September, 19-21, Chicago, October 3-5, Sao Paulo, October 24-26, and Singapore, November 21-23, the most up-to-date overview of cutting-edge developments and insights to build a competitive advantage in high-frequency and quantitative trading. Firms in financial services, technology and consulting are invited to become sponsors of High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 and get access to privileges that not many other forums can provide. For starters, leaders of the industry will be speaking at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011, including keynote speaker Bart Chilton, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and:

• Mr. Aaron Lebovitz, Managing Director, Infinium Capital Management

• Mr. Adam Afshar, Chief Executive Officer and President, Hyde Park Global

• Dr. Andrew Kumiega, Adjunct Professor, University of Chicago

• Dr. Christian Zimmer, Head for Quantitative Portfolio Management and Research, Itaú Unibanco's Asset Management

• Mr. Christopher Willox, Director of Trading, Fenimore Asset Management

• Mr. Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders

• Dr. Euan Sinclair, Risk Manager, Bluefin Trading

• Mr. James Austin, President, Vertex Analytics

• Mr. James Leman, Principal and Capital Markets Head, Westwater Corp.

• Mr. Jitesh Thakkar, Founder and President, Edge Financial Technologies

• Dr. Jonathan Brogaard, Professor, University of Washington's Foster School of Business

• Mr. Jonathan Kanterman, leading consultant to hedge funds

• Mr. Jonathan Kinlay, Founder and CEO, Systematic Strategies LLC

• Mr. Ken Kinkopf, Founder and President, Kinkopf Capital Management, LLC

• Mr. Louis Mak, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, I-Access Group

• Mr. Marvin Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Quaternion Capital Management

• Mr. Mike Bellafiore, Co-Founder, SMB Capital

• Mr. Milind Sharma is Chief Executive Officer, QuantZ Capital Management

• Mr. Morgan Hill, Founding Partner, Attis Capital LLC

• Mr. Nathaniel Baker, Editor, Bloomberg Hedge Funds Brief, Bloomberg LP

• Dr. Petter Kolm, Clinical Associate Professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University

• Mr. Will Mechem, Managing Director, Pan Alpha Trading

• Mr. William Kenney, President, Knox Capital Management

Finance, technology and consulting firms can provide unique insights from their industry exposure to unique 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".