New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/16/2011 -- Paul Dowding, industry veteran now with Managing Director, Business Development & Prime Services at Meridian Equity Partners, and Owner at Putney Bridge Enterprises, praised Edgar Perez’s The Speed Traders, An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (http://www.thespeedtraders.com), as a calm and objective review of the nature of this important newer addition to the trading world. Dowding was referring to high-frequency trading, the newest investing and technology development to impact the trading worlds.

"With the work I have done with High Frequency Traders and supporting their trading strategies with Meridian Equity Partners, I have attended quite a few of Edgar's Golden Networking events for this part of the industry. Edgar is a consummate professional and great event organizer, who knows and understands his audience. I am looking forward to his unique perspective on this dynamic population of the industry!"

"This is a comprehensive and compelling summary of the trading industry in general as well as High Frequency Trading. The book contains a well thought out tour of the development of the markets, the characters and key players of the high frequency trading world, their strategies, the benefits they bring and the future possibilities. HF Traders have been tarnished unfairly and primarily out of ignorance. Edgar provides and calm and objective review of the nature of this important newer addition to the trading world. He also provides a detailed summary and explanation of the famous 'Flash Crash' with both the correct and incorrect conclusions. If you are interested in this field or knowing a critical component of all future markets - read this book."

Within Meridian Equity Partners, Dowding provides various Trade Execution Strategies (High Frequency, Algo, Trader-driven), Research, Prime Services and Capital Raising for the Alternative & Institutional "Buy Side". As the Founding Manager of Putney Bridge Enterprises, LLC, Dowding works directly and/or coordinates targeted, subcontracted, expert, resources to provide creative product and process justification, design and implementation for the service providers: Custodians, Prime Brokers, Administrators, Clearing Banks/Brokers, Private Wealth Services, Fund Managers, Management & Technology Consultancies.

The Speed Traders, published by McGraw-Hill Inc., is the most comprehensive, revealing work available on the most important development in trading in generations. High-frequency trading will no doubt play an ever larger role as computer technology advances and the global exchanges embrace fast electronic access. The Speed Traders explains everything there is to know about how today's high-frequency traders make millions—one cent at a time. In this new title, The Speed Traders, Mr. Perez opens the door to the secretive world of high-frequency trading. Inside, prominent figures drop their guard and speak with unprecedented candidness about their trade. For more about The Speed Traders, readers can visit its Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as the most popular online retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders, among others.

Mr. Perez is widely regarded as the pre-eminent networker in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He has been featured on CNBC Cash Flow with Oriel Morrison (http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=2023403523), BNN Business Day with Kim Parlee (http://watch.bnn.ca/business-day/august-2011/business-day-august-19-2011/#clip519647), TheStreet.com with Gregg Greenberg (http://www.thestreet.com/video/11144274/high-frequency-traders-not-the-enemy.html), and Channel NewsAsia Cent & Sensibilities with Lin Xue Ling, and engaged as speaker at Harvard Business School’s 17th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference, High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 (New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Singapore), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University (New York), Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), Middle East Hedge Funds Investors Summit 2012 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), among other global forums.

Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

Mr. Perez is one of the great business networkers and motivators on the lecture circuit; he is available worldwide for the following speaking engagements: Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading, The Real Story behind the "Flash Crash", Networking for Financial Executives, and Business Networking for Success.