New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/03/2011 -- "Profitability of the High-Frequency Trading Industry " was a presentation by Professor Jonathan Brograard, department of Finance, University of Washington's Foster School of Business.. He will be in the speaking podium at Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), October 3-5.

Jonathan Brogaard is Professor of Finance at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. He obtained a joint JD - PhD in Finance from the Northwestern University School of Law / Kellogg School of Management.

His current research interests involve understanding the activities of high frequency traders and their impact on financial markets. Outside of academia, Dr. Brogaard consults for quantitative-based hedge funds.

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. 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".