en-us Reuters UK) - British scientists say a perfect combination of testosterone, experience and a hunger for a share of profits can produce financial traders who consistently outperform the market -- even during a crisis.Researchers from Cambridge University who studied 53 traders from the City of London financial...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:40 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japanese brokerage Nomura has been fined 1.75 million pounds by the Financial Services Authority after one of its Hong Kong traders helped trigger an over-valuation of complex financial instruments.The FSA on Tuesday cited Nomura's widespread and prolonged systems and controls failings that allowed instruments...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:15:35 -0800 Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 share index hit a 14-month closing high on Friday as gains in HSBC and commodity stocks outpaced weaker defensives, with British Airways also up after agreeing to merger terms with Iberia.The FTSE 100 ended up 19.88 points, or 0.4 percent, at...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:01:55 -0800 Reuters) - A top U.S. securities regulator said on Thursday that she was concerned about naked access, where brokers give high-frequency traders unfiltered access to public markets."I am worried that the proper controls are not being used effectively to make sure that problems aren't created by...]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:51 -0800 Reuters) - The yen reversed steep early gains and slid on Monday in choppy trade as market players bought the Australian dollar against the Japanese currency ahead of an expected rate hike in Australia this week.Traders said the yen advanced broadly in early Asia, touching its highest...]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:30:23 -0800 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:20:31 -0700 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:10:06 -0700 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:19:15 -0700 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:20:27 -0700 Mon, 18 May 2009 10:15:15 -0700 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:53:12 -0700 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:45:42 -0700 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:12:41 -0700 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:14:52 -0700 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:57:12 -0800 BAC CHK TRA WFC BAC,CHK,TRA,WFC Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:37:35 -0800 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:34:25 -0800 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:41:13 -0800 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:56:52 -0800