NYC Algorithmic Trading is for anyone interested in creating and using algorithms in the financial markets. We arrange monthly talks from practicing quants, algorithmic traders, trading technology experts, and academics. Our focus is practical, rather than theoretical. We enjoy talking about how to automate the purchase and sale of securities using statistics, machine learning, data mining, and algorithms.

Today most of the international trading volume executed by algorithmic engines ( black boxes ). Our Algorithmic Trading Factory group connecting black-box inventors all around the world to share their knowledge of local markets to find price discrepancies for profits in real-time. Our Goal is to create transparent distributed algorithmic engine network utilizing the best and the fastest access to emerging markets for the best price and the best support. Black-box inventors are Welcome!!!

This is a group that meets once a month over a beer to discuss a book, selected by its members, related to finance. The group is restricted to people inside the financial industry or those in school hoping to someday enter the field.