Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Thu, July 15, 2010
Wed, July 14, 2010
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Invites Progress Software CTO Dr. John Bates to Join Technology Advisory Committee
BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire - July 14, 2010) - [ Progress Software Corporation ] (
Dr. John Bates joins the TAC as one of the world's foremost experts on capital markets technology. Prior to becoming CTO at Progress Software, he was the co-founder and president of Apama, the pioneering Complex Event Processing (CEP) software provider, which was acquired by Progress in April 2005.
Dr. John Bates is a respected expert, frequent author and speaker on capital markets technology, with a specific focus on CEP, cross-asset algorithmic and high frequency trading, liquidity aggregation, smart order routing, market surveillance, and distributed computing systems.
Dr. John Bates, chief technology officer (CTO), Progress Software said: "It is an honor to be invited to join the Technology Advisory Committee for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In capital markets, the technology landscape is constantly changing. It is critical that the CFTC is informed on how technology is impacting the derivatives markets as well as other markets, including equities, FX and fixed income. Technology impacts all aspects of the markets, from the emergence of high frequency trading to market surveillance. I look forward to contributing to this important advisory committee to help the CFTC leverage technology that can improve market performance and stability."
Dr. John Bates will join the first meeting of the CFTC TAC, which will take place today, Wednesday, July 14 in Washington, DC. Dr. Bates has authored and will submit a whitepaper on high frequency and algorithmic trading, which will be a key topic at this inaugural meeting.
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