Tag: Trading
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Algorithmic Trading Expert’s Opinion is Irrelevant to Establishing Pretext under Title VII
Zongzong (Nicole) Tao has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, Simplex Investments, LLC, alleging discrimination based on gender and race/national origin, in violation of Title VII and the Illinois Human Rights Act. Simplex is a proprietary trading firm that employs algorithmic high frequency trading strategies to make profits from trading futures and equity options.…
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Pricing Expert Witnesses Are Qualified to Opine on the Grading Card Industry
This case arises out of an alleged misrepresentation about whether a 2009 Steph Curry trading card (the “Curry Card”) was physically altered at the time Beckett examined and graded the card. Alt claims that Beckett negligently misrepresented the status of the card by assigning it a grade that did not reflect the alteration. Alt retained…
