'Quantference' Brings Together Industry and Academia
TradersMagazine.com - Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Academics and industry veterans mingled and shared ideas at the inaugural Pragma “Quantference” in New York City last week, discussing some of the latest developments affecting quantitative trading...

Trading Technology 30: Masters of Market Magic
Institutional Investor - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
#27 Jaime Jofre, CTO, Pragma Securities

Full Disclosure
Traders Magazine - Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Buyside Seeks More Information From Brokers About Their Order Routing Practices

Tabb FORUM: Video
Tabb FORUM - Wednesday, December 14, 2011
CEO David Mechner discusses inverted-price destinations and smart order routing

Does Inverted Pricing Work?
AllAboutAlpha.com - Monday, December 5, 2011
According to a new research note issued by Pragma Securities LLC, the practice initiated recently at certain trading venues under the name “inverted pricing” is working...

Traders Wary After Pipeline Case
Traders Magazine - Thursday, December 1, 2011
..."It points up the general opaqueness of how ATSs disclose how they handle orders," said David Mechner...

Good Strategy But How Much Is Execution Costing You?
Tabb Forum - Tuesday, November 29, 2011


Someone Has to Cross the Spread
AllAboutAlpha.com - Tuesday, November 15, 2011
...Perhaps, in the case of spread capture, the interest is too general. A white paper newly issued by Pragma Securities questions the value of this metric, which it says is universally employed in a very naïve way...

Pragma Eyes Growth, Plans Offering Expansions
Wall Street Letter - Monday, November 14, 2011
Pragma is increasing its offerings across the board in an attempt to get more broker-dealers to use its trading technology and to grow its overall footprint...

Pipeline Trading Fights To Regain Trust After SEC Settlement
TradersMagazine.com - Friday, October 28, 2011
...It points up the general opaqueness of how ATSs disclose how they handle orders,” said David Mechner, chief executive officer of Pragma. “The lack of transparency about details raises questions...