Chicago, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/29/2011 -- Last Tuesday, speed traders gathered at The Lounge at the JW Marriott Chicago, for an evening of networking between cocktails. The Lounge is in its path to become the epicenter of Chicago, the speed trading capital of the world, again on August Tuesday 23rd, when traders, quants, managers, investors and industry professionals will join Golden Networking for its next High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago, http://hfthappyhourchicago.eventbrite.com, every fourth Tuesday of the month.

Companies that were represented last Tuesday at High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago included ICAP, Vivid Technologies, Chicago Climate Exchange, Buttonwood Group Trading, Infinium Capital Management, WWFIRS, Citadel, Cooperfund, IPC Systems, Wall Street Horizon, Sterling Consulting, Parkway Consulting., Cortland Fund Services, Vision Financial Markets, BD Consulting, Jefferies Bache, AllBest Trading, TPLLC Consulting, American Capital, Vertext Analytics, North State Group, Group One Trading, Chicago Institute of Technology and Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn, among others.

High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business and financial services executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Hong Kong (http://hfthappyhourhongkong.eventbrite.com), July 28th, Hong Kong

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Hong Kong (http://hfthappyhourhongkong.eventbrite.com), July 28th, Singapore

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfthappyhour.com), August 9th, New York City

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago (http://hfthappyhourchicago.eventbrite.com), August 23rd, Chicago

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Hong Kong , "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumhongkong.eventbrite.com), September, 19-21, Hong Kong

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3-5, Chicago

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Sao Paulo, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24-26, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13-15, Singapore

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net. Golden Networking has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Reuters.