I am interested in get myself more exposed to circles of traders, especially algorithmic traders. But I am in California and I cannot find any interesting local events. Any suggestions on good conferences or other events for traders?
Trading by nature is not a social thing... Think about it, when you're trading, you're competing with everyone else to take their money. I'm not going to go to a group to share what took me years to do well.
Much better to hide in a cave, do your own testing and develop your own method. That's what the best traders do!