Monthly Archives: December 2011

Wall Street speaks up for High Frequency Trading

Wall Street’s largest trade group has spoken recently about high frequency trading and its ramification on investors and broader market structure. High frequency trading represents a modern growing part of investing in the market. To be able to trade this … Continue reading

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Japan and France Financial market

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is seeking to make stronger ground rules as to governing takeovers to avoid what h happened to Olympus Corp. The agency is currently studying amendments to securities law and is working on the nation’s stock exchange … Continue reading

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France urges tougher rules on high frequency trade

France financial market regulator urged the European Union to toughen its plan overhaul of rules and highlight the need for more oversight of high frequency trading and new trading platforms. Proposals presented in October by the EU says that it … Continue reading

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Sebi moves towards high frequency trading

The Security and Exchange Board of India, Sebi, is said to plan new rules for algorithmic and high frequency trading uniform across stock exchanges. One of the major concerns is the fact that any misfiring of the program trading tools … Continue reading

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Get Ready for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy when you Learn what Alex Frino, Professor at University of Sydney Business School, thinks about High Frequency Trading and Volatility

Alex Frino, a professor at University of Sydney Business School and CEO of Capital Markets Co-operative Research Centre, says that high frequency trading reduces volatility in stock markets rather than exacerbates it. With his experience working with many global exchange … Continue reading

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Brazilian tax break – BM&FBovespa’s removes IOF and hosts The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Sao Paulo

Brazil’s BM&FBovespa capital announces its equity market capitalism has risen in trading in volumes and using computerized programs to deal with trades in a fraction of a second.  Brazil’s finance minister Guido Mantega gave high frequency trading an extra shot by … Continue reading

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Hong Kong must adapt to new changes in regards to high frequency trade

According to Brandon Lee, a specialist in ZDNET Asia reported that Hong Kong is looking to speed up trade and transform their global equities with computerized, algorithms derived from high frequency trading. However, one issue that Hong Kong is enduring … Continue reading

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Virtu buys Cohen Capital’s Amex Unit

As Reported by Mehta, Virtu Financial LLC, a high frequency firm acquired NYSE Amex stocks from Cohen Capital Group LLC and was made effective on Dec. 13, 2011 to acquire all the assets that the company owns. This purchase makes … Continue reading

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GME Group Inc. fines trader for computer trading malfunction

Neil Brooks, a trader at Infinium Capital Management allegedly tested a computer based trade which led to a computer malfunction that entered 6,767 single orders for crude futures contracts in three seconds. This error that was generated has caused millions … Continue reading

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2012 Predicitons – What to expect in the New Year

According to Dr. Bates, a chief technology officer at Progress Software, states that the next year will be quit a disappointment. From the year 2011, capital markets has been in a roller coaster. With the market volatility, and high frequency … Continue reading

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