Monthly Archives: March 2012

SEC’s new safety mechanism contains fallout from trading glitches on BATS

As reported By David S. Hilzenrath, Published: March 26, The Washington Post Trading glitches involving shares of Apple on an upstart stock exchange called BATS on Friday rekindled memories of the May 2010 “flash crash,” when prices gyrated wildly, shaking confidence in markets and in regulators’ ability to stay on top of … Continue reading

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BATS Chief on Friday’s Troubles: ‘My Stomach Sank’

As reported by Michael de la Merced from The New York Times, Friday morning did not go quite the way Joe Ratterman had expected. After months of planning and anticipation, BATS Global Markets would finally go public. Among the unique … Continue reading

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Is the Gain Worth the Pain?

As reported by Victor Anderson, 28 Mar 2012, Waterstechnology If you had to point your finger at the single most controversial and emotive issue currently in the financial services industry, high-frequency trading (HFT) would be it. But that’s understandable, thanks primarily to … Continue reading

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High Frequency Trading Not To Blame For Crash: BATS

As reported by Huff Post Business, Don’t call it a flash crash. Last Friday, when BATS, one of the country’s leading venues for the controversial practice known as high frequency trading suddenly and mysteriously took a nosedive, some assumed that … Continue reading

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SEC probes high-speed traders, report says

As reported by  Lucas Mearian, Computerworld |  Business, SEC March 26, 2012, 3:00 PM — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether trading firms that use computerized high frequency trading algorithms have an unfair advantage over other investors, according to a published report. Citing unnamed … Continue reading

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CFTC Selects TABB Group CEO Larry Tabb to Join Its Subcommittee on Automated and High Frequency Trading

As reported by Martin Rabkin, March 27, 2012, 9:33 a.m. EDT, MarketWatch, Inc. NEW YORK & LONDON, Mar 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — TABB Group announced today that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission selected Larry Tabb, founder and CEO, to assist their … Continue reading

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Has High-Frequency Trading Destabilized Markets?

As reported by Aaron Brown Mar 27, 2012 8:50 am, Minyanville Media, Inc. Over the last week, we’ve seen a spate of news stories and editorials based on a recent paper by David Bicchetti and Nicolas Maystre of the United Nations Conference … Continue reading

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High Frequency Trading: The Party Might Get a Little Less Wild

As reported by Dr John Bates, Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:29:56 GMT, High Frequency Trading Review 2011 After three years of severe market volatility, and a jaw-dropping flash crash, the financial rock star phenomenon known as high frequency trading (HFT) looks a little … Continue reading

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Derivatives Shift, High-Frequency Abuse, Salary Typo: Compliance

As reported by Carla Main on March 26, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek Commodity brokers, facing a loss of business from a shift of derivatives trading onto exchanges, are seeking a reprieve under European proposals letting them maintain control of less transparent niche markets. Energy … Continue reading

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High-Frequency Traders May Face EU Fees For Canceled Orders

As reported by  Anna Timone  || March 26, 2012 at 14:06 GMT,  ForexLive Under European Union plan to limit market abuse, high-frequency traders and similar investors may be required to pay penalty fees when they create market volatility by placing excessive numbers of … Continue reading

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