Category Archives: High Frequency Trading

Michael Lewis is wrong, says Knightmare on Wall Street’s Edgar Perez: Markets are not any more ‘RIGGED’ than before

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Innovator

According to Edgar Perez, author of Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets, stock markets are not any more ‘rigged’ than at the beginning of financial trading. He sustains … Continue reading →

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High Frequency Trading: Clear and Present Danger?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by yhuang0125

According to huffingtonpost: As we look back on 2013, it has certainly been a year of increasing scrutiny and criticism of capital markets trading participants. One particular area of focus is so-called “High Frequency Trading” (HFT), the practice of automated … Continue reading →

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Brokerage offers platform for high frequency traders

Posted on December 5, 2013 by yhuang0125

Dubai: UAE’s fast diversifying financial services sector has led Abu Dhabi-based brokerage ADS Securities to invest in and develop a new trading platform that would allow it to tap into the high frequency traders segment. With the HFT (high frequency … Continue reading →

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RBC: offers explanation for apparent decline in high-frequency trading

Posted on November 26, 2013 by yhuang0125

According to financialpost.com: RBC Capital Markets is offering a simple explanation for why data released last week by the The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada appears to suggest high-frequency trading is in decline: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). In a … Continue reading →

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High-frequency trading activity in Canada appears to have declined: IIROC

Posted on November 22, 2013 by yhuang0125

According to theprovince.com, High-frequency trading activity in Canada appears to have declined since regulators began studying the lightning-fast trading strategies a couple of years ago. The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada released interim results Thursday of a large-scale study … Continue reading →

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Supercomputers VS High-Frequency Trading: Analysis Leads to New Regulatory Law

Posted on November 21, 2013 by yhuang0125

According to ScienceWorldReport, When there’s money to be made, most loopholes have already been  explored and exploited – but emerging technologies are changing the  game, creating new opportunities for moneymakers and headaches for  regulators. To counter this, researchers are now … Continue reading →

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Markets Evolve, as Does Financial Fraud

Posted on November 18, 2013 by yhuang0125

According to Dealbook, It is usually the case that there are not new frauds, just new avenues for deception. As the financial world has evolved into a high-speed race to trade assets while investment strategies are kept secret, both regulators … Continue reading →

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BIOS IT launches ultra-fast server solution for high frequency trading at Low Latency Summit New York

Posted on November 17, 2013 by yhuang0125

According to SourceWire, BIOS IT, a partner of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), is proud to announce the availability of the next generation of Hyper-Speed Solutions, designed to deliver ultra-fast high performance for high frequency trading and other mission … Continue reading →

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How high-frequency trading took the soul out of my career

Posted on November 8, 2013 by yhuang0125

In the view of Chicago Tribune Company: It was not subtle. It was not pretty. And yes, it felt mechanical. When the robots came a callin’, it felt like mathematics came and stomped the very soul out of the market. The … Continue reading →

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Are High Frequency Traders Too Slow?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by yhuang0125

According to Bloomberg, high frequency trading is a wonderful subject for study because nobody agrees on what would make it Good or Bad. So academics and practitioners can write papers about how it is Good, or how it is Bad, … Continue reading →

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