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Forex Trading Platforms Take Action Against “Flash” Traders

The Financial Times recently reported that EBS, the forex trading platformowned by the electronic interdealer broker ICAP (IAP), announced that it would limit activities such as “flash” orders, which are said to distort the market. “Flash” orders are automatic trades made … Continue reading

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High-frequency Trading Trips Up Junior Mining Stocks

According to Chad Fraser, MacDonald Mines Exploration (TSXV:BMK) recently put out a press release that grabbed a lot of attention in the junior mining community. The release, which came out on January 9, is an update on the drilling program the company … Continue reading

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Foresight HFT Lead Expert, Cambridge Lecturer Oliver Linton, to Keynote High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London

Professor Oliver Linton, Chair of Political Economy at Cambridge University and Foresight Project Member of the Lead Expert Group on Algorithmic and High-Frequency Trading, will speak at Golden Networking‘s upcoming High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London, “Strategic and Tactical Insights … Continue reading

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Industry Panel Addresses High-Frequency Trading at CME Group’s Global Finance Leadership Conference 2012

If high-frequency trading is not one of the top issues of discussion at this year’s Global Financial Leadership Conference, then properly addressing it in the future most likely is. The lead-off panel at the conference in Naples, Florida discussed the … Continue reading

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IOSCO Releases Report Warning that High Frequency Trading Could Distort Short-Term Prices

Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), conference that will provide the most up-to-date overview of cutting-edge developments and insights to build a competitive advantage in high-frequency trading to investors and traders, will take place at the … Continue reading

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Robin Hood Tax: Proposed European Financial Transaction Tax Aimed at High-Frequency Traders

As The Guardian’s Max Lawson’s asks, what connects hunger in Africa, people dying for want of medicines or health care and fast-paced global capitalism? A small tax on financial transactions. A new report about computer-driven high frequency trading (HFT), compiled … Continue reading

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High-Frequency Trading Boom Hit Slowdown in USA, Europe

As Jim Kim reported on Fierce Finance IT last month, it’s been a tough year so far for high-frequency trading firms. Not too long ago, it seemed they would continue to carve out a larger share of trading volume, to … Continue reading

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Citi’s Reverse Stock Split Signals End of a High-Frequency Trading Era

As reported by Fierce Finance’s Jim Kim, it’s no secret that the savage decline of Citi’s stock into the penny stock zone was a huge boon to speed traders. Many of the firms made the stock–along with some other low-priced … Continue reading

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