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Are Average Investors Getting Bilked by Wall Street Supercomputers?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by yocijourney

As long as there has been a Wall Street, there have been those seeking to skim a little (or a lot) off the top of the vast wealth changing hands in the markets each day. Though capital markets in America … Continue reading →

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Europe Shares Rise Ahead of Cliffhanger Greek Vote

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Reuters – By Blaise Robinson – June 15, 2012 PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) – European stocks ended higher on Friday, with a key euro zone index hitting its highest closing level in nearly four weeks, as speculation of coordinated action … Continue reading →

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Ex-Business Titan Gupta Guilty of Insider Trading

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Reuters – By Grant McCool and Basil Katz June 15, 2012 (Reuters) – Rajat Gupta, a consummate business insider who once sat on the board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, was convicted on Friday of leaking secrets about the investment … Continue reading →

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Scott Patterson, Author Of Dark Pools, Featured In The Speed Traders by Edgar Perez

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Scott Patterson, Author of Dark Pools and New York Times Best-Selling Book The Quants, and Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, featured in Edgar Perez’s The Speed Traders (June 13, 2012, New York) The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at … Continue reading →

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Gold Traders Bullish As Hedge Funds Increase Wagers

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Bloomberg News – By Maria Kolesnikova  June 15, 2012 Gold traders are bullish for a fourth consecutive week after hedge funds added to bets that prices will rally, exchange-traded products backed by the metal expanded and Europe’s debt crisis roiled … Continue reading →

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Dark Pool Restrictions Sought In House Committee By NYSE, Nasdaq

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Bloomberg News – By Nina Mehta –    June 14, 2012 NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ), the biggest owners of American stock exchanges, are urging U.S. legislators to support changes to rules that caused a proliferation of broker-run … Continue reading →

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Stocks, Commodities Rise On Stimulus Bets; Dollar Rallies

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Bloomberg News – By Stephen Kirkland and Glenys Sim – June 15, 2012 Stocks rose and commodities climbed for a second day on speculation central banks will take steps to boost economies as Europe’s debt crisis saps growth. Spanish, Italian, … Continue reading →

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SNB Reviews Communications After Credit Suisse Puts Surge

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Bloomberg News –By Alexis Xydias and Corinne Gretler – June 15, 2012 The Swiss National Bank will review its communications procedures after trading in bearish options on Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) surged following a private briefing in which regulators … Continue reading →

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Soaring Revenues Add Shine To Dutch HFT

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Innovator

Financial News – By Tim Cave – June 15, 2012 A Dutch high-frequency trading firm – which is expected to be put up for sale following a strategic review – reported a near-doubling of revenues in its Amsterdam office last … Continue reading →

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FXCM Grabs 50% Controlling Stake In Lucid Markets

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Innovator

The Wall Street Journal MarketWatch – By Eva Szalay – June 14, 2012 LONDON–Retail foreign exchange broker FXCM Inc. snapped up a 50% controlling stake in boutique computer-model driven trading firm Lucid Markets Trading Ltd. Thursday, in a deal that … Continue reading →

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