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View ArticleFIA EPTA broadly welcomes proposed German HFT legislation
BRUSSELS (15 January 2013) – FIA European Principal Traders Association said it supports the overall direction and objectives of Germany’s proposed regulation on high-frequency trading. FIA EPTA looks...
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A recent study from Pragma Securities investigates the profits of high frequency trading firms and looks into how those profits impact end-user investors. The study compares and contrasts the use of...
View ArticleNasdaq's Plan for Benchmark Orders Rejected by SEC
As the debate continues to rage about the complexity of order types in the US equities markets, it emerged earlier this week that the SEC disapproved an application by Nasdaq for a new "Benchmark"...
View ArticleContinued HFT Arms Race is Purely a Positional Game, According to Study
A recent academic study, "The Externalities of High Frequency Trading", published by Professor Mao Ye, Jiading Gai and Chen Yao of the University of Illinois, finds that increasing the speed of trading...
View ArticleRep. Ed Markey Urges SEC to Reign In High Frequency Trading
Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) wrote to the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, urging them to use their existing powers to reign in High Frequency Trading (HFT).read...
View ArticleGerman High Frequency Trading Legislation Delayed Due to Complexity
Last week we reported on plans by the German government to introduce new laws around high frequency trading, specifically that HFT firms would need to register with market regulators and to provide...
View ArticleFurther Details Emerge on Proposed European Financial Transaction Tax
Further details are now starting to emerge about the proposed Financial Transaction Tax that eleven EU member states are planning to adopt.read more...
View ArticleFIA EPTAâs Spanbroek Cautions Against Fragmented Regulation
Following announcements last week that eleven EU member states are planning to introduce a Financial Transaction Tax, and that Germany is planning to introduce legislation specifically targeting high...
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