High-frequency trading firms increased their campaign contributions to federal lawmakers by 673 percent from the 2008 to the 2012 election cycle, according to a report that sheds light on their political connections in Washington and efforts to...
One of the claims high frequency trading advocates make in favor of the practice is that they tighten the spread between the bid (what people are willing to pay for stock) and the ask (what people are willing to sell a stock for).
Eric Hunsader,...
Nanex LLC founder Eric Hunsader presented on High Frequency trading at Wired's Business Conference, and he showed this powerful video of half a second of trading in Johnson & Johnson (h/t HuffPo).
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After a Twitter hoax caused the Dow to drop temporarily by 150 points, regulators are increasingly concerned about the combination of social media and high-frequency trading.
One scary -- and false -- tweet, and the Dow quickly plunged 140 points, or roughly 1%. Many are pointing fingers at high speed trading by computers for the swift decline.
A new piece of research from GreySpark Partners, a London-based capital markets consultancy, published today examines how appropriate risk management practices can offset risks posed by high-frequency trading. HFT can increase liquidity, reduce...
Trying to gauge the message from the market action has been more difficult than usual over the past month. Beginning on March 19th the S&P 500's close flip-flopped from green to red and then back again each day for a record breaking fourteen...
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