Daily Archives: September 20, 2012

Father of High-Frequency Trading weighs in on current problems

CNBC’s Rick Santelli talks about the risks and rewards of automated trading, with Thomas Peterffy, Interactive Brokers CEO. “Let us work on how to fix these problems and not throw the baby out with the bath water,” he adds.Here is … Continue reading

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Whistleblower: High Frequency Trading is Predatory

Wall Street whistleblower Haim Bodek, former head of electronic volatility trading business at UBS, says high frequency trading is disruptive to markets. “It’s actually unbeatable without regulatory change,”Here is a direct link.

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Former HF trader testifies

“An insider of the secretive world of high-frequency trading is set to attack that industry Thursday on Capitol Hill, giving lawmakers a potential road map to address practices that critics say can put ordinary investors at a disadvantage and the … Continue reading

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