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Chanos on HFT, China and deflation

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Danielle Park

James Chanos, Kynikos Associates founder, discusses whether gaining first-hand access to information is deceptive. Here is a direct video link. Also see Absolutely short Caterpillar. The oil companies are now saying we can buy Chinese companies that we like, says … Continue reading →

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Another HFT discussion worth hearing

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Danielle Park

More useful detail on HFT comes out in this segment. Michael Lewis, author of “Flash Boys,” talks about high-frequency trading, the U.S. stock market and financial regulation. Here is a direct video link. Yes the stock exchanges need to go … Continue reading →

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HFT dominating FX as equity volumes fade

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Danielle Park

At some $5 trillion of daily transactions, foreign exchange is the world’s largest, most liquid market. Collusion and fraud in FX price fixing by bank traders has been terrifically profitable for them as they worked to rebuild from the debt … Continue reading →

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