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High Frequency Trading

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Anthony Malakian: HFT: Enemy of the State

With high-frequency trading existing in a state of uncertainty, the FBI is looking to join the SEC in examining the role algorithmic trading plays in the...

Waters | Opinion | High Frequency Trading | 26 Apr 2013

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GreySpark: HFT Growing Despite Regulation

High-frequency trading (HFT) continues to grow in popularity, despite regulatory efforts to curb the practice, according to a report by London-based consultancy GreySpark.

Buy-Side Technology | News | High Frequency Trading | 21 Mar 2013

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ASIC: HFT Not to Blame for Price Swings

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has denied that high-frequency trading (HFT) is damaging the quality of the markets in Australia and instead blamed dark liquidity for negatively impacting prices.

Sell-Side Technology | News | Regulation & Standards | 18 Mar 2013

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Infrastructure Isn't Everything, But It Helps

High-frequency traders continue to find value in emerging markets, but just how important is a city's existing infrastructure?

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Latency | 11 Mar 2013

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Congressman Lobbies SEC for HFT Crackdown

Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has written to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), advising it to curb the practice of high-frequency trading (HFT).

Sell-Side Technology | News | High Frequency Trading | 21 Jan 2013

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Mifid II Must Mind Market Microstructure

Regulation took center stage at a panel discussion in London on Tuesday as the nuts and bolts of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive review (Mifid II) went under the microscope.

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 17 Jan 2013

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2012: A Year of Opinions

Highlights from Waters' opinion pieces over the past year.

Waters | Opinion | High Frequency Trading | 26 Dec 2012

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ASIC Picks First Derivatives Platform for Market Surveillance

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has chosen Delta Stream from Northern Ireland-based technology vendor First Derivatives as its new market surveillance system.

Sell-Side Technology | News | High Frequency Trading | 13 Dec 2012

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Sun Trading Expands with Kx Database

Chicago-based proprietary trading shop Sun Trading will use Kx Systems' kdb+ for time series analysis and real-time capture of quantitative trading data.

Buy-Side Technology | News | High Frequency Trading | 05 Dec 2012

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Exchange Competition Just a Veneer, Says Aquis Chief

Alasdair Haynes, CEO at the newly formed Aquis Exchange suggests there is much room for improvement within the exchange world in terms of competition and innovation.

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Exchanges | 19 Nov 2012

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