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Japanese Firms Eye Local Impact of HFT

Like it or not, high-frequency trading (HFT) has taken root in Japan and buy-side and sell-side participants are carefully watching the trend develop, according to panel participants at the recent Tokyo Financial Information Summit hosted by sibling publications...

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | High Frequency Trading | 22 Sep 2011

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Institutional Traders Concerned By High-Frequency Trading

More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are concerned by the impact of high-frequency trading (HFT) on the equities market, according to a survey by Liquidnet. Liquidnet's Institutional Voice Survey polled...

Buy-Side Technology | News | High Frequency Trading | 12 Sep 2011

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New Perspective: HFT Found Not Guilty by Foresight Working Paper

The UK Government's Foresight Project has released a working paper on computer-based trading (CBT), saying that there is no direct evidence that high-frequency trading (HFT) has led to an increase in market volatility. It does, however, warn that feedback...

Buy-Side Technology | Analysis | High Frequency Trading | 12 Sep 2011

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Letter of the Law

If there’s one universal constant in the professional world, it’s that you’re only as good as your last success. In journalism it’s your last exclusive, and in sales it’s hitting your last target. In finance, meanwhile, it’s your last profit...

Waters | Feature | High Frequency Trading | 06 Sep 2011

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Consultation Key to Effective Regulation of High-Frequency Trading

Although the industry has yet to feel the full force of upcoming regulations, vendors and standards bodies say that for high-frequency trading (HFT) rulemaking, there must be extensive dialogue between participants and regulators. "You do get very emotional...

Buy-Side Technology | News | Regulation & Standards | 09 Aug 2011

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Opening Cross: Of Indexes and ETFs: Desperately Seeking Stability

Prior to last Thursday’s 512.76 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and in spite of continued uncertainty about the quality of US debt even after finally agreeing a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, wiser souls than me could have...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | High Frequency Trading | 08 Aug 2011

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High-Frequency Trading Special Report

July 2011: Sponsored by Intel and Microsoft

Waters | Special | High Frequency Trading | 02 Aug 2011

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HFT and the Hunt for Alpha

In the face of persistently challenging conditions across global equity markets, high-frequency trading (HFT) firms are widening their activities to other asset classes in the pursuit of alpha. “More people are now actually trading multiple instruments,...

Waters | Feature | High Frequency Trading | 01 Aug 2011

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ESMA Proposes Enhancing Automated Trading Controls

In a recent consulting paper, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) proposes a number of guidelines on organizational issues with regards to trading platforms and how they operate in a highly automated market environment.

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 21 Jul 2011

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Bank of America Launches High-Speed Trading Platform

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has announced a new ultra low-latency trading platform, designed specifically to aid compliance with new regulation. BAML Express, originally developed by Thesys Technologies, will offer sub-10 microsecond latency,...

Sell-Side Technology | News | Latency | 21 Jul 2011

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