Flash Flood: Regulatory Structure Emerges Post-Flash Crash

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Arzhang Kamarei, Tradeworx

Securities industry firms and trading venues are lining up behind “limit up, limit down” requirements and market-maker obligations as responses to the May 6 Flash Crash that saw prices swing wildly due to overloaded market systems. Firms are also evaluating proposals such as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) trade-at rule governing the price at which a venue must trade in relation to the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO) and its own displayed price, as well as consolidated audit

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