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EU plans big revamp of trading rules

(Reuters) Vertically integrated stock exchanges would be opened to competition under draft European Union rules that will please countries such as Britain but pose a threat to powerful operators like...

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EU Proposes to Protect Markets From High-Frequency Threat

(Bloomberg) High-frequency trading firms may face greater scrutiny from market regulators as part of plans drawn up by the European Union to reduce excessive risk taking.read more...

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Flash Tax: Why Levies on High-Speed Trading Won't Work

(Wall Street Journal - Jason Zweig) If it flashes, tax it.read more...

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SET needs new platform to protect market share

(Bangkok Post) Traditional trading exchanges worldwide are increasingly seeing their volumes threatened by cutting-edge "dark pools" and automated trading systems (ATS).read more...

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How stock trading has changed since 9/11

(Associated Press - David Randall) NEW YORK (AP) — In the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks, lower Manhattan has been transformed. Once the physical financial center of the country, the area has become...

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Lastennet: HFT moves to new trading frontiers

(Futures & Options World) High frequency trading is beginning to expand its reach beyond its traditional market sectors.read more...

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SocGen Taps OneTick for FX HFT Research

(Inside Market Data) Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking's foreign exchange trading desk has rolled out the OneTick combined tick data management and complex eventprocessing solution...

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How the Machines Took Over Wall Street

(FrontPageMag) On May 6th, 2010, in the space of one-half hour, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped almost 1000 points. Two DJIA component stocks, Procter & Gamble and 3M, lost over 30%...

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SingTel makes gains as algo trading expands

(The Business Times, Singapore) Telco provides its customers facilities for the mathematics-based trading system which relies on its low-latency network, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURYread more...

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Algorithmic trading is anti-investing

(Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa) No doubt, recent turbulence in global markets has many investors asking why and how such volatility can arise. Answers to these questions are often replete...

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Let's Not Welcome Computers as our New Overlords Just Yet

(Business Insider - Dr John Bates) There was a brilliant article recently on the BBC website posing the theory that algorithms are taking over the world. It is true that algorithms are now being used...

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Machine-Readable News: Trade Against the Machine

(Waters Technology) Access to the most up-to-date news has always played an important part in trading decisions, particularly in the foreign exchange (FX) market. But traditional delivery methods for...

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Letter of the Law

(Waters Technology) 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...

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WSJ: SEC Looks Into Effect Of ETFs On Market Volatility

(Wall Street Journal) U.S. securities regulators are looking into whether turbocharged exchange-traded funds amplified August's topsy-turvy swings in the stock market.  read more...

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PLUS partners with former Chi-X chief for new technology unit

(The Trade) PLUS Markets Group, a UK-based exchange operator, has teamed up with former Chi-X COO Hirander Misra to establish a division that will offer low-cost trading platform technology.read more...

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MiFID II to beef up best ex

(The Trade) The second version of MiFID will force brokers to shed more light on best execution and force them to provide details of their algorithmic trading tools and strategies to national...

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FSA reveals market abuse fine ahead of Swift Trade appeal [The Trade News]

UK regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will fine Canada-based Swift Trade £8 million for a “particularly serious case of market abuse”, subject to the outcome of an appeal.read more...

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Evolving HFT architecture hinges on colocation, analytics [The Trade News]

The quest for speed has driven the development of high-frequency trading technology in recent years, but the next step in the evolution of HFT architecture will see firms focus on securing access to...

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Why European Tax on High-Speed Trading Won't Work [WSJ - SmartMoney]

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If You Cant Beat Em, Join Em [Investment U]

Computers conducting high frequency trades make roughly 70 percent of stock trades on all U.S. equity markets.read more...

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