high frequency trading

Trader, podcaster, and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) evangelist Max Keiser says that the world’s largest digital currency has bottomed out in this cycle and is well on its way to crossing the $220,000 price point. Speaking with journalist Daniela Cambone, he noted that billionaire venture...

The unfortunate reality of the U.S. stock market is it is extremely complicated.  There are exchanges. Broker-dealers. Dark pools. High-frequency traders. Alternative trading systems. And all of these bodies are interacting with each other millions of times daily for fractions of a second at a...

Trading is not what it used to be. High-frequency trading, dark pools, order types, maker/taker fees and collocation are just a few aspects of modern-day markets. It can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of experts on market structure who can help traders and...

In early November, a discernible trend in the shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) became apparent to investors that were closely observing the opening buy/sell imbalances. It appeared that mainly one buyer or a group of buyers were buying substantial amounts of shares off the...

“Flash Boys” author Michael Lewis is one of Felix Salmon’s favorite writers. “He is the best writer of nonfiction financial journalism in the world,” he said. “There’s really no doubt about that.” Salmon is a senior editor at Fusion, former...

This week’s #PreMarket Prep broadcast will include analysis of REITs, high-frequency trading and municipal bonds. Be sure to tune in at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here to tune in. Monday, November 10, 8:35 a.m. Kenny Polcari (@KennyPolcari), Director of NYSE Floor Operations for O'...

Ezra Rapoport doesn’t sleep much during the week. He's a high-frequency trader in futures markets, which are only closed for 45 minutes every day. His systems are running 23 hours a day, and Rapoport himself is up and running for most of that time as well. Rapoport is the head of...

As of Tuesday afternoon, the stock market was struggling with "The Five 'E's."  Traders were fretting about the potential impact of Ebola, Europe's sinking economy, the big dive in energy, the status of various monetary easing efforts by central bankers around the...

This past Tuesday night, news hit that BATS Global Markets was in the process of settling with the Securitues and Exchange Comission on the claim that Direct Edge provided unfair perks to certain high frequency traders (HFT), a development that might set a pivotal precedent in the market...

Day trading is a business. At least that's how freelance writer and consulting analyst Ann Logue wants people to see it. Logue is the author of ‘Day Trading For Dummies,' and she was recently a guest on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep to discuss the newest edition of her book. “(Day trading) is a...

“Downtown” Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, frequent CNBC contributor and author of the widely popular financial blog, 'The Reformed Broker,' was a guest on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep show this week to talk about his blog, new book and high frequency trading...

Marlon Weems is the founder of Hillcrest Strategies, which provides value-based management consulting services to institution clients in the financial services industry. Weems has over 30 years of financial services experience, which includes managing several boutique brokerages and trading...

U.S. stocks ended the week on a sour note as investors continue to sell many momentum names. Not helping the bull case was the much anticipated Jobs report number which failed to "wow" the market, coming in relatively in-line with expectations. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss and...

On Sunday night, author Michael Lewis shocked the world on the 60 Minutes television program, by announcing that the market is “rigged." Lewis' premise, that High Frequency Trading has created an unlevel playing field for investors, has some merit. However, only Predatory High Frequency...