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Micro-Structure & Exchanges: A Complicated Relationship
Saturday, August 9, 2014 - 7:52pm | 1723This 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...
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SEC Seeks To Eliminate Fractional Trading
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 9:01am | 554The days of fractional increments in stock prices may be long gone. As of Tuesday, U.S. stock exchanges and FINRA have been directed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to work on a plan over the next two months to implement a pilot program that will last one year and allow some stocks to...