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The stock market isn't the only market pondering high-frequency trading and its impact. Such trading is also a huge issue in the commodities market, where some striking volatility hit on February 3,... Read more...

The ranks of U.S. stock markets keep getting more crowded. Along with the NYSE, Nasdaq and BATS, two new markets are now fully approved--Direct Edge's EDGA and EDGX equity markets. The... Read more...

Buying and selling exchange-traded funds at the institutional level isn't always a straighforward exercise, especially in less liquid ETFs. A large order often requires a certain, high-touch savvy,... Read more...

It was a lot easier on the buy-side back when you traded with human beings. These days, the main liquidity providers tend to be super automated, faceless algorithm driven entities. You can either... Read more...

The Flash Crash of May 6 has led to a lot of talk about various traders and their impact on the markets. But you also have to ask the flip-side of that question: how have high-frequency and various... Read more...

Actionable indications of interest (IOIs) have been controversial over the past year, as a debate raged about whether they should be considered and treated as actual quotes. Some think actionable

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A huge trading technology transition looms at Citigroup (NYSE: C). Early next month, the bank will transition its trading customers to a new platform designed to lift it into the savviest ranks of... Read more...

The battle for supremacy in the algorithmic trading services (algorithmic trading news) market is intense. But Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs news) seems to be trying a surprising novel tack in its bid... Read more...

We've been talking about the rise of algorithms that use machine readable news to generate automated trading advice for some time. The idea is compelling, obviously you want to stay ahead of the... Read more...

At first glance, high-frequency trading seems like the most elusive and mysterious of Wall Street's newest strategies--that's probably the reason it's been deemed the scariest. High-frequency traders... Read more...