high-frequency trading news from FierceFinanceIT

The trading universe is obsessed with speed, as you know. The conversation now includes talk of nanoseconds as the next great leap measurement units. Plenty of companies will be looking to enhance... Read more...

Not too long ago, things were looking up for Sergey Aleynikov, 40, who was arrested last year after Goldman Sachs, his former employer, turned him in to authorities, alleging theft of code critical... Read more...

High-frequency trading was a huge issue last year, sparking a lot of regulatory and market angst. The growth curve was very steep, mimicking the steep hike in the VIX, making some think that HFT was... Read more...

While there is no real "trigger" by which dark pools could directly put global markets at risk, the financial environment they create does merit concern. Because identities of dark pool traders are... Read more...

Sponsored access is at its worst when linked to high-frequency trading, but some believe the practice can create conditions for systemic risk in its own right. The Aite Group, an independent research... 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...

For some companies, 2009 was a banner year. For others, it was another tough year, not as bad as 2008 perhaps, but certainly one to forget. So what will 2010 bring? Well, the spending climate in... Read more...

High-frequency trading emerged as a huge issue in 2009. And despite a lot of controversy and misunderstanding, it will continue to set the pace for trading leaders in 2010. In a new report, Celent... Read more...

Few issues have galvanized the SEC quite like high frequency trading. The agency really needs to show it is up to the task, able to regulate issues that are really at the heart of the modern,... Read more...

We've noted that the combination of high frequency trading and sponsored access--in particular, naked access--could prove to be a volatile mix. If rogue trades or mistaken trades enter the system en... Read more...