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Limit up/limit down seems like a go
Back in April, the SEC proposed a limit up/limit down system, one that would ultimately replace single stock circuit breakers as the key mechanism in place to make a Flash Crash less likely. We've
BATS to offer bulk quoting in the options market
Traders magazine reports that BATS has launched a new feature that points to the future of the options market. It now provides a "bulk quoting" interface that will allow dealers two advantages: It
High frequency trading of OTC derivatives may be inevitable
Recall that Dodd-Frank set July as the deadline by which new rules for the controversial OTC derivatives market must be written. There's been a whole lot of work done on this, and plenty of debate.
Will high-frequency traders overwhelm the markets?
It's become a cliché to note that high-frequency trading accounts for a majority of all stock trading volume these days. But the actual numbers are eye-catching. The Market Beat blog
Spread Network to draw financial firms?
There's long been arbitrage activity that requires tight links between the futures and options markets in Chicago and the stock markets in New York. To grease that activity, there's been a lot of
Flash orders in the options market?
We've noted often that innovations in the equities market have migrated over to the options market in important ways, decimalization, alternative trading venues, for example. Are we seeing it again?
Options market following equities market?
The SEC is expected to make a decision near the end of October about whether to extend a pilot program in penny trades to more options. We've noted before that the options market is trending the same
