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Flash Crash anniversary: What's different now?
The two year anniversary of the Flash Crash has come and gone, and despite a lot of chatter, the same market structure essentially remains.
What really caused the BATS implosion?
Since the BATS IPO implosion, people have been speculating about what really happened. Why did the system falter so unexpectedly?
Transaction tax back into spotlight
Much to the chagrin of high-frequency traders, the idea of a transaction tax on stock trades has surfaced again, though few think such a tax will ever be levied. The Occupy Wall Street movement
High frequency trading feedback loops
Perhaps the most vexing question hanging over financial regulators right now is this: Does computer-driven trading--high-frequency and algorithmic trading in particular--cause Flash Crash-like
Case study in CEP: Phase Capital
A year after the May 6 2010 Flash Crash, we're still searching for solutions at the macro level.The SEC has certainly had its hands full with this issue. At the industry level, I am a bit surprised
Debate continues over high-frequency trading regulations
The one-year anniversary of the May 6 2010 Flash Crash created lots of debate about what to do regarding market structure and high-frequency trading. The general tone of the discussion is that the
Flash Crash legacy: Continued lack of retail confidence
In the aftermath of the financial crash and the May 6 Flash Crash, many have asserted that one legacy of these unfortunate events was a loss of retail confidence in the markets. It was hard to test
EU going overboard in algo regulatory zeal
Algorithmic and high-frequency trading has been the object of a lot of regulatory activity in the U.S. and Europe as of late, with the more draconian solutions emanating from Brussels. As part of its
New ETFs suffer mini Flash Crash due to faulty orders
Mention Flash Crash and exchange traded funds in the same breath these days, and you are likely to find yourself in a heated debate. The role of ETFs in the May 6 Flash Crash has emerged as a
SEC proposes price collars to replace circuit breakers
The so-called Flash Crash has dominated the SEC's market structure agenda ever since May 6, that fateful day when the market plunged faster than ever before, a seismic event on Wall Street. The
