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The new market makers

Here's one way to look at high-frequency trading: The new market makers. Joseph Mecane, Executive Vice President at NYSE Euronext, puts it this way to Advanced Trading: "Once spreads shrank to a

Scary mix: Hi-fi trading and sponsored access?

We've suggested before that sponsored access is a huge issue that seems to have been shunted off to the periphery of the high-frequency trading discussion. Lime Brokerage put the issue on the map a

Larger implications to high-frequency trading

We're starting to read a lot more about high-frequency trading firms in the mass media. A good indication of their newsworthiness at the moment is the recent Wall Street Journal profile of Getco.

Flash orders heat up hi-fi controversy; webinar coming

When it comes to flash orders, Direct Edge is not going quietly into the dark night. It has broken ranks with Nasdaq OMX and BATS, which have both promised to stop offering flash trades, which they

You simply must understand high-frequency trading

It's hard to believe high-frequency trading has become such a big issue. It is one that warrants front-page coverage and press releases issued by prominent politicians. Certainly it is a profound