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Time to rethink ever lower spreads and commissions?
Since the May 6 Flash Crash, there has been a beehive of regulatory activity that has drilled into the minutiae of the U.S. trading system. The concepts start to blur after a while--flash quotes,
BlackRock vs. Wall Street: It's on!
A big story as of late is the lack of competition in trading, which has created huge opportunities for the broker-dealers that remain active in the market, such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. The huge spreads we're seeing have powered profits at several firms, leading to several upside surprises.
Wide spreads and Goldman Sachs
Is the lack of competition when it comes to trading on behalf of clients a problem? In years past, the widening spreads on stocks and other securities were a huge problem that prompted some severe regulatory action against what some saw as collusion. But it's not collusion this time around, its a
