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Europe calm on flash orders

By Jeremy Grant

Published: August 2 2009 19:29 | Last updated: August 3 2009 09:48

Debate may be raging in the US about the effect of “high-frequency” traders in markets but in Europe, the issue is slightly different.

High-frequency groups have been flocking to the region from the US to take advantage of Mifid, the Brussels directive that has injected competition between trading venues.

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