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    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      US Treasury bonds
      Treasury market reforms draw flak from funds and high-speed traders

      SEC proposal requiring dealer registration would increase capital requirements and scrutiny

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      US financial regulation
      SEC chief launches review of ‘uneven’ US equities market

      Gary Gensler’s plan to ‘do better for retail investors’ draws fire from brokers and trading firms

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      US Treasury bonds
      SEC moves to unmask high-speed traders in Treasury bond market

      Principal trading firms would be forced to disclose positions and activity in $21tn industry

    • Friday, 4 February, 2022
      Markets volatility
      Traders struggle to transact shares in volatile US stock market

      Gap between buying and selling prices widens as ‘liquidity has dried up’

    • Monday, 4 October, 2021
      Retail trading
      Citadel Securities founder ‘quite fine’ with ending payment for order flow

      Kenneth Griffin says a ban on the controversial practice would cut costs for the market maker

    • Friday, 10 September, 2021
      UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
      Junk yields are junky Premium content

      And who cares about payment for order flow?

    • Friday, 11 June, 2021
      News in-depthTrading technology
      Market veterans mourn slow death of historic trading pits

      London’s metals trading ‘Ring’ lives on while Covid-19 hastens market modernisation

    • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
      Virtu Financial Inc
      Virtu boss defends payment for order flow after Reddit frenzy

      Market makers’ relationship with online brokers has come under scrutiny

    • Monday, 23 March, 2020
      LexVirtu Financial Inc
      Virtu/high-frequency trading: hockey stick recovery Premium content

      Florida Panthers owner’s average daily trading profits are rocketing higher on volatility

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
      Markets InsightPhilip Stafford
      No easy answers to stock markets’ last-minute rush

      Today’s trading patterns reflect shifts that will be hard to reverse

    • Monday, 27 January, 2020
      FCA researchers outline $5bn ‘tax’ imposed by high-speed trading

      Paper released by UK regulators homes in on tactic known as latency arbitrage

    • Wednesday, 22 January, 2020
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      The new kings of the bond market

      The surge in exchange traded funds and portfolio trading is shaking up US fixed income, putting pressure on banks 

    • Friday, 17 January, 2020
      Traders brace for reform of US economic data releases

      Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond

    • Friday, 20 December, 2019
      Cyber Security
      Bank of England audio-feed dispute draws in investment banks

      FCA investigates broadcasts as big lenders look at whether their traders had access

    • Friday, 20 December, 2019
      Bank of England
      Bank of England slip-up shines light on traders’ rapid-fire audio news

      Cottage industry in focus after allegations of inappropriate use of backups

    • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
      LexBank of England
      BoE data leak: Old Shady of Threadneedle St Premium content

      The spectacle of flash boys running rings round Old Lady would be a dispiriting one

    • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
      Markets InsightPhilip Stafford
      Winner-takes-all digital economy poses risk for capital markets

      Concentration of business among small number of players presents significant challenge

    • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
      US financial regulation
      Tower Research Capital pays $67m to settle spoofing charges

      High-frequency trading firm’s penalty is the largest in a spoofing case

    • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
      News in-depthStock exchange consolidation
      All about data: LSE bids show exchanges’ new priorities

      Big deals in vogue again as focus shifts to trading from capital-raising

    • Friday, 12 July, 2019
      Markets InsightPhilip Stafford
      Deutsche will not be the last victim of the automation wave

      Investment banks are having to spend billions just to try to keep up 

    • Monday, 10 June, 2019
      News in-depthFT Trading Room
      ‘Flash Boys’ challenger IEX struggles in quest to transform trading

      Exchange accounts for 3 of every 100 stocks traded in the US despite initial excitement   

    • Thursday, 30 May, 2019
      News in-depthFT Trading Room
      Futures exchanges eye shift to ‘Flash Boys’ speed bumps

      High-frequency traders fight effort to put brakes on ultrafast transactions

    • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
      US regulator throws sand in the wheels of high-frequency traders

      Decision by CFTC could open door for more moves to slow down derivatives market

    • Thursday, 9 May, 2019
      Uber IPO
      Trader who has waited his entire career for an Uber IPO

      Citadel Securities’ market maker has role at the centre of the blockbuster listing

    • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
      ExplainerCharts that Matter
      Automation is the future of futures markets

      CME orders executed in one-tenth of a second are on the rise as robots power trades

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