Some see high frequency trading as a net positive for markets
The board also approved initiatives to enhance transparency in fixed income markets
Proposal to neutralize the speed advantage of high-frequency traders is receiving support from the industry, but critics raise serious concerns
New stock market will use a random delay, large fees to curb “predatory trading strategies”
Lawsuit alleges Barclays “demonstrated a disturbing disregard for its investors in a systematic pattern of fraud and deceit”
Staff are developing recommendations for an anti-disruptive trading rule
Canadian markets not “rigged”, Russell says
Experts to study HFT impact on market quality and integrity
When markets are volatile, an information asymmetry problem becomes more severe, and HFTs supply less liquidity
The first few HFT traders to enter the market help enhance market quality