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Stocken: HFT Concerns Are Overstated
David StockenAn ASIC investigation finds that commonly held negative >>
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HK SFC Releases Consultation Conclusions on Regulation of Electronic Trading
Ashley Alder, HK SFC CEOThe Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today >>
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Asia Algorithm Survey 2012
Asia Etrading Algorithm Survey results are in!The results are in! The Asia >>
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Stocken: HFT Concerns Are Overstated
David StockenAn ASIC investigation finds that commonly held negative perceptions about high-frequency trading are not supported by an analysis of Australian markets. But not everyone is convinced that HFT is benign. Last month the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released >>
HK SFC Releases Consultation Conclusions on Regulation of Electronic Trading
Ashley Alder, HK SFC CEOThe Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today publishes a consultation conclusions paper on proposals to enhance the regulatory framework for electronic trading (Note 1). The SFC received 34 written submissions from industry associations, brokerage firms, investment >>
Asia Algorithm Survey 2012
Asia Etrading Algorithm Survey results are in!The results are in! The Asia Etrading Algorithm Survey 2012 is our first attempt to measure and understand the computer driven trading landscape in APAC. The goal was to take a snap shot of and create a baseline for algorithmic trading from both the >>
Should Orders Have a Mandatory Resting Period?
Question: Should Orders Have a Mandatory Resting Period? Purpose: Much debate about the evils of HFT and its containment. The issue here is that regulators aren't equipped to police these type of traders and they believe the fix is to just slow them down by introducing a mandatory >>
How Do You Select Algos Before Trading?
Question: How Do You Select Algos Before Trading? Purpose: We asked the industry how it is that they chose the algorithms they use. Both the buy-side and the sell-side will be motivated differently and we wanted to how. Results: How Do You Select Algos Before >>
Technical Glitch Results in India Flash Crash
Ravi Narain, Managing Director & CEO of NSEIndian stock markets fell sharply with the Nifty plunging by over 900 points and the BSE Sensex giving away almost 300 points after a technical glitch resulted in a market moving trade. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) hit a low of 4,888 intraday while >>
How Do You Measure Trade Performance?
Josephine Kim, Director, Asia Pacific Execution Sales, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Measuring trade performance: The path to your best trading strategy The topic of best execution is increasingly coming under the spotlight. In a bull market, people tend to focus on how much money they can >>
HK SFC Proposes to Enhance the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Trading
Ashley Alder HK SFC CEOThe Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has begun today a two-month public consultation on proposals to enhance the regulatory framework for electronic trading, which includes internet trading, direct market access (DMA) and algorithmic trading. In view of the >>
Co-lo Shows HFT Appetite for New Venues
Intro: At a webcast held on the 26 March, Asia Etrading discussed the opportunities and costs that face new exchanges and markets launching in Asia. The launch of new trading venues is being welcomed by traders, looking for cheaper execution, however conservative regulators and well-ensconced >>
High Frequency Trading and Market Efficiency
Jayaram Muthuswamy Kent State UniversityStock exchanges are not static institutions; rather, they constitute a constantly adapting and evolving network of financial innovation. Over the years, revolutions in trading have been caused by a range of factors, including financial innovation, changes in >>
