Time to Take a Fresh Look at HFT
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:10 am
This article was written by Jock Percy, CEO of Perseus.
Amid the colorful theatrics and rhetoric of the US presidential elections, the controversy around high-frequency trading (HFT) was once again brought into the political, and public, arena.
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The debate has significantly intensified following the 2014 publication of Michael Lewis’ “Flash Boys”, prompting a number of regulatory reviews and even an FBI investigation into the supposedly predatory practices of HFT. Further, Hillary Clinton’s proposed tax on cancelled orders serves to highlight just how much concern ... (read more)