Financial Regulatory Forum

U.S. senator asks SEC to review market structure, flash trading

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 22, 2009.    REUTERS/Jim Young      By Jonathan Spicer
NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Senator Ted Kaufman on Monday asked U.S. regulators to undertake a comprehensive review of several “questionable” developments in the structure of capital markets, the latest lawmaker to weigh in on so-called dark pools, flashes, and high-frequency trading.

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“Flash” trading controversy in U.S. raises issue of front-running

NYSE-Euronext Executive Vice President Larry Liebowitz (l) (File photo) By Jonathan Spicer
NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) – With so-called “flash” orders exploding into public view, investors are wondering if the rapid-fire dissemination of their investing intentions is costing them money.

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Nasdaq, BATS to stop “flash orders” as SEC plans ban

By Jonathan Spicer
NEW YORK, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The Nasdaq Stock Market and BATS Exchange said in separate statements on Thursday they will “voluntarily” stop offering so-called flash orders, a controversial service that gives certain firms an advance look at market-bound trading orders. (more…)

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