Steve Zwick

Who's looking out for the little guy? Apparently not exchange or regulators in 2013

Steve Zwick
January 31, 2014
The advent of electronic trading brought an infatuation with for-profit exchanges, while Dodd-Frank brought hope of regulatory protection for the little guys. Neither delivered in 2013 — will 2014 be any different?

Traders’ View: The craziness isn’t over

Steve Zwick
March 31, 2013
With debates raging about high-frequency trading, new regulations and a transaction tax, there is plenty for traders to keep an eye on.

Rogue CEOs and absent regulators: Is there a pattern?

Steve Zwick
October 31, 2012
Corzine may have moved rogue trading to the boardroom, but that’s only the latest in a line of offenses.

In PFG fraud, everyone loses — except the lawyers

Steve Zwick
September 30, 2012
With the recent fraud at PFGBest essentially torpedoing more than a century of trust, is a major overhaul of retail brokering the only solution?

Navigating Brazil's choppy waters

Steve Zwick
August 31, 2012
Brazil finally seems to be feeling the financial malaise the rest of the world has experienced since 2008. Here’s what you need to know.

Pressure rises on London regulators

Steve Zwick
July 31, 2012

From the day it was launched in 2007, the Global Financial Centres Index has ranked London as the risk-management capital of the world — a distinction the city achieved in part because the

Trading Europe today: Pay no attention to that central banker in the corner

Steve Zwick
July 31, 2012
Although it was built on good intentions and a willingness to overlook troubling details, those factors may be coming back to bite the European Union.

Is high-frequency trading too fast for our own good?

Steve Zwick
April 30, 2012
Although critics say high-frequency trading is giving markets too much of a good thing, exchanges disagree.

Do today’s markets lack resiliency?

Steve Zwick
March 31, 2012
Traders' View of the World: High-frequency trading has created a push-back to markets focused on efficiency. World leaders are looking to create resilient markets, and the two don’t always go together.

French take lead on transaction tax

Steve Zwick
February 29, 2012
Sarkozy goes rougue