HFT

John Damgard: Historical, behind-the-scenes insights

By Daniel P. Collins | December 1, 2011

Damgard has headed the FIA for nearly 30 years. As he prepares to hand off the reins, he talks about the changes to the industry

SEC scrutinizing large traders

By Michael J. McFarlin | September 1, 2011

The SEC recently gave itself more oversight over high-frequency trading firms and hedge funds

HFT: How fast can you really trade?

By Irene Aldridge | September 1, 2011

High frequnecy traders are always looking to go just a little faster, but that's created the wrong perception of what they actually do

Managing trade execution in the HFT world

By Daniel P. Collins | May 1, 2011

Here is a look at how high-frequency traders have affected order execution

Algo trading in the liquidity mirage of high-frequency trading

By Alex Benjamin | May 1, 2011

Taking advantage of high-frequency trading as an individual trader

High frequency problem

By Daniel P. Collins | October 1, 2010

Ever since the May 6 flash crash there has been an attempt by some to paint high frequency trading (HFT) and its practitioners as evil market manipulators

High frequency trading: The speed-safety balance

By Irene Aldridge | June 21, 2010

The May 6 flash crash has created a firestorm of criticism against so-called high-frequency traders and direct access algorithms, but the real debate for brokers and exchanges is balancing the need for speed and safety.

Overdahl becomes spokesman for FIA PTG

By Michael J. McFarlin | June 16, 2010

The FIA announced today that it has retained Jim Overdahl as spokesman for the recently created Principal Traders Group.

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