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On November 3rd, high-frequency trader Michael Coscia was found guilty in Chicago in one of the most-watched financial trials in recent years.[1] His conviction under Dodd-Frank’s new anti-spoofing provision is important on a number of levels: what it means …
On August 27, 2015 Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of N.Y. dismissed plaintiffs’ claims in the consolidated high frequency trading (“HFT”) class action lawsuit In re Barclays Liquidity Cross and High Frequency Trading Litigation.[1] Coming after …
Last year’s best-seller by Michael Lewis, Flash Boys,[1] ignited a firestorm of debate on the subject of high-frequency trading, or HFT. Lewis’s central claim is that the stock markets are “rigged,” with HFT shops skimming sizable amounts off of …