- Confronting High-Frequency Trading: David vs. Goliath's Evil Twin
- BY Dave Lauer | @06-12-12
- In my first blog post, I discussed the skewed incentives, unfair playing field, and dangerous consequences of high-frequency trading (HFT). Is it any wonder that you could apply the same adjectives to the financial services industry in general? HFT is a destructive force in the markets: It increases ...
- Senator urges Obama to replace commodities chief
- By Alexandra Alper | @06-07-12
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senator called on President Barack Obama on Monday to replace the chairman of the chief derivatives regulatory agency with an official who will crack down more quickly on speculation in oil and other commodities markets. In a sharply worded letter, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
- It Ain't Rocket Surgery: The Skewed Incentives and Dangerous Consequences of High-Frequency Trading
- BY Dave Lauer | @06-05-12
- During my appearance on NPR's Marketplace last week, I discussed why I left the high-frequency trading (HFT) business. When I learned that I was about to become a father, I was forced to re-examine many things in my life, not the least of which was a profession that ...
- Newsom on the Market Paradigm Shift?
- From Internet | @06-05-12
- Darin Newsom DTN Senior Analyst It was late in the fall, 2003, and I was having lunch with DTN's Urban Lehner for the first time at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Topeka, Kan. This was my initial meeting with Urban, my job interview for the position of Grains Analyst, and Urban's ...
- DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
- BY Russ Quinn | @06-05-12
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OMAHA (DTN) -- Now the spring rush is over, fertilizer prices are settling into a holding pattern, according to retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the first week of June 2012. Retailers report prices could be steady for awhile as the spring application ends and demand lessens.
- Citadel accuses Jump Trading of stealing secrets
- From Internet | @06-05-12
- June 4 (Reuters) - Citadel, one of the world's largest hedge fund managers, has accused a rival Chicago high-frequency trading firm of stealing its trading programs. It said in a court petition that at least one its former employees stole trading algorithms and brought them to Jump Trading, a firm that ...
- Trade Participants Seek to Restore Mission
- From Internet | @06-05-12
- Frustration over changes at the CME Group leads to an assessment of the futures market.Published: May 30, 2012Traders and farmers smarting from the MF Global bankruptcy still haven't forgotten the feeling of betrayal. Any futures market works best when trust is at a high ...
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