Yeah, those guys who were ultimately responsible for everything from the Flash Crash to the Pan Am Lockerbie bombing and shooting J.R. Ewing. These traders, who relied on hyper-fast computers and ...

Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at: ...

High-frequency trading has spawned a plethora of conflicting viewpoints. For critics of the practice, HFT firms are predators that exploit technology to cheat the competitions and game the system. To ...

It is not exactly a dark car park – it’s a swanky hotel not far from St Paul’s Cathedral in London – but the meeting with a senior trader from a New York-based high-frequency trading (HFT) fund feels ...

After a string of M&A deals in the HFT space at the beginning of the year, does it spell an end to the traditional HFT business model? Writes Joe Parsons. After the publication of Michael Lewis’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Attention over-the-counter (OTC) energy traders who think there’s no prominent high frequency trading (HFT) ...

I wrote yesterday about the manner in which Michael Lewis has got the wrong end of the stick about high frequency trading in this new book. Many commenters seemed a little unhappy at the idea that ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Van der Moolen, the Dutch market maker and broker that unsuccessfully tried to transform itself into a high ...

When TV producers are looking for footage to illustrate financial news, the easiest choice is often the trading floor of an exchange, with traders gesticulating and shouting. This summer, some of ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...