U.S. regulators and Wall Street critics want new rules on high-speed trading in response to industry complaints about liquidity in financial markets. The support for increased regulation of electronic ...

In the fast-paced world of finance, the practice of high-speed trading has recently come under fire. What is high-frequency trading, and how could it potentially be damaging for the global economy?

Is the stock market “rigged”? That’s what Michael Lewis, the author of “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,” is arguing. Lewis argues that high-speed trading gives some traders an unfair advantage. The ...

High-speed algorithmic trading allows for massive numbers of transactions to occur at warp speed, using powerful computer programs that gather and analyze information much faster than human traders.

It’s not easy being a high frequency trader these days. Market volume is down and market volatility has largely vanished, making it ever harder for the high-speed trading crowd to employ their ...

A millisecond used to be a big deal for the world’s quickest traders. A dispute over huge trading profits at one of the world’s largest futures exchanges shows they now think a million times faster.

Regulators are taking aim at the relationship between high-frequency trading firms and major exchanges, examining whether the preferential treatment market operators offer the firms puts other ...

A software malfunction on August 1 at Knight Capital Group caused 45 minutes of chaos on the New York Stock Exchange, opened a $400 million financial hole at the New Jersey–based brokerage and sent a ...

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent subpoenas to at least six high-frequency trading firms this week, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Those firms can thank Michael ...

FILE PHOTO: A cluster of trading giants operate out of a large curved tower called Two Horizon Centre in Gurugram, India. - Bloomberg NEW DELHI: High-speed trading firms are rapidly increasing pay for ...