The European ETF industry is heavily focused on CSDR this year as it tries to build on a record-breaking year in 2021, as well as the long-awaited advent of consolidated tape and data transparency on trades. Bloomberg Intelligence research shows that ETF funds in Europe experienced $162 billion in inflows last year, bringing their total […]
The authors of a recent article from Princeton University claim that high-frequency trading (HFT) returns and durations are predictably “huge, systemic, and widespread.” Let’s see how it can help algorithmic trading companies. According to researchers Yacine At-Sahalia, Jianqing Fan, Lirong Xue, and Yifeng Zhou in their working paper titled “How and when are high-frequency stock […]
It is challenging to compare Flashbots to conventional finance. And the reason for that is that they mark a fundamental change from Wall Street’s financial practices and culture. They are not the leading whistleblowers or high-frequency traders (HFT). The technological innovation that concealed the rigged cat and mouse game ensured that high frequency trading was […]
The launch of EDX Markets (EDXM), a first-of-its-kind exchange that will enable safe and compliant trading of digital assets through dependable intermediaries, was announced by a group of top broker-dealers, global market makers, and venture capital organizations. To promote secure, quick, and effective cryptocurrency trading for American regular and institutional investors, the new exchange will […]
With the publication of Michael Lewis’ 2014 book, “Flash Boys: Cracking the Money Code,” the notion that high frequency traders were utilizing speed to take advantage of regular investors was first made public. In this narrative, former RBC electronic traders Brad Katsuyama and Ronan Ryan had an epiphany when they realized that the market has […]
Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize a variety of industries, from expediting the development of life-saving drugs to enhancing the security of financial services. However, the physical obstacles immediately become apparent for firms that are aggressively seeking it. For instance, consulting company Deloitte compared the state of quantum computing today to airplane technology in […]
Since its launch in January 2009, the price of bitcoin has fluctuated wildly, but its long-term direction has been higher — or, as they say, “up and to the right.” Bitcoin launched the era of cryptocurrencies, but it was sometime before the general public became aware of it. Even so, it seems that in a […]
Meme stock craze, which started at the height of the coronavirus outbreak, has beaten institutional investors by organizing retail day traders on social media to boost the price of businesses that Wall Street is betting against. In this blog post we are trying to go into the meme stock meaning and meme stock price formation, […]
On April 11, 2000, Deutsche Boerse in Germany listed the first two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the Stoxx Europe 50 and the Euro Stoxx 50. A product that had been available in the US since 1993 was now available in Europe thanks to Merrill Lynch International’s listing. In addition to Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and […]
High-frequency traders are a mystery power at work in China’s futures market. They are reportedly working in China undercover as trade companies that buy and sell tangible goods, keeping a low profile while making significant profits. However, they are linked to well-known high-frequency gamers outside of China. Yue Shen Industrial (Shanghai), a company that frequently […]