Algos put on notice by UK regulator
Some firms using computers to trade at ultra-fast speeds are not applying safeguards required to avert market meltdowns, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said.
Some firms using computers to trade at ultra-fast speeds are not applying safeguards required to avert market meltdowns, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said.
The unusual spike in volatility this week could prove to be far more positive than it appears.
A former Deutsche Bank trader who tried to conceal $5 million of trading losses by making false records in the bank's books is facing 85 criminal charges
Whenever there's a sudden crash seemingly devoid of rhyme or reason, the first culprits in the firing line tend to be the "algos".
The market frenzy that put an unprecedented jolt in volatility measures has claimed its first victims. That might be a positive.
The savage return of volatility on Wall Street has claimed its first victim after a Tokyo-listed exchange-traded fund announced it would ret...
More investors are learning how to make a profit from struggling stocks as online platforms make it easier to take short positions.
UK regulators' decision to abandon the Libor benchmark by the end of 2021 is sowing confusion in the market.
US prosecutors abandoned charges against two JPMorgan traders implicated in the 2012 "London Whale" trading scandal.
Programmatic investors who make their fortunes chasing momentum have had a particularly rough year.
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