Friday, February 10, 2012

High-Frequency Traders May Win Reprieve in Flash-Crash Rule - BusinessWeek


High-Frequency Traders May Win Reprieve in Flash-Crash Rule
BusinessWeek
High-frequency trading, often used by hedge funds, entails using powerful technology and complex computer programs to execute orders in milliseconds to profit from fleeting discrepancies in the prices of shares across different trading venues.

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