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  • Systems of the future

    Have you seen the video of the BMW driving down Germany’s Autobahn with no one at the controls? You might not think that a “hands free” driving experience is one you’d ever like to have yourself but it’s quite extraordinary to watch. As long as the route is programmed into the car, it can manoeuvre itself through the traffic.

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  • The myths around latency arbitrage

    One of the criticisms of High Frequency Trading is that they gain an unfair advantage by receiving data faster than others. This enables them to react to market events before anybody else and effectively ‘front-run’ the rest of the market.

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  • A light bulb goes off at Bercy

    Every now and then we all have an "aha!" moment: with a flash of inspiration, we see a new way to solve a problem or unravel a mystery.

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  • FIA EPTA Issues MiFID Position Paper

    The FIA European Principal Traders Association issued a position paper on Oct. 15 outlining its positions on several key issues related to the regulation of financial markets.

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  • FIA EPTA Issues MiFID Position Paper

    The FIA European Principal Traders Association issued a position paper on Oct. 15 outlining its positions on several key issues related to the regulation of financial markets.

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  • FIA EPTA Responds to European Parliamentary Consultation on the “Coherence” of Financial Services Legislation

    In a response to a questionnaire issued by the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the FIA European Principal Traders Association submitted a letter on June 14 identifying several areas where the coherence of EU financial services legislation could be improved.

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  • FIA EPTA Comments on EU Short-Selling Regulation

    FIA European Principal Traders Association submitted a five-page letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority in response to its call for evidence on the European short-selling regulation.

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  • FIA EPTA Broadly Welcomes Proposed German HFT Legislation

    FIA European Principal Traders Association said it supports the overall direction and objectives of Germany’s proposed regulation on high-frequency trading.

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  • FIA EPTA statement on Ferber Report on MiFID and MiFIR

    FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) looks forward to the draft report on the proposed revision to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the proposal for the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) by MEP Markus Ferber.

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