Those who believe that HFT trading firms are making easy money through arbitrage strategies in the equity markets have missed a tremendous evolution in arbitrage over the last 10 years.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. equity markets are in the midst of a heated debate.
CONTINUE READINGThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the anti-money laundering arm of the U.S. Treasury Department, issued a proposal on July 30 that would require financial institutions to look through the companies for which they provide services and identify their owners.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Principal Traders Group today released a position paper detailing targeted improvements to equity market structure.
CONTINUE READINGToday, FIA Global, in cooperation with the law firms Linklaters and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, announced a new guide to the rules of central clearing counterparties (CCPs).
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG member Richard Gorelick joins a panel at the Conference on Financial Markets Quality
CONTINUE READINGAs the new chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Tim Massad faces a difficult challenge.
CONTINUE READINGTimothy Massad, the former Treasury Department official who took office in June as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has filled several key positions at the agency.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission today held an open meeting to consider two rulemakings.
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