High-Frequency Trading Background, Concerns, and Regulatory Developments

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Securities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Provides overview of high-frequency trading (HFT) in equities and derivatives markets regulated by SEC and CFTC. Examines May 6, 2010, "Flash Crash" when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell by roughly 1,000 points in intraday trading, which was the largest one-day decline in the history of DJIA; and discusses role that HFT may have played, as well as recent regulatory developments

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Government Division. High-Frequency Trading

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-GVF-0248

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