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Neil Crammond

FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX !

It must be election year in Europe as the "tobin Tax " has yet again appeared on our radars ? James Tobin in the early seventies tried in vain to introduce this idea and most governments ...

08 Mar 2019
Neil Crammond

BLOCKCHAIN AS TOUGH AS TYSON FURY

Blockchain has managed to survive 2018 and one cannot help wondering if regulators could of helped establish more confidence in this new currency provider ? Initial coin offerings (ICO) were hurrie...

10 Dec 2018
Blockchain Observations
Neil Crammond

WHY ANONYMOUS TRADING ALLOWS MARKET ABUSE

One of the very few benefits of open outcry trading was the fact that traders could see everyone trading and the chances of rogue trading was easier to spot compared to today. Through a virtual pit

23 Nov 2018
Operational Risk Management
Neil Crammond

DO EXCHANGES PROVIDE A FAIR MARKET ?

Recent studies of several exchanges contracts suggest market abuse and manipulation is still in operation . Exchanges have always needed market makers to provide liquidity and volume especially with n...

01 Nov 2018
Neil Crammond

DO EXCHANGES PROVIDE A FAIR MARKET ?

Recent studies of several exchanges contracts suggest market abuse and manipulation is still in operation . Exchanges have always needed market makers to provide liquidity and volume especially with n...

01 Nov 2018
Neil Crammond

MY DADDY WAS A BANK ROBBER ! HE DID IT FOR THE MONEY !

Last week I was asked who is in charge ? Massive fines but sadly no order of command ! Recently exchanges have been seeking more autonomy , greater profitability and therefore greater power .........

14 Feb 2016
Neil Crammond

HOUND OF HOUNSLOW PART 2

Navindar Sarao returns to court on thursday 4th February accused of triggering the May 6th 2010 flash crash . www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2flY-fTwfQ if you have time to look at above and perhaps you wi...

04 Feb 2016
Neil Crammond

IT NOT JUST TRADERS WHO CHEAT !

Trading exchanges by charging for data feeds have suddenly perched themselves above the radar and now serious questions need answering and perhaps addressing ? Recent years have questioned whether ...

01 Feb 2016
Neil Crammond

THE MYTH OF HFT LIQUIDITY !

This week I read a research paper ; endorsed by Mark Spanbroek acting chairman of FIA . The paper states that the order cancellation ratios of !non HFT firms are "almost identical " to HFT...

22 Jan 2016
Neil Crammond

WHY DID REGULATORS ALLOW LAST LOOK TRADING ?

In 2016 we have to ask what working committee agreed to allowing "last look" trading tool to market makers and platform providers ? Sadly the more information received only shows how abuse

19 Jan 2016
Neil Crammond

MARKET MAKING OR MANIPULATION ?

Events last week have asked the market a serious question . Do our regulators have the respect or trading knowledge to understand market making from manipulation ? Currently under "the Volcker ...

11 Jan 2016
Neil Crammond

2016 ............HAS ANONYMITY TRADING RUN OUT OF GAS !

Back in 2013 Citadel , the biggest HFT , found that spoofers were robbing their algos of monies ! The spoofer places orders that it had no intention of filling and enticed Citadel into trading , then ...

03 Jan 2016

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