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Orc automated trading engine integrates with Azul's java virtual machine

Orc, the global leader in derivatives trading technology and Azul Systems, the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, today announced a partnership that enables Orc customers to leverage the power of Zing®, Azul’s Java Virtual Machine (JVM) targeting environments requiring low latency and high performance.

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Metamako launches MetaMux low-latency switch

Metamako continues its leadership in ultra-low latency devices for exchanges and the trading community with the launch of MetaMux.

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ITG takes algorithmic trading to the dark side

ITG (NYSE: ITG), a leading execution and research broker, today announced the launch of the POSIT® Marketplace 3.0 algorithm, which combines ground-breaking technology and proprietary analytics to increase fill rates in non-displayed venues while filtering out potentially toxic liquidity.

Finra charges Wedbush Securities with market access violations

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Finra charges Wedbush Securities with market access violations

Wall Street regulator Finra has charged brokerage Wedbush Securities with systemic market access violations and anti-money laundering and supervisory failures.

Barclays seeks dismissal of NY Attorney General's dark pool lawsuit

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Barclays seeks dismissal of NY Attorney General's dark pool lawsuit

Barclays has filed a motion seeking to throw out a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General accusing the bank of deceptively luring unwary investors to a dark pool that was actually being run for the benefit of predatory high-frequency traders.

UK watchdog to probe pre- and post-trade market infrastructure

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UK watchdog to probe pre- and post-trade market infrastructure

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is to probe for anti-competitive practices in the pricing and packaging of pre- and post-trade wholesale market infrastructure.

NY Attorney General files lawsuit over Barclays' 'toxic' dark pool

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NY Attorney General files lawsuit over Barclays' 'toxic' dark pool

Barclays Bank has been accused of deceptively luring unwary investors to a private trading venue that was actually being run for the benefit of predatory high-frequency traders.

SEC chair sets out HFT and dark pool proposals

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SEC chair sets out HFT and dark pool proposals

US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White has laid out her plans to rein in high-frequency traders and improve oversight of dark pools.

More data needed to crack down on algo abuse - Finra

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More data needed to crack down on algo abuse - Finra

US regulatory body Finra is currently investigating 170 separate instances of potential market abuse by algorithmic trading firms.

Thomson Reuters settles lawsuit with whistle-blowing ex-employee

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Thomson Reuters settles lawsuit with whistle-blowing ex-employee

Thomson Reuters has reached a settlement agreement with a former staffer who sued the firm for wrongful termination, claiming he lost his job for whistle-blowing.

Asic hits out at 'Flash Boys' hysteria

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Asic hits out at 'Flash Boys' hysteria

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (Asic) has hit out at media criticism of its apparently laissez-faire approach to high frequency trading and the 'hysteria' which has gripped the markets following the publication of Michael Lewis' damning expose of 'Flash Boy' traders.

HFT is harmful, say US market participants

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HFT is harmful, say US market participants

More than two thirds of US financial industry participants think that the equity markets are not fair and half consider high-frequency trading harmful, according to a survey from ConvergEx Group.

MEPs vote to curb high-frequency trading

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MEPs vote to curb high-frequency trading

Members of the European Parliament have voted through new rules designed to clamp down on high-frequency trading 'Flash Boys'.

CME Group sued over HFT sneak peek claims

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CME Group sued over HFT sneak peek claims

CME Group is being sued by three users, accused of selling sneak peeks at order information to high-frequency traders.

Schwab calls on regulators to outlaw the "aggressive cancer" of high-frequency trading

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Schwab calls on regulators to outlaw the "aggressive cancer" of high-frequency trading

Wading into the raging debate about the impact of high-frequency trading on stock market investing, Charles Schwab has decried the practice as a "growing cancer" that needs to be excised.

FBI investigates high-speed trading

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FBI investigates high-speed trading

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether high-speed traders are breaking the law by acting on non-public information ahead of the wider markets.

Thomson Reuters bids to ward off FX predators with new spot matching rules

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Thomson Reuters bids to ward off FX predators with new spot matching rules

Thomson Reuters is proposing changes to spot matching rules on its FX trading platform in an effort to ward off 'phantom pricing' tactics deployed by high-speed trading firms.

New York attorney general sets sights on co-location

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New York attorney general sets sights on co-location

New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman has called for tough regulations to tackle practices such as co-location, which he claims give high-frequency traders unfair advantages and distort the market.

Wall Street firms suspend participation in analyst surveys

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Wall Street firms suspend participation in analyst surveys

Eighteen of Wall Street's top banks have agreed to suspend their participation in surveys of analyst sentiment amid concerns that the practice gives high-speed traders an unfair advantage over ordinary investors.

Business Wire stops selling direct feeds to HFT firms

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Business Wire stops selling direct feeds to HFT firms

Business Wire, the corporate news release distribution company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is to stop selling its potentially market-moving content directly to high-frequency trading firms.

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