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277 Results from "Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)"

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US stock markets shuttered as Hurricane Sandy approaches

American stock exchanges are shutting down today, and provisionally tomorrow, as a precaution ahead of hurricane Sandy's arrival on the east coast.

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Nasdaq OMX defends $62m Facebook compensation package

Nasdaq OMX ha defended its proposed $62 million compensation offer to firms affected by the botched Facebook IPO, describing the package, in a letter to the SEC, as "fair and equitable".

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SEC fines Nyse $5m for market data distribution failures

The Securities and Exchange Commission has fined the New York Stock Exchange $5 million for giving proprietary customers a head-start by sending them market data before it went out to the public.

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Citi slams Nasdaq OMX over Facebook IPO compensation

Citi has written to the Securities and Exchange Commission urging the regulator to dismiss Nasdaq OMX's $62 million compensation offer for its "mishandling" of the Facebook IPO.

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Knight closes in on $400m rescue deal

Knight Capital looks set to survive last week's costly trading technology meltdown thanks to a $400 million rescue package put together by a group of investors.

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Knight Capital blames tech glitch for stock market chaos; faces $440m pre-tax loss

Knight Capital says that a "technology issue" at its market making unit was behind the volatile price movements in 140 shares yesterday that forced Nyse Euronext to cancel trades.

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SEC votes for consolidated audit trail system

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to force US exchanges and Finra to build a consolidated audit trail system to monitor and analyse trading activity.

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Nyse Euronext secures SEC approval for retail liquidity programme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Nyse Euronext the green light to pilot a programme designed to attract retail investors from dark pools.

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SEC could make Nasdaq OMX upgrade systems over Facebook IPO - WSJ

Following last month's Facebook IPO fiasco, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pondering forcing Nasdaq OMX to upgrade its trading systems, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Nasdaq OMX offers brokers $40m over Facebook fiasco

Nasdaq OMX is setting aside around $40 million to cover broker losses related to its botched handling of last month's Facebook IPO but the planned package is facing widespread criticism.

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SEC charges Brit twins over $1.2m fake stock picking robot scam

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged twin brothers from England with using a fake "stock picking robot" to defraud around 75,000 investors out of $1.2 million.

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SEC charges optionsXpress over naked short selling scheme

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged online brokerage optionsXpress, four of its employees and one customer in connection with a naked short selling scheme.