Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The battle lines over the definition of “high frequency trading” are being drawn. Industry trade groups are ...

Buying and selling large quantities of stocks in split seconds, and making pennies per share. High-frequency trading (HFT) is performed entirely by computer algorithms that look for and take advantage ...

(1) A group of frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum that are assigned by regulatory agencies for a particular purpose. Also called a "frequency band." See frequency bands, spectrum, satellite ...

The CFTC has announced plans to examine high-frequency trading as a way to more clearly understand the relationship between electronic trading, commodity markets, and trade participants. Last week, ...

The Technology Advisory Committee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission met on June 20 to discuss, among other matters, the proper definition for high frequency trading. They were there to hear ...

U.S. financial regulators should adopt a broad definition of high-frequency trading to prevent “regulatory arbitrage,” according to an advisory committee to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.