Insights into High Frequency Trading from the Virtu IPO [pdf]

Re:Insights into High Frequency Trading from the Virtu IPO [... by vostok on Thursday May 04, 2017 @05:47PM (#14269163)

I have a pet theory that anti-HFT sentiment is stoked by banks and other entities that aren't able to compete.

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Re:Insights into High Frequency Trading from the Virtu IPO [... by SimbaOnSteroids on Thursday May 04, 2017 @06:21PM (#14269387)

Unless you're a bank or have similar means you can't compete.

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Re:Insights into High Frequency Trading from the Virtu IPO [... by vostok on Thursday May 04, 2017 @06:49PM (#14269569)

I'm not sure I understand the argument. The publicly traded top trading firms are much smaller than the banks. They're in the $1-2 billion range.

Of course you need money to compete. You need money to compete with Facebook too.

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Re:Insights into High Frequency Trading from the Virtu IPO [... by anigbrowl on Thursday May 04, 2017 @06:44PM (#14269541)

Heaven forfend that people should form their own opinions on first principles, even though those opinions might be mistaken.

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