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Commentary
Content posted in June 2010
Speed and Market Efficiency: Competition Over Mandate?
Commentary  |  6/28/2010  | 
When the speed of the price provider and the price taker are not in parity, the market becomes inefficient and seemingly unfair. We can mandate slower markets, a wider quote or faster technologies, or hold market professionals accountable and let competition run its course.
Take Heed The Lessons From The 1962 Flash Crash
Commentary  |  6/21/2010  | 
The original Flash Crash occurred on May 28, 1962. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharply in 20 minutes that day, with some stocks plummeting more than 9 percent in less than 12 minutes. The SEC launched an investigation, but its cause remains undetermined.
It's A Rich Man's World
Commentary  |  6/14/2010  | 
Regulators are chasing the market with real-time market monitoring technology because they lack the budgets of banks and hedge funds.
Getting Institutional Customer Intimacy Right
Commentary  |  6/10/2010  | 
The ability to deliver a robust broker-to-institutional client delivery channel has just not developed, says TABB Group’s Larry Tabb.
New Stock Regulations: Market Killer Or Savior?
Commentary  |  6/7/2010  | 
In a blog to customers, Lightspeed Financial's CEO Steve Ehrlich concedes the SEC's proposals on circuit breakers and HFT quoting obligations are well intentioned, but cautions they may open a Pandora’s box of additional market friction.


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