All posts by Bryan Kelly
Misinformation myths of high frequency trading
Misinformation myths of high frequency trading (HFT) confuse and mislead investors. Driven to protect advantages over investors, bold hype shields HFT pick pockets feeding on investor orders. Their aggressive propaganda campaign protects the market rigging advantages built for HFT. In response, superior investors must become informed, aware and learn countermeasures. Once aware of the pervasive […]
Read MoreHigh frequency trading strategies, risks and regulations
High frequency trading (HFT) strategies, risks and regulations show their effects across markets. Those markets, tilted by regulators and exchange managements, favor HFT over investors. It continues with constant market change that supports the tilt against investors. All the while HFT uses technology and strategy unavailable to any investor. Only aware investors can protect themselves from HFT.
Read MoreFair and foul high frequency trading
Fair and foul high frequency trading (HFT) hides in arbitrage plays. Some fair plays happen but foul plays take advantage of investors. When those occur, HFT is using this common stock market strategy with unmatchable HFT speeds and their paid access to market and investor information for an unbeatable edge. That means arbitrage trades can suck money from investor pockets. Investors that know and understand HFT, can keep the impact of such actions small. However, as always, informed investors make better decisions and can trades without fear of HFT.
Read MoreHigh frequency trader 3-Way ambush
The high frequency trader 3-Way ambush is a business fix trapping investors. That fix happened when exchange management traded fees and profits for changed stock exchange priorities and operations. Those major changes began became widespread once NYSE paid volume fees. Accepting those fee contracts opened the way for the HFT 3-way ambush on investors. Following that, similar changes cascaded across markets to sell out all investors.
Read MoreMarket management burns investors
Stock market management burns investors with market tilting changes favoring high frequency traders (HFT). That includes structural changes made by exchange management. Those changes sealed the fate of investors. That happened because those changes served investor market orders to HFT. The tipping point happened when the NYSE changed in response to the 2008 financial crisis. They accepted and favored HFT which changed markets and investing. Then, virtually all major markets did the same.
Read MoreLaws and ethics beat investors
Laws and ethics beat investors when high frequency trading tilts markets.
Read MoreHigh frequency trading secrets exposed!
High frequency trading secret exposed tells how media coverage informed investors of stock market rigging.
Read MoreTechnology powers high frequency trading
Technology powers high frequency trading with the combination of advanced communications, computers and programming. That powerful technology combination continues a market and investing changing evolution. Those changes touch our lives and finances as time rushes us into the future. That future of ever advancing technology may change our investing opportunities.
Read MoreMarkets and technology built high frequency trading
Markets and technology built high frequency trading when a combination of forces allied.
Read MoreShort selling has rules
Part 8 of 12 part Short Story on Short Selling series. Short selling has rules that apply only to selling short. Financial service providers, the brokers or dealers, stock exchanges and regulators all impose rules on short selling. The primary reason for putting rules in place is to restrict or inhibit extreme, disruptive or manipulative stock price action. All involved want to prevent anyone from imposing any artificial downward market price pressure on the capital markets.
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