All posts by Bryan Kelly
Markets, technology, and laws respond to high frequency trading
Markets, technology and laws respond to HFT exploitation. That investor abuse attracted a range of responses from a new exchange to doing nothing. Proposals included technology speed bumps, taxes and regulations. Although regulators continue to talk, in most cases proposals are only words. That means no market, trading or investing fixes will address markets rigged for HFT. Time will tell if lawmakers and regulators change to address HFT. Meanwhile, HFT advantages over investors continue. So for now, addressing HFT abuse is up to individual investors.
Read MoreMisinformation 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.
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