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Here's what happened after Michael Lewis published "Flash Boys."
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View as a gridHigh-Frequency Trading Fight Escalates as a New Tower Blooms
Bloomberg News
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Scientel's tower generated controversy when it was just an idea, before a single metal pole went up in a mostly empty plot in suburban Chicago. It became a reality within the past two months and now looms about a thousand feet from what’s arguably the most important financial market in the world.
Wall Street’s Biggest Traders Are Building Their Own Exchange
Bloomberg Businessweek
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The goal with the proposed Members Exchange may be to pressure the NYSE, Nasdaq and Cboe to lower their fees.
Mark Cuban Exits the High-Frequency Trading Game He Hated Anyway
Bloomberg News
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The Dallas Mavericks owner says he sold his stake in Virtu, one of the biggest HFT firms.
This Heat Wave's So Bad It's Even Slowing Down U.S. Stock Trades
Bloomberg News
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Swampy weather even slowed down high-speed traders.
HFT Traders Dust Off Century-Old Tool in Search of Market Edge
Bloomberg News
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The latest twist in the race to be fastest in high-frequency trading sits just down the road from the Promise Equestrian Center, a sprawling stable and horse-riding complex about 45 miles west of downtown Chicago.
This Texas Finance Professor Sifts Data for Signs of Rigged Markets
Bloomberg Businessweek
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John Griffin, who discovered the Bitcoin-Tether connection, seeks to expose “the fruitless deeds of darkness.”
Anybody Want Bitcoin Futures? Anybody?
Bloomberg Businessweek
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The contracts that were seen as a step toward bringing crypto to Wall Street remain a tiny market.
Virtu Is Said to Pursue a Takeover of Independent Broker ITG
Bloomberg News
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An M&A scoop that drove ITG's stock up 25% and Virtu's up 10% in a single day.
Goldman Alum Touts '70s Era Fix to Bond Market's Big Problem
Bloomberg News
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Chris White wants to drag corporate-bond trading into the 21st century. Or at least the late 20th century.
Buffett's Apple Losses Make His Track Record in Tech Even Worse
Bloomberg News
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Warren Buffett has a questionable track record investing in technology companies. It’s only getting worse with Apple Inc.
Billionaire Who Once Built Robots for Trading Just Went to War With Them
Bloomberg News
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Interactive Brokers is first company to move its stock listing to the Investors Exchange.
‘Flash Boys’-Style Speed Bump Planned for Futures Markets
Bloomberg News
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A big U.S. exchange is joining the battle against the fastest traders.
Computer Programmers See Beauty in Bid to Revive BeOS
The Wall Street Journal
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A group of computer programmers are attempting to set an aesthetic standard for code, working to revive an operating system, BeOS, that failed in its bid to compete with Microsoft.
Bart Chilton, CFTC's Colorful Swaps-Rules Backer, Dies at 58
Bloomberg News
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Bart Chilton, the former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission official who called for tighter regulation of swaps and derivatives, and was known for his long blond hair that stood out in buttoned-down Washington, has died. He was 58.