The FBI is looking into the practices of high-frequency stock trading firms, adding to the scrutiny that is being placed on the practice.Brokerage firms use high-frequency trading to get a jump on their competitors. Powerful computers analyze market information and then execute buy and sell orders for stocks within a fraction of a second.One way that high-frequency traders have gained […]
With his new book, Michael Lewis is trying to completely change the conversation about high frequency trading on Wall Street. Up until now it’s been about whether or not high speed firms even have an advantage that distorts the market and hurts other investors.After enough people have read ‘Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt’, however, it may evolve into an […]
Morgan Stanley’s Jonathan Garner included the founding dates for some of the world’s stock markets in a recent note to clients.In case you didn’t, the stock market wasn’t born on Wall Street.Morgan Stanley
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By Catherine Crump and Matthew Harwood. Crump is a staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and a non-residential fellow with the Stanford Center for Internet and Society and an adjunct professor of clinical law at NYU. Her principle focus is representing individuals challenging the lawfulness of government surveillance programs. Follow her on Twitter at @CatherineNCrump. Harwood […]
What can possibly go wrong with stocks these days? Consumer confidence in March leaped to the highest level since January 2008, just before the financial crisis annihilated it. Institutional investors’ risk appetite, as measured by State Street’s confidence index, backed off only a smidgen in March to the second highest level in the data series going back to 2005, down […]
Editor’s Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter where subscribers can follow over 30 professional traders as they share their ideas in real time. Want access to the Buzz plus unlimited market commentary? Click here to learn more about MVPRO.Over the last few weeks, we spent our time mapping the stock market […]
REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.We’re Far From Euphoria (MarketMinder) Stocks had a record year in 2013, with the S&P 500 returning 30%. Now many wonder if the market looks frothy and if we’re overdue for a correction. “It’s been a long time since […]
Can Tweets And Facebook Posts Predict Stock Behavior? “Like” And RT If You Think So
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March 19, 2014 Another social media data analysis firm, Social Market Analytics, used its coverage of 400,000 Twitter (Nasdaq:TWTR) accounts last August to tell its clients that positive chatter on Apple was percolating just before legendary trader Carl Icahn issued a Twitter statement stating he […]
To make marketing data work, you need to be able to measure and understand performance against a standard set of metrics. The challenge lies in marrying data from web analytics with search and social signals, and then being able to tie that to business value (for example, the correlation of search rankings with visits and conversions).Did you know the average […]
On 24 Feb, our Short term Scan show Amtek as one of the possible trade not next day, just nice that night I am chatting with a student on what stock to see the next day. Every night we prepare for tomorrow’s trade. Our Short Term Scan help us to do most of the Job by picking up just few […]
