Stock futures edge higher ahead of jobs report

Stock futures inched higher Friday, continuing a rally ahead of the government's monthly employment report. Business - Employment - Investing - Commodities and Futures - Futures
Posted under Futures Trading Systems by Content Keyword RSS on Friday 3 September 2010 at 4:33 am

MCX may offer co-location facility

If implemented, it will be the first commodity exchange to offer such a facility.
Posted under Futures Trading Systems by Content Keyword RSS on Friday 3 September 2010 at 2:03 am

South Korean Market Trades Modestly Higher

The South Korean stock market is trading modestly higher on Friday with investors indulging in some selective buying on the back of a positive close on Wall Street overnight. A better-than-expected GDP growth is also contributing to the positive mood.
Posted under Futures Trading Systems by Content Keyword RSS on Thursday 2 September 2010 at 8:28 pm

Investigators say traders crashed markets May 6 with data overload

Bloomberg News Thursday, September 2, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining whether high-speed traders helped destabilize equity markets during the brief crash on May 6 by repeatedly placing and canceling orders in an attempt to manipulate share prices, a person with direct knowledge of the inquiry said. The strategy is among several practices being investigated by regulators ...
Posted under Futures Trading Systems by Content Keyword RSS on Thursday 2 September 2010 at 7:03 pm

“Quote stuffing” a focus in flash crash probe

U.S. regulators probing the May flash crash are focusing on a trading practice known as "quote stuffing", in which large numbers of rapid-fire orders to buy or sell stocks are placed and canceled almost immediately.
Posted under Futures Trading Systems by Content Keyword RSS on Thursday 2 September 2010 at 12:23 pm

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