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High-frequency traders face speed limits
High-frequency traders face speed limits - FT.com
Should everyone, big or small, have access to the same technology in order to make trading fair?
Does "unfair" mean having the [fastest,best,latest etc] technology?
High-frequency traders face speed limits - FT.com
High-frequency traders are facing “speed limits” for the first time on a major trading platform, under a proposal that is being touted as a template for a regulatory clampdown on computer-driven activity.
EBS, one of the two dominant trading platforms in the foreign exchange market, is suggesting scrapping the principle of “first in, first out” trading, which it says gives an unfair advantage to the fastest computers and has led to an arms race of spending on technology.
Should everyone, big or small, have access to the same technology in order to make trading fair?
Does "unfair" mean having the [fastest,best,latest etc] technology?