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Instinet On Flash, HFT, Co-Location And Other Potential Revenue-Loss Sources

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Letter from Jonathan Kellner, President of Instinet (and presumably not the brother of Continental Airlines' recently outsourced CEO).

 




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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 14:49 | Link to Comment DebtorShredder
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Duncan from today's concall:

“I don’t think there is any fear of them doing something that would severely damage the displayed liquidity on U.S. equity markets,” he said today. “High-frequency trading is actually the most consistent source of liquidity.”

Translation:

We'll call you when we need your input, Mr. Schumer.

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:01 | Link to Comment ptoemmes
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Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but seems to fit here as well.

 

Video comments from Karl Denninger re: a TRIN indicator "dislocation" this AM and how it probably spooked the HFT computers.

Ahhh Skynet...

 

Pete

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 16:06 | Link to Comment dnarby
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Hey Pete, you lost your link...  Found it for ya http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1274-VIDEO-Ticker-TRIN-Data-...

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 16:21 | Link to Comment ptoemmes
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Thanks - I hate it when that happens.  I hope to find it next to all the 401K money I lost somewhere.

 

Pete

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:02 | Link to Comment ghostfaceinvestah
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Totally Off Topic:  time for an update on HR 1207 and S 604?

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:54 | Link to Comment Veteran
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Agreed

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:20 | Link to Comment Anonymous
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:43 | Link to Comment spekulatn
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That's some funny sh**, #19759. Well done.

 

"MARK IT ZERO, DUDE"

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:37 | Link to Comment Anonymous
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Fri, 07/31/2009 - 01:37 | Link to Comment agrotera
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He said, "It is apparent that this debate is being put forth in an attempt to influence public sentiment and push regulaton in a direction that will further the interests of certain market participants, rather than out of altruistic concern for investors."

Could someone please tell me who the "certain market participants" may be aside from everyone that is involved in making money from these practices?

Some people have no shame.

Fri, 07/31/2009 - 07:59 | Link to Comment iamrefreshed
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If they are competing against eachother by co-locating isn't that proof enough that there are profits to be made by flash trading? Otherwise why bother with the expense?

Do they think we are that stupid?

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