Open letter to the Chairman of the CME
January 28th, 2013 Dear Mr. Gill, On January 22nd the CME sent out a survey regarding CME trading hours. One of the more contentious issues in the survey is the subject of the CME being open during the...
View ArticleRPT-CME Group sparked shutdown of CFTC’s academic research program
By Sarah N. Lynch The world’s largest futures exchange has accused the top U.S. derivatives regulator of illegally sharing sensitive market data with outside researchers who then used the information...
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Charlie Rose Talks to CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton
By Charlie Rose The Twitter crash on April 23 briefly erased $136 billion from the markets. What’s your take on it? It looked like we had trouble on our hands right away. Whenever you see market...
View ArticleNanex ~ 15-May-2013 ~ You are not Fooling Anybody
Watch this short clip on RT Prime Interest, discussing CFTC inaction (should start at 19:23). Transcript below. RT Prime Interest: HFT is also prevalent in futures, and so in that regard, Bart Chilton,...
View ArticleIs the government helping speculators manipulate grain futures?
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange(Credit: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast) While the activities of the Agriculture Department don’t always garner a lot of attention, a highly questionable decision it recently...
View ArticleCME Group chief testifies in long-awaited grain settlement trial
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO | Sat Nov 2, 2013 3:09am IST Nov 1 (Reuters) – CME Group Inc Chief Executive Phupinder Gill on Friday denied that the exchange-operator changed its settlement rules to give...
View ArticleCBOT Traders Ask Court to Turn Back Trade Price Settlement Rules
By Andrew Harris November 01, 2013 A group of Chicago Board of Trade brokers and traders who practice the traditional method of completing trades with shouting and hand signals are asking an Illinois...
View ArticleCME Group Inc : CME Group chief testifies in long-awaited grain settlement trial
CME Group Inc Chief Executive Phupinder Gill on Friday denied that the exchange-operator changed its settlement rules to give electronic grain traders an advantage over veterans of the Chicago trading...
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High Frequency Trading: A High-Profile Target Once Again
by Tom Garry High Frequency Trading: A High-Profile Target Once Again The majority of stock transactions now are executed virtually rather than on the trading floors of exchanges such as the New...
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Speed Traders Meet Nightmare on Elm Street With Nanex
By Michael P. Regan The nemesis of Wall Street’s high-frequency traders operates out of an apartment-sized office above the Bliss Salon — manicure/pedicure $45 — on Elm Street in the Chicago suburb of...
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