electronic trading

The Nasdaq Hacking Case Raises Big Red Flags for Exchanges

The frightening revelations over the past few days that hackers had penetrated certain systems at the Nasdaq stock exchange are reverberating throughout the financial world. Did cyber-crooks gain access to inside information that can used to reap ill-gotten gains?

What You Need to Know About High-Frequency Trading

Remember May 6 when the Dow plunged nearly 1,000 points in intraday trading? The tale of a so-called fat finger, where a trader keyed in billions instead of millions, wasn't what happened. Here's the real story.

UBS makes a $31 billion order error