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It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... to time the market, harder still to rely non-thinking computers to make the buy and sell calls. Traders relying on algorithms to buy or sell must have taken a big hit from the flash crash last night. Think of all those stop-loss programmed commands that ...

ASIC speeds up misconduct probe

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... for investigation." "As always, ASIC has worked closely with market participants on matters relating to problematic algorithms, in particular wash trades - which occur when one account executes both sides of the trade. Active engagement with market participants ...

Portfolio management tool launched

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... positions against traditional industry benchmarks and emerging social benchmarks - plus access to web widgets, reports and algorithms. "Financial Simplicity's new capabilities are designed to further improve the business of managing investment portfolios ...

ASIC calls for kill-switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... evident in our market supervision report, which identified issues from high frequency trading. "This type of trading, and algorithms generally, continue to be of concern. The measures we are proposing will strengthen our protection against the type of ...

HFT strategy profiling lab launched

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Australian firm First Derivatives has launched a testing lab for HFT strategies and algorithms. Developed to allow firms to test their high frequency trading (HFT) algorithms and methods prior to live market release, the lab also has potential implications ...

ASIC moves on insider trading

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... enter through an algorithm. Our supervision team is very closely monitoring what is happening in the quality of those algorithms. We are able to see those today. With the new systems we'll be able to see them that much better," Gibson said.

US regulator spotlights high frequency trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... large traders pulled out of the market at the same time. High frequency traders use computer driven strategies and algorithms to trade stocks, futures and options. They have become popular with big banks due to their low risk nature and high volume of ...

ASIC warns it will act on rogue ETF pricing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... achieved in 13 of the 22 cases. In the report, the regulator said it was increasingly active in identifying problem algorithms and was working to ensure retail client orders for ETFs were appropriately priced. "We identified a number of instances where ...

Fund managers to face new norm in liquidity

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... In some situations, if you are doing business with someone that doesn't have good electronic trading tools, such as algorithms, Smart Order Routing technology (SOR), dark pools and other alternate venue access, then you could be disadvantaged," said ...

CMC taps pattern recognition for traders

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... assist clients to work out where to enter, set stop loss orders and set profit targets. It can be as advanced as complex algorithms or involve nothing more than a pencil and a ruler. CMC Market's new software identifies both completed and emerging patterns ...