TD Ameritrade Called Out For Conflicts in Senate Hearing

Conflicts of interest were the watchword of the day in Capital Hill testimony on high frequency trading today, as exchanges and dark pools were questioned about their practices.

Bradley Katsuyama: HFT a national threat

Testifying before the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, appropriately under the Homeland Security and Government Affairs banner as HFT is considered a national security issue, was Bradley Katsuyama, founder of the IEX Exchange and hero of the book Flash Boys. Katsuyama wastestifying...