Barclays PLC HFT Charges “More Interesting Than Flash Boys”

Mark Melin

Published onJune 26, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s complaint alleging Barclays Capital engaged in fraud “was more interesting reading than Flash Boys,” said one high frequency trading (HFT) critic while other bank brokerage analysts assess the impact on the Barclays PLC business model going forward.

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Barclays PLC claims their trades were safe from HFT predators

The civil complaint alleges that while Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) (LON:BARC) claimed to their brokerage clients their trades were safe from HFT predators, while in fact the opposite was true. Systems...

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

Barclays PLC HFT Charges “More Interesting Than Flash Boys”

Barclays PLC claims their trades were safe from HFT predators

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