A Softer, Gentler Bart Chilton Discusses HFT

Mark Melin

Published onJuly 8, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

A different Bart Chilton was first observed at the Reuters HedgeWorld event in Chicago several weeks ago, where the former CFTC Commissioner and one-time ardent critic of high frequency trading struck a softer tone. This new and gentler Chilton was clearly on display in a recent New York Times opinion piece where he shared his thoughts and paid respect to high frequency trading.

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Bart Chilton: . “These are ‘cheetahs’ that need to be slowed down”

Bart Chilton had been known during his tenure at the CFTC for his vocal outbursts and colorful metaphors used...

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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.

A Softer, Gentler Bart Chilton Discusses HFT

Bart Chilton: . “These are ‘cheetahs’ that need to be slowed down”

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