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In Light Of HFT Debate, SEC Commissioner Aguilar Proposes Key Changes

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Mark Melin
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In light of the ruckus high frequency trading debate, the Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be re-considering a key component of market structure.

In Light Of HFT Debate, SEC Commissioner Aguilar Proposes Key Changes

Speaking at the Mutual Fund Director’s forum, a platform for independent board directors to share best practices, SEC commissioner Luis Aguilar indicated the regulator is considering changes to the “maker-taker” system of exchanges providing rebates to certain HFT participants.

SEC reveals its much-anticipated take on “market structure”

Immediately after the publication of Michael’s Lewis’ tome on HFT,

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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.