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

Mark Melin

Published onApril 3, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

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.

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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”

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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.

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

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

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