MFA Publishes Presentation on Electronic Trading

The MFA released a presentation on the benefits of electronic trading and the recent regulatory actions applicable to electronic trading. The presentation discusses the role of high-frequency trading in the markets and explains the use of algorithmic trading. The presentation also argues the benefits of electronic trading which include the following:

• reduced transaction costs,
• increased liquidity,
• reduced volatility, and
• decreased bid/ask spreads.

Click here to view presentation in full (links externally to MFA website).For a compilation of recent news items on algorithmic and high-frequency trading, link to "Current Topics - Algo and Electronic Trading."