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The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing titled "The Role of Regulation in Shaping Market Structure and Electronic Trading." Panelists discussed the regulation of high-frequency trading and offered proposals for technology improvements. Witnesses at the hearing included representatives from exchanges and other financial institutions, including Citadel LLC, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and BATS Global Markets, Inc. In general, panelists agreed that high-frequency trading should not be banned, and that technology provides significant benefits to the equity markets. They advocated for

The Senate Banking Committee, more particularly the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, held hearings on electronic trading venues, e.g., exchanges, ATSs, and dark pools. The hearings are interesting because they do NOT focus on algorithmic trading, but rather on the roles and the responsibilities of the various types of trading venues. Click here for full details of the hearing entitled "Computerized Trading Venues: What Should the Rules of the Road Be?"