Still hacking away at HFT: Steve Grob Director of Group Strategy, Fidessa - 0 views
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Leonardo Gottems on 01 May 12Had a distinct sense of déjà vu at TradeTech in London last week. Seems like much of the debate and chatter was the same as it was last year - HFT, ill thought through regulation, etc. It struck me, though, that maybe the regulators should let the market decide what is good or bad for us rather than agonising over these issues on our behalf. Take HFT for example. Whilst different definitions abound, electronic market making has just as much right to exist as any other business model in today's trading ecosystem. If you don't want to trade with them, then the answer's simple - don't