Turning the table on high-frequency traders [1]

Business Spectator
Robert Gottliebsen [2]

July 19, 2012

A key executive of one of Australia’s largest retail stock brokers has blown the lid on what he calls the “market rigging” which is taking place on the Australian stock exchanges. He was commenting on my article (Getting the jump on high-frequency trading [3], July 18).

Bell Potter’s managing director for its wholesale division, Charlie Aitken believes that the “market riggers” – the so-called high-frequency traders – are causing the community to lose faith in Australian and world stock markets.

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