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October 23, 2012

UK report urges rules to limit HFT risks

“A UK-commissioned report into superfast trading will on Tuesday call for action to limit sharp swings in financial markets in an effort to manage better systemic risks.

The two-year study, commissioned by the British government, urges regulators, investors and brokers to examine the use of circuit breakers, to stop sudden swings in the market, and to protect investors by reducing so-called “tick sizes”, the increments by which asset prices are allowed to fluctuate.”

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