Barr says the key elements of reform are bringing derivatives trading "out of the dark, " moving trading to a central clearinghouse (as opposed to trading among individual partners, which now takes place), more transparency in transactions and strong enforcement of the new rules.
Yet the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, speaking at a conference of central bankers three weeks ago, said that the growth of internet trading risks making central banks completely irrelevant.
Frank Lesh, broker and futures analyst with FuturePath Trading, said central bank action is important.
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Beyond the official scrutiny lies a tussle among exchanges for market share as high-speed trading becomes a central cog of the market.
Effective October 1, 2002, trading partner and central fiduciary agencies are responsible for working together to resolve any differences within 25 business days after the close of the reporting period.
The Egyptian pound hit a new low on Sunday of about 6.30 to the US dollar in unofficial trading after the central bank introduced a new currency regime, dealers told Reuters.
The finished game, he said, would keep the central trading, travel and spaceship combat elements of the original but add far better graphics, physics and feature a much larger chunk of the universe for people to play in.
Still, markets had been subdued in early trading until the European Central Bank confirmed that it would lower the refinancing rate a quarter-point to 0.5 percent.
Because trading has become so central to their business, the big banks are forever trying to invent new financial products that they can sell but that their competitors, at least for the moment, cannot.
The exact cause of the Flash Crash of May 6, 2010 will most likely never be known, but most believe the use of high frequency trading as being a central culprit (no matter what the SEC might say).
The Obama administration has proposed a central clearinghouse to make trading in credit default swaps, currently privately negotiated, more transparent.
No matter how much you like a stock or index, one of the central rules of my trading strategy is to never chase.
However, wire services reported in late morning trading that issues with the European Central Bank may at least temporarily block any Greek debt-restructuring agreement.
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Our central message is that trading is hazardous to your wealth.
The defenders of the Volcker rule point out that trading in foreign sovereign bonds played a central role in bringing down MF Global Holdings Ltd.
Others who are bullish said once the market gets past the year-end holidays, gold will return to trading on its underlying bullish fundamentals of central bank monetary stimulus and that will allow gold to rise.
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He also said the Fed is encouraging the development of a central counterparty clearing system for trading in credit default swaps and working on strengthening the resiliency of the short-term secured funding markets that left Bear in the lurch in March.
Central Europe and Russia Fund is trading down about 2% on the day Tuesday.
Trading freely with each other is something the Central Americans have always found hard.
Spanish debt is trading at its highest level since the European Central Bank intervened to cut the cost of borrowing in August.
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to create a central database of real-time trading activity, another in a string of proposals it has made in the last few weeks in response to concerns that the stock markets are broken.
Hedge funds are also doing more trading of government bonds, which are tied to central-bank moves and inflation predictions.
The Hungarian forint, which moves in a band either side of a central rate against the euro, is trading within a whisker of its upper limit, even after a cut of three-quarters of a point on February 21st.
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation shares are currently trading up about 0.4% on the day.
Gold prices had been trading near steady levels before the surprise move by the central banks.
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The trading session followed a selloff in overseas stock markets after central bankers in the U.S. and Japan didn't satisfy investors' hopes for stimulus.
The gold market was holding modest gains in early trading Wednesday and got a further boost when the European Central Bank saw very strong demand for its first offering of longer-term funding for European banks.
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The gold market was holding modest gains in very early trading Wednesday and got a further boost when the European Central Bank saw very strong demand for its first offering of longer-term funding for European banks.
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Another trend that he says concerned him: the central role high-frequency firms play in the trading of exchange-traded funds.
The positive trading mood came after Mr. Bernanke reiterated Wednesday that the central bank's ultra-loose monetary-easing policy is needed to support the economy.
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