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FBI Investigating High-Speed Trading
Examination Centers on Possible Trading on Nonpublic Information
By SCOTT PATTERSON and MICHAEL ROTHFELD
Updated March 31, 2014 9:59 p.m. ET
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing whether high-speed trading firms are engaging in insider trading by taking advantage of fast-moving market information unavailable to other investors.
The investigation, launched about a year ago, involves a range of trading activities and is still in its early stages, according to a senior FBI official and an agency spokesman. Among the activities being probed is whether high-speed firms are trading ahead of other investors based on information that other market participants can't see.
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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...0001424052702304886904579473874181722310.html
Examination Centers on Possible Trading on Nonpublic Information
By SCOTT PATTERSON and MICHAEL ROTHFELD
Updated March 31, 2014 9:59 p.m. ET
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing whether high-speed trading firms are engaging in insider trading by taking advantage of fast-moving market information unavailable to other investors.
The investigation, launched about a year ago, involves a range of trading activities and is still in its early stages, according to a senior FBI official and an agency spokesman. Among the activities being probed is whether high-speed firms are trading ahead of other investors based on information that other market participants can't see.
more...
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...0001424052702304886904579473874181722310.html