Key Complexities In High-Frequency Trading Litigation

Law360, New York ( June 27, 2014, 10:25 AM EDT) -- High-frequency trading began quietly as a natural result of technological advances. It gained traction thanks to regulatory changes, garnered initial popular attention through the Flash Crash in May 2010, and achieved first-page prominence with the publication of Michael Lewis' "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt" in March 2014. Once a latency-sensitive, computer-intensive trading strategy followed only by market experts, HFT now receives daily (usually negative) attention from the media, the government and seemingly every day trader with a Twitter handle. . . .

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