Trading Tech Talk 35: In the Wake of the Market Meltdown

Hot Topics in Tech: A Massive Selloff. Interesting data and tech insights from the recent pronounced selloff in the market. "Here's the advantage high-frequency trading firms have over everyone else," says Eric Hunsader, founder of Nanex LLC, the U.S. financial markets consultancy. BATS gets regulatory nod for second U.S. options exchange. BATS files client suspension rule to expedite action again HFT spoofers.

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• Question from Dariush - Question for trading tech talk radio program. Hello mark. I heard on one of your recent programs that there were system issues preventing OPRA and other platforms from adopting the VIX weekly futures and upcoming options. Do you have any insight into why these specific products would cause issues for technology vendors and platforms? Thank you for your time.