Trading and investing in the first month of 2016 was very similar to most of 2015; it wasn't so much about making money, but rather avoiding the landmines that littered the investing landscape and ...

Forex order flow refers to the real-time record of buy and sell orders in the foreign exchange market. It represents the collective actions of currency market participants and provides invaluable ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have been busy of late in efforts to address alleged compliance issues associated with payment ...

Payment for order flow (PFOF) is a system where exchanges or brokers route trades to specific market makers in exchange for a fee. PFOF can negatively affect high-frequency, arbitrage and day trading ...

Alpaca, a “developer-first” API brokerage platform, is focused in enhancing the ecosystem of financial services with various product offerings, strategic partnerships, and a new funding round. These ...

Trading app Public stopped using payment for order flow and now says it's better for it. Some retail traders have petitioned for a ban on the practice, and regulators are considering it. In several ...

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) disclosed recently that it had 46 “$100 million trading days” in the second quarter of 2009. That was a record number, even for one of the biggest players on Wall ...