Trading Tech Talk 4: Cheaters Among Us?

Hot Topics in Tech: SEC launching new tech to spot insider trading. The Atlantic says high-frequency trading is "cheating." Is a transaction tax really necessary?

The Inbox:

Question from Nik Thomas, Sarasota, FL -Thank you for launching this show. It's about time someone really dove into the tech that is underlying all of the products that we love to trade. I know you touched on it briefly on the first episode, but can you devote some time to the growing plague of HFT on the derivatives market - impact on liquidity, impact on technology, impact on orders, etc.? Thanks and looking forward to the next episode.

Question from Athos04 -Would love a show on order routing tech - How does my trade get from my computer (or brokers server) to exchange - what impacts the trip?

Lightning Round:

Is Bitcion a viable alternative currency or a dangerous money-laundering fad? Laser data transfer, is it the new microwave or fiber? Paying for access to surveys, should it be illegal?