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While ‘Flash Boys’ may capture the complex execution framework of the US equities market, Michael Lewis does not portray the full story. The market may not be perfect, but it’s not rigged, says TABB Group's Larry Tabb.

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While ‘Flash Boys’ may capture the complex execution framework of the US equities market, Michael Lewis does not portray the full story. The market may not be perfect, but it’s not rigged, says TABB Group's Larry Tabb.

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No,MichaelLewis,theUSEquitiesMarketIs NotRigged
WhileFlashBoysmaycapturethecomplexexecutionframeworkof theUSequitiesmarket,MichaelLewisdoesnotportraythefullstory. Themarketmaynotbeperfect,butitsnotrigged.
ByLarryTabb,founderandCEO,TABBGroup http://tabbforum.com/opinions/nomichaellewistheusequitiesmarketisnot rigged WhileMichaelLewissnewbook,FlashBoys,isanamusingreadanddoestalk abouttheverycomplexexecutionframeworkoftheUSequitiesmarket,hehas notportrayedthefullstoryoftheUSequitiesmarket,leavingmuchonthe cuttingroomfloor. FlashBoysportraysanoverlycomplexmarkethellbentonspeedandtraders willingtoselltheirgrandmotherforamillisecond.TheopportunityMr.Lewis paintscomesattheexpenseofunwittinginvestorswhoarebeingtaken advantageofbyhighfrequencytradersinconjunctionwithcolludingbrokersand exchanges.Hetalksaboutlatencyarbitragebetweenconsolidateddatafeesand directfeeds,aswellasdistancesbetweenexchanges,darkpoolsandcablelines. Whilemostofthephysicalinfrastructureisadequatelydescribed,itspurpose, howitisbeingusedanditsimpactaredramaticallymisstated. MarketFragmentation Whileourmarketsarefragmented,thereissignificantbenefittohavinga fragmentedmarket:competition.Whileeconomictheoryrepresentsthatthe mostefficientmarketisonewhereallordersinteractandcompeteinacentral limitorderbook,thistheoryfallsdownwhenitrunsheadlongintoamarket devoidofcompetition.Thiswasshownwhenmarketmakerswerecaught colludingin1998onNASDAQandontheNYSEin2003.Inbothoftheseinstances, marketmakersandspecialistsweretakenawayinhandcuffs.

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OutofbothofthesescandalscameSECrulestofacilitatecompetitionnotjust betweenorders,butbetweenmarkets.TheSECenabledthedevelopmentofthree majornonexchangetypematchingmechanisms:internalizationwherebrokers couldinternallymatchbuyersandsellers;ECNs(electroniccommunications networks)alternativecentrallimitorderbooks(lessregulated,quasiexchanges); anddarkpools,opaquebrokerownedmatchingvenuesthatworklikeexchanges butdonotdisplaylimitorders(hence,dark).DuringthistimetheSECdeveloped theOrderHandlingRules,RegulationATS,andRegulationNMS,whichcodified howordersneededtobetreatedinthisfragmentedmarketstructure. Today,whilefragmented,equityexecutionismuchlessexpensive,faster (generallysubmillisecondcomparedtomorethan10secondsin2005),andmore open.Retailbrokeragefeesaregenerallyunder$10atrade,andinstitutionscan payunder1pennyashare(closerto.8centspershare)forelectronicexecution. Inaddition,averageeffectivespreadsaredown,andinvestorsaremuchmorein controloftheirexecutionsthaneverbefore. Thedevelopmentofmultipleexecutionvenueshaschangedtheeconomicsof trading.Ifwelookbackonequitytradingevenasrecentasadecadeago,the brokersandexchangeswerestandaloneprofitablepowerhouses.Today,equity exchangesarenotinthesamefinancialshape.Derivativeexchangesaredriving exchangegrowth,andequityexchangesneedtobeleanandmeantosurvive. Brokersarenotprosperingeither,astradersandexperiencedsalespeopleare beingswappedformachinesandlessexperiencedsalessupport.ETFs,self empoweringtechnologyandinvestorpressurehavereducedthecostofexecution andhavecausedbrokerstoreducetheirstaffs. Sowhereisallofthisvaluegoing?Tohighfrequencytraders?Wedontseethem doingmuchbetterthantheexchangesorbrokers.Thepressuretoinvestin expensivetechnologyandinfrastructure,colocationandconnectionstomany moremarkets,aswellasimprovementsinvendorbasedsolutions,havecauseda hittotheirrevenues.TABBGroupestimatesthatUSequityHFTrevenueshave declinedfromapproximately$7.2billionin2009toabout$1.3billionin2014. Lookingatrecentpublicdata,theprofitabilityofHFTfirmsintheUSequities markethasdeclined,justasthenumberofplayershasdecreased. Iftheexchanges,brokersandHFTsarenotreapingtherewards,thenwhereisthis leakagegoing?Thismoneyisgoingbacktoinvestorsintheformofbetterand cheaperexecutions,asfewifanyinstitutionalinvestorswehaveinterviewed andwehaveinterviewedthousandshaveeverexpressedthattheirequity
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implementationcostshaveincreased,meaningtradingjustbecomescheaper andcheaper.Thatcostcomesfromsomewhere:marketmakers,speculators, brokersandexchanges. RiskandReward Everyonehatesspeculators.Thatisagiven.Theyareviewedasparasitessucking thealphaoutofinvestorsbrilliantideas.Whileintermediariesdostepinthe middleofinvestorstradingstrategies,speculators/intermediariesdoserveatrue purpose:Theyfacilitatepricediscoverymeaningtheyprovidequotes.Thatisa veryimportant(ifnotthemostimportant)functionofamarket:determiningthe price.Amarketwithoutpricediscoverybecomesanexpensiveandilliquidmarket. Whilemostmajorinvestorsknowtheintrinsicvalueofanassettheyarewillingto trade,thequotingprocessnotonlycrystalizesthepriceforalltosee,itprovides tradablequotesforeventhelargestinvestors. Tofullyunderstandthis,thinkofastore.Astorethatdoesntdisplayoradvertise itspricesdoesntgetmuchbusiness.Thinkofwalkingintoastorefilledwith merchandisewithnaryapricetobeseen.Foreachproduct,youneedtoaska salesperson,whomayormaynotgiveyouanaccurateprice.Whileastorecan advertisethatitwillbeatallcompetitorsprices,ifitdoesntdisplayaprice,itputs theonusonbuyerstofindthebestprice,bringproofintothestoreandhaggle withthestorekeepertobookadeal. Thesameistruewithdisplayedmarkets.Amarketwithoutapricingmechanism isntmuchofamarket. Thepeoplewhoprovidethesepricesaremarketmakers,speculators,orwhat mostpeoplecallHFT.Theseactorsquoteproductbidsandoffersacrossawide spectrumofmarkets(exchanges,ECNs,anddarkpools).Collectively,itistheir businessmodeltotrytoprovidethemostaggressivepricetheycanprovidetobuy orsellastock.Thesefirmsalsogeneratetheirrevenuesfromtwosources:the spreadbetweenwhichtheycanbuyandsellstock,andanyincentivesthat exchanges,ECNs,ordarkpoolsmaygivethemtoquoteintheirmarkets. Whiletradingvenuesmayprovideincentivestoquote(generallyupto$.00029 pershare),theydonotshareinliquidityproviderstradingprofitsorlosses.This meansthatanytradinghousethatimproperlygaugessupplyanddemandhasto beartheentirecostofanylossesitself.

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Letmerephrasethis:Tohavetightmarkets,manyfirms(mostlyHFT)needto competetosetthebestmarketprice.Thesefirmsarecompetingtocapturethe spread(forliquidstocks,thisis1centpershare)plusanyincentive,minusany tradingcost.Ifthesefirmsmiscalculatesupplyanddemand,asKnightdidone fatefulmorning,theywillnotonlyhaveabadtradingday,theycouldgobust. Sohowdothesefirmsmanagerisk? Quotesequatetorisk.Anytimeatrader(assetmanager,retailinvestor,market makerorHFT)putsaquoteintothemarket,itisanoptionforthemarkettotrade. ThequoterprovidestheoptionIwouldliketobuy100sharesofIBMat$190a share.JustbecauseabuyerwantstoacquireIBMat$190doesntmeanthat someoneisouttherewillingtosellIBMat$190;however,ifsomeoneis,unless thequotercancelstheorder,thepersonquotingiscommittedtotrade.Whilea longerterminvestormayhaveatimehorizonforthetradeofdays,weeks, monthsoryears,generallyamarketmaker,speculator,and/orHFTislookingata horizonofsecondstominutes.Ifmywholebusinessmodelispredicatedoff quotingtoearnaspread,thenIneedtounderstandallofthemarketinfluences thatcouldmakeIBMgoupordownduringmyinvestmenttimehorizon(seconds tominutes). Sowhatmakesastockgoupordownintheshortterm?Certainlythereare companyfundamentalssuchassales,earningsormanagementchanges;but typicallythatinformationdoesntchangesecondtosecond.Therealsoisresearch, news,information,andotherdatathatgetsreleasedbyanalysts,media,orpeople simplyexpressingtheiropinionsonline.Lastly,andmostimportant,inthevery shortterm,supplyanddemandimpactspricethemosthowmanypeoplewant tobuyvs.selland,moreimportant,howmuch? Theproblemwithquotingespeciallyformarketmakers,speculators,and/or HFTsisthatthequotercannoteasilygaugethequantitythelongerterm buyer/sellerwantstotrade.Ifthequantityissmall,theproblemisslight;ifthe quantityislarge,thentheinvestorsordercouldsignificantlyaltersupply,demand andprice,forcingtheshorttermtradertolosemoney.Andremember,the quotingpartyiscommitted,whiletheaggressingpartyisnot.Theaggressormay wanttobuy100shares,oritcouldbelookingforamillion. Sohowdoesthequotermanagerisk? Therearedifferentwaysformarketmakerstomanagerisk.First,theyneedtobe quick.Ifmarketmakersareslowtoreact,theywillbetakenadvantageof.Ifthe
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priceofIBMshouldreallybe$191insteadof$190,theneitherthemarketmakers orderwonttrade(ifitisoutofthemoney),orworse,itwilltrade disadvantageouslyandtheliquidityproviderwilltakealoss.Andifthatquoteis for10,000shares,thelosscouldbesignificant. Second,theyneedtobeconnected.Marketmakersneedtobeconnectedto marketswhereliquidityeitherresidesorwillreside.Ifspeculatorsarenot connectedtomarkets,itbecomeshardertotrade.Theymaybeabletogo throughathirdpartytogettoanunconnectedmarket;however,iftimeis important,connectingviaathirdpartywillbelatencyprone. Third,theyneedtobeconnectedtoproxyproducts.Proxyproductsareproducts thatmaytradesomewhatliketheproductthatyouaretrading.Theseproducts couldbefutures,ETFs,FX,bonds,newsorotherindicativeentitiesthatmayhint thatthemarketisabouttomove.Traditionally,futuresmovebeforecash.Ifthe S&P500futurestartsmoving,itwillindicatethatthecashequitiesmaysoon follow. Last,theymustfullyunderstandallofthenuancesofeachmarkettheytrade.This means:howtoconnect,theirprotocols,pricing,ordertypes,marketdata structures,andalloftheinformationsurroundinghowthatmarketoperates. Withoutthisinformation,thespeculatormayfindthatitsconnectiontimelags,its ordertypeusageisntappropriate,oritisjustbeingoutsmartedbysomeone moreversedinmarketmicrostructure. Whydoquotesfadewhenalargerorderentersthemarket? Wehearfrequentlythatonanaggregatebasisthereissignificantdisplayed volume,butwhenapproached,itdisappears.Thereasonwhythisoccursis twofold:first,sincethereare13exchangesandmorethan40darkpools,liquidity providersandinvestoralgorithmsspreadordersacrossexchangesandoften oversizethem,toensurethatnomatterwhichvenueyouarriveatthereisthe abilitytogetexecuted.Sothatlargeaggregatedvolumereallydoesntexist.Itis beingrepresentedmultipletimes.Second,ifalargeorderdoesarriveinthe marketandoutstripssupply,thenthepriceshouldadjustgiventheincreasein demand. Whilenoonereallylikesit,todaysyieldpricingmodelsdothesamething.When buyingaticketonaflightorbookingahotelroom,thepricedisplayedtodayis neverthepricedisplayedtomorrow.Andgivencookietechnology,travelsites and,increasingly,otherInternetpricingenginesaredeterminingyourlocation,
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previoustransactions,andobtaininginformationfromothersitestodotheirbest toextracteverymarginaldollarfromyourwalletthatyouarewillingtopay.That said,ifyoudontwanttogo,dontbytheticket. Ifyoutalkwiththeairlinesandhotels,theysaythatonbalancethesepricing enginesbenefitbothtravelersandtheairlines/hotelsbyenablingpatientbuyers topaylessandmoreurgentbuyerstopaymore.Liquidityprovidersinmarketsare usingtheexactsamestrategiestodotheexactsamefunctiongaugesupplyand demandanddeterminethevalueoftheirriskcapital. Buthowdoesthishappen? HFTexistsbecauseourmarketsaresystematic.Therearewaystoconnect,ways ordersareexecuted,andwaysdatacanbemodeled.Our53orsolitanddark marketsoperateinspecificandconsistentways.Theyareindifferentplaces, connectedviajitterfreedarkfiberconnectionswherelatencycanbemeasuredby thenanosecond.Andordersmovethroughthisinfrastructureincertainways. Ordersmovefrominvestorstobrokers,tobrokeralgorithms,todarkpools,to exchanges.Placinglimitordersacrossthesemarketsgivesliquidityproviders(not necessarilyHFTs)theabilitytocreateaTsunamiearlywarningsystem. Ifatraderplaceslimitordersinall53orsomarkets,asoneorderishitandthen another,thetradercouldbegintodevelopapatternofwhereliquiditywas comingfrom,whereitwasgoingto,howmuchwasbeingtaken,andhow aggressivethemarketwasbeingpushed.Giventhisinformation,amarket marker/liquidityproviderwouldbegintodevelopasenseofhowaggressiveand pricesensitivethetraderwas.Themarketmakercanthenraiseorlowertheprice, dependingupondemand.This,however,iseasiersaidthandone. Canthemarketbemanipulated? Marketscanbepushed,butnotforlong.Withsomanyalgorithmsinthemarket calculatingfairmarketvalue,machinescandetermine,bythemicrosecond,the priceofalmosteveryfinancialasset.Thatsaid,themoreliquidtheproduct,the harderitistomanipulate.Highlyliquidproductsaremuchhardertopushthan lessliquidproducts,justbecausetheyarehighlyliquid.Themorepeopletrading anassetandthemoredivergenttheview,themoretraderstherearepushingthat assetintoanequilibriumprice.Conversely,thelessliquidtheproduct,theeasier itistomovetheprice,especiallyifthebidandofferarethin.However,theless liquidaproduct,thelesssupplyanddemand,sodetermininganaccurateclearing
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priceisalsoharder.Sowhetheryoucallthatpricediscoveryormanipulationis hardtosaywithauthority. Whilemarketscanbepushed,doesitmeantheyarerigged? No.Notatall.Liquidityhasaprice.Havingafirmcommitcapitaltobuyandsellat amomentsnoticecostsmoney.Thatmoneycomesfromthebidofferspreadand anyrebateamarketvenuedecidestopay.Whilethereisanintermediary,the intermediarydoesntdecidetheprice.Amarketmakerholdingaproductfor secondsorminutescanonlyhavealimitedimpactonprice.Whenfirmsare buyinginsecondone(pushingthepriceatouchhigher),andsubsequentlyselling afewsecondsorminuteslater,theactofsellingwillgenerallybringthepriceback toarounditsoriginalvalue.Onlyinvestorswithlongerholdingperiodsandgreater amountsofcapitalcaninfluenceamarketforasustainedperiod.Speculatorsand HFTstendtohavelimitedcapitalandturnitoverfrequently.Itislargerinvestors andhedgefundsthatbuyanddonotsellthatcanpushthepriceforany significantperiod.However,thistypeoftradingisalignedwithrealownership, andhenceshouldhavealongerterminfluenceonprice. Whilelargerinvestorstradinginfluenceslongertermpriceswings,itisthebuy sidetraderthatisresponsibleformanagingtheimpactoftheinvestors executions.Institutionalinvestorstypicallyemploybuysidetraderstomanage theirtrading.Itisuptothebuysidetradertodeterminethetradingstrategythat alignswiththeportfoliomanagersinvestmentthesis.Buysidetradersare professionalswhohaveafiduciaryobligationtotradetheirclientsassetswith care. Whentradersengagewiththemarket,theyarefocusedonexecutionqualityand worryaboutinteractingwithbadactors.Institutionalinvestorsunderstandhow muchtheyarewillingtopayandhowactivetheywanttobeinthemarket.If speculatorswantedtointercedeandsignificantlymarketupliquidity,investors wouldvanishandthepricewouldsettlebackdown,untilpatientinvestorswould reenterthemarket. Thatiswhatamarketdoes.Itascertainssupplyanddemandandforces participantstopaythemosttheyarewillingtopay.Whenyourunoutofpatience (ifyouandnototherswerepushingthemarket),reversiontakesplace,pricesback downandinvestorscancomebackintothemarketagain. Thisisthecostofliquiditythecostoftrading.
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Cantradingbedonesmarter?Yes.Canitbedonebetter?Certainly.Isthemarket rigged?Absolutelynot. Sowhatifthemarketmarkers/speculatorsandliquidityprovidersallgobust? Whilemanywouldliketoseespeculatorsgobust,marketmakers,speculatorsand HFTsdoprovideaservice.Theypriceproduct.Sincemarketmarkersquoteand quotesarecommitmentstotrade,withoutmarketmakerstherewouldbefewer quotes,lesscompetitiontobeatthetopofthebook,andalessaggressivepricing mechanismforinvestors.Whileinvestorsmayfundtheprofitsofspeculators, withoutvigorouscompetitiontobetopofthebook,spreadswouldwiden,and investorswouldactuallypaymore. Thatsaid,speculatorscantbeallowedtocaptureallofthealphaeither.While speculatorsneedtomakeenoughtosurvive,theyshouldntstripallofthe profitabilityoutofinvestorsideaseither. Thejobofprotectinginvestorsalphamanytimesrestswiththebuysidetrader andthebroker.Thebrokersjob(beithumanorelectronic)istoshopanorderas efficientlyaspossibleandcaptureasmuchoftheeconomicinterestofthetrade fortheinvestoraspossible.IfaninvestorfeltthatIBMwasgoingtomovefrom $190to$200,theinvestorwouldntbehappyifthebroker,insteadofobtaining themarketpriceof$190,paidup$10andboughtthestockfor$200.Ifthat occurred,allofthealphaonthattradingideawouldbelost.Ifthisoccurred frequently,investorswouldgetfrustratedandeventuallyleavethemarket. ProtectingClientOrders Itisthebrokersjobtoprotecttheclientorder.Thewaybrokersprotectclient ordersinafragmentedmarketisthroughsmarttrading.Now,thereisntoneway toexecuteanorder;someordersneedtobetradedaggressively,somepassively, someinblocks,andsomewithcapital.Whilestrategieschangewitheachtrade andeachname,therearecertaintacticsbrokershavedevelopedtohelpinvestors gettheirbestprice.Whileordersadecadeagoweremostlytradedbyhand,in todaysmarket,mostordersaretradedbyalgorithm. Algorithmsaredevelopedtomodelthedifferentwaysthatinvestorswanttheir ordersexecuted,suchasatthecurrentprice(implementationshortfall),averaged VWAPorTWAP(volumeortimeweightedaverageprice),whenliquidityarrives, orinstealthmode.Algorithmsgenerallyhavetwomajorparts:thescheduler,and theorderrouter.Theschedulerwilltakealargerorder(parent)anddeterminethe
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mostappropriatewaytosegmenttheorder(breakitintosmallerpieces,orchild orders)andwhentosendittomarket.Therouterthentakesthechildordersand routesthemtotheappropriatetradingvenue.Thiscouldbeadarkpool,anECN, oranexchange.Eachofthesevenueshasaprobabilityofexecutionassociated withit,andeachhasaseriesofcosts. ExecutionCost Executioncostsarenotjustspreadsandexecutionfees.Someoftheleast impactfultradingcostsareexplicitcostssuchasspreadsandexecutionfees.Other executioncostsincludemarketimpact(whatinfluencedidyourorderhaveonthe market?),adverseselection(wasyourlimitorderplacedcorrectly?),and opportunitycost(wasyourorderplacedatthewrongvenue?). Howparentordersaresegmentedandwherechildordersareroutedhave everythingtodowithhoweffectiveyourtradingstrategyis. Oncethechildorderiscreated,gettingthatordertomarketbecomescritical. Shoulditbeamarketoralimitorder,orsomespecialordertype?Shoulditbe exposedordark?Howmanydarkpoolsshouldbecheckedbeforetheorderis routedtoalitvenue?Shoulditbesenttoapingnetwork(anelectroniccapital commitmentfacility)?Whichexchangeshoulditberoutedto?Shouldthe exchangeroutetheordertoanothermarket,ifthereisabetterpriceelsewhere? Thisprocesscanchangedependinguponthestock,timeofday,supplyand demand,andahostofotherissues.Thisisnotaneasyproblemtosolve. Measurement Justbecausethisproblemisnteasy,however,doesntmeanitshouldnotbe solved.Thebrokersthatdevelopbuysidetradingalgorithmstakethisjob seriously.Thereisntonefirmthathasevertoldmethatitgoesoutofitswayto giveitsclientsapoorexecution.Mostbrokershaveavastarrayoffolksthat analyzeexecutioncostsorprovideTransactionCostAnalysis(TCA)services.This servicetriestoanalyzetheimplicitcostoftradingbyanalyzingeachexecution. BesidesbrokerTCAservices,mostbuysidefirmsanalyzetheirowntrading performance,andthereareanumberoffirmsthatprovideTCAservicesacross brokerssuchasMarkit,Bloomberg,ITG,AbelNoser,ElkinsMcSherry,SGLevinson andothers.Arethesefirmsperfect?Probablynot.Buttheinvestorsspendheavily toanalyzetheirtrading,theirbrokers,theiralgorithms,andtheirimpactonthe market.
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Takeaways Now,isthereasinglebestwaytoexecuteanorder?Arebrokersperfect?Are thereconflictsinthepricingstructureoftradesthatmaypushbrokerstotrade offexchangeintheirowndarkpoolversusatalitexchange?Absolutely.Thatsaid, investors,brokers,andthirdpartymeasurementfirmsaretryingtohelpbetter analyzetheproblems,helpinvestorsshiftflowtowardbetterperformingbrokers andalgorithms,andhelptradersbetterunderstandwherethereisleakage. Wehavenotyetreachedexecutionnirvana. TowardaBetterSolution Brokersalgosarenotperfect.Notradingmachine,beitsiliconorhuman,is perfect.Theidea,however,istocreateamoreperfectandmoreefficientmarket. Thatiswhatcompetitionandfreedomareabout.IfIEXhasabetteridea,great putupcapital,createanewmarket,andseeifitworks.Ifitdoes,itwillgain share;ifnot,itwillgobust. ShouldtheSECrestrictmarkets?Ihadsaidyes.Ihadfeltthatthereweretoo manyexchanges,toomanydarkpools,andtoomanyinternalizes.However,ifthe SECwouldhaveplacedalimitonmatchingvenues,wouldnewmarketssuchas IEXorTripleshothavebeendeveloped?Wouldtheyhavehadenoughfundingto buyanATSlicense?Whoknows?Butonethingisforcertain:Theabilitytobring newideastomarketisahallmarkofourmarkets.IftheSEClimitedlicenses,then newplatformswouldhaveahardertimecomingtofruition. Themostimportantaspectofourmarketsisourtransparency.Eachorderis tracked,eachorderisarchived,andeachtradeisprinted.Thekeytomakingour marketsbetterisbeingabletoanalyzethatinformationtomakeinformation basedjudgmentsthataccuratelyrepresentthetruthforeachinvestor,each brokerandeachmarket.Oncethisinformationisinthehandsofinvestors,they canvalueitastheylike.Iftheycareaboutexecutionquality,thenobtain,analyze andmeasurebrokerandvenueexecutionqualityandshiftyourtradingflow accordingly.Ifleakageislessimportantthanotherservicesyourbrokerprovides whetheronlineaccess,custodialservices,research,orcorporateaccessthen understandthetruecostofthoseservicesandmakeavaluejudgment accordingly. Themarketsarenotrigged.Theyarejustintermediatedandpossiblynot effectivelybrokered.Information,analysisandchoiceareourmostpowerful
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weapons.Analyzeyourtradingdata.Ifyourmanagers,brokers,and/ortrading venuesarenotdoingtheirjobs,leverageyourchoice,sendthemamessage,and firethem! Letsusethepowerofchoiceappropriately.

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