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What happened to the stock market today?
Mar 9, 2020
On Wall Street’s most turbulent since the COVID-19 outbreak, a Harvard economist explains what’s going on.
What's behind some of the market volatility? Algorithms.
Mar 5, 2020
People don't buy and sell anymore. Computers do.
First, brokerages cut commissions. Now they may be bulking up.
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Justin Ho
Nov 21, 2019
Charles Schwab is reportedly in talks to buy rival TD Ameritrade. Merging could help make up for cutting trading fees to zero.
Rebalancing the S&P 500 means a whole lot of trades
Mar 15, 2019
Friday was one of the four times a year when the S&P 500 rebalances itself. This means that some stocks leave this index and some come in. This also means that all the indixes and exchange-traded funds that track the S&P 500 (and there’s many) have to also rebalance themselves to reflect the changes. S&P […]
Hobby investments can't escape that darn global economy
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Justin Ho
Feb 13, 2019
Hobby investments are a fun alternative to the stock market. But they aren’t immune from the ebbs and flows of the economy.
Five things to watch in trade in 2019
Dec 27, 2018
2018 was a busy year for U.S. trade policy and the 2019 outlook looks just as hectic.
The origin of the holiday half day of trading on Wall Street
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Janet Babin
Nov 23, 2018
Federal law prohibits markets from being closed more than three consecutive days.
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Cryptocurrencies' collapse follows 2017 run, regulation threats
Nov 20, 2018
Down from its 1,400 percent rise in 2017, bitcoin is now trading at less than $5,000 — a sharp decline for what some once hoped was a new and promising asset that could excite institutional investors. Instead, many traders were just trying to make a quick buck. Click the audio player above to hear the […]
The Source Code: Brad Katsuyama
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Molly Wood
Sep 19, 2018
The former trader started his own stock exchange, IEX, to address his concerns about high-frequency trading.
The business case for a stock market speed bump
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Molly Wood
Sep 19, 2018
A 350-millisecond delay can help long-term investors get equal footing with high-frequency traders, argues IEX's CEO.