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2 Amendments of Peter SKINNER related to 2010/2075(INI)

Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls foron the Commission to conduct an examination of the costs and benefits of HFT on markets and its impact upon other market users, particularly institutional investors, to determine whether the significant market flow generated automatically is providing real liquidity to the market and what affect this has on overall price discovery, the potential for HFT to allow for manipulation of market prices leading to an uneven playing field between market participants, and its impact on overall market stability;
2010/09/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to consider the impact of measures to reduce any negative outcomes resulting from the growth in HFT, including the introduction of pulsing allowing for a 1 second latency in the processing of trades by exchanges, and forcing each bid offer to stand firm for 1 second;
2010/09/28
Committee: ECON