CFTC Told Disruptive Trading Rules Threaten Market Liquidity
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The top U.S. commodity regulator may hamper markets if it writes rules to stop disruptive trading practices without considering the intent behind a transaction, representatives of high-frequency trading firms said.
The firms said that without a better sense of the purpose of a trade, regulators could restrict practices that move markets but are not disruptive.