Eliminate Phantom Liquidity in Currency Markets, BlackRock Says
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BlackRock Inc. said currency traders should be prevented from taking a “last look” before executing orders -- a practice New York’s banking regulator is investigating.
The custom, which is unique to foreign-exchange markets and gives traders a chance to back out of executing an order, is a flaw in the structure of the market, according to the world’s biggest investor.