I have been following Tyler Durden for a while now. He is certainly the straw that stirs the drink lately.


For the uninitiated HFT or High Frequency Trading now RULES all major equity markets. Estimates are 70 of all volume is HFT. For that matter, the exchanges are effectively held hostage by these firms. This I am confident in my belief. Trading curbs - gone, Uptick - gone. There can be no doubt the HFT contingent made these changes a reality.