SEC accuses high frequency trading firm of manipulating closing price of thousands of stocks

The Securities Exchange Commission on Thursday charged a New York-based trading firm of manipulating the closing price of thousands of Nasdaq-listed stocks from June to December 2009. The investigation found that Athena Capital Research used an algorithm to engage in a practice known as “marking …

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SEC accuses high frequency trading firm of manipulating closing price of thousands of stocks

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