Dark pools are private exchange venues used primarily to facilitate large block trades between institutional investors. They are designed to prevent large orders from influencing market prices by ...

"Dark Pool." The name itself suggests that something sinister is going on. The term has been featured in several works of fictional mystery, including an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in the ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Big banks are executing an increasing percentage of U.S. stock trades within their own walls, capitalizing on the credit crisis and enticing the most active traders away from the ...

Financial pundit Michael Lewis’s latest book, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, has not caused a revolution in electronic stock trading, but it may have sparked a gradual move from the dark side.

These private exchanges, operating away from the public eye, have become a crucial part of modern financial markets. Let's dive into the depths of dark pools and explore their significance in today's ...

Equity securities are a major component of trading in dark pools. Common stocks, representing ownership in a company, are frequently traded in these private exchanges. These trades are often executed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The operators of anonymous stock trading venues called 'dark pools' defended their existence on Friday, but conceded they could be more transparent after the U.S. Securities and ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Michael is a former senior editor of investing and trading products for ...