Why match fixing is criminal — but trading on geopolitics isn’t Suswati Basu Minutes before Donald Trump posted a market-moving message on Iran, trading volumes in S&P 500 futures and oil markets suddenly surged. The spike was sharp, concentrated, and unusually well-timed. To outside observers, it raised an obvious question. Was this some … Continue reading Why match fixing is criminal — but trading on geopolitics isn’t
DOJ To Bring Criminal Price-Fixing Case Centered On Search Algorithms by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, October 4, 2018 The Department of Justice is bringing a “first of its kind” criminal antitrust prosecution involving companies that may have gamed online search algorithms in order to fix prices. That’s according to DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim, … Continue reading DOJ To Bring Criminal Price-Fixing Case Centered On Search Algorithms
