However, payment for order flow and internalization create conflicts of interest for brokers because of the tension between the firms' interests in maximizing payment for order flow or trading ...

Schwab today announced the launch of thinkorswim Guest Pass, a program that provides 30-day trial access to the thinkorswim trading platform suite wit ...

Payment order flow has had a spiral effect where it just made it really, really easy to trade and actively trade. I think that it does benefit the market makers and the high frequency trading firms.

Sal Arnuk, partner and co-founder of agency broker Themis Trading, told the US House Committee on Financial Services that payment for order flow presents an undeniable conflict of interest and ...

Payment for order flow is controversial. Supporters of the practice say it’s significantly reduced explicit costs for trading, like eliminating commissions, which are flat fees incurred by every ...

Doug Cifu, chief executive of Virtu Financial, the market maker, broker and technology provider, defended payment for order flow as retail investors receive price improvement and the business model ...

Application: Technical indicators may be more useful for longer-term strategies, whereas order flow is beneficial for scalping or day trading due to its immediacy.

Madoff's idea of purchasing order flow has served to reduce commission fees to zero, but it has increased market spreads, particularly among small-cap stocks, and tilted the trading game even more ...