Good commentary about FTT on Bloomberg View:
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-10-05/europe-s-robin-hood-tax-is-a-risky-proposal
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-10-05/europe-s-robin-hood-tax-is-a-risky-proposal
There is going to be big news on this issue Thursday. Get prepared to write our viewpoints in A TON of comment sections in pro transaction tax articles that are about to hit.
Few details on Clinton HFT. It only mentions taxing excessive order cancellations. She is not going to hurt her handlers though. I hope this is only for creating headlines to show that she is going after Wall Street.
From todays NYT...
The Need for a Tax on Financial Trading
A financial transaction tax — a per-trade charge on the buying and selling of stocks, bonds and derivatives — is an idea whose time has finally come. It has begun percolating in the Democratic presidential campaign, with all three candidates offering proposals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/o...-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
The question is no longer "if". It's when and how.