A ping, or a “blind ping”, defined as an Immediate or Cancel (IOC) order for a small quantity to find liquidity, has acquired a negative connotation. Pinging has been cited by some articles as a sign ...

There are certain parts of the stock market that are above the level of any individual investor. Financial institutions often trade millions of shares at a time. These block trades could send a stock ...

Proposals by the Securities and Exchange Commission could crimp the growth of dark pools that aren’t fully dark and that don’t execute blocks. The SEC last month proposed a revision to three existing ...

Regulators on two continents have noticed that too much trading in stocks takes place out of sight. Tomorrow, European finance ministers plan to endorse legislation that would force transactions in ...

Improving market transparency has been a focus of reforms post -financial crisis. As an increasingly important component of the market infrastructure, “dark pools” are inevitably part of the ...

One of the fastest moving trends on Wall Street has flown under the radar of individual investors and, seemingly, the Securities and Exchange Commission: the rapid rise of “dark pools” stock trading ...

Dark pools allow institutions to trade anonymously, without affecting an individual stock's price. Retail traders can use the information, paired with option flow, to help guide their trades. Get ...

Editor’s Note: This week, Dark Pool Trader is taking over Trade of the Day to teach you how to spot the next big move in the market. If you want to catch up, you can find the first article here.

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 ...

It may seem like Wall Street's elite have an advantage over the average investor. Maybe you just couldn't put your finger on how. You just know it in your gut that their money and influence buys them ...