SEC Asks For Documents Of HFT Firm In Potential Fraud Case

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Mark Melin
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A onetime leading high frequency trading firm is now being investigated for securities fraud as it winds down its business amidst a difficult environment for HFT firms. SEC reviewing documents of HFT firm The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently reviewing Infinium Capital Management records with a particular focus on a lawsuit filed by former employees, according to a Reuters report.  At issue are acquisitions made by employees in January that Infinium senior management lured them to invest a total of $4.1 million while failing to disclose the firm’s true financial position.  The 31 employees, some of whom…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.