Options order flow refers to the real-time data of options trades, which can provide valuable insights into the market sentiment and potential price movements. In ...

PFOF allows brokers to offer commission-free trades by routing orders to market makers. Investors often receive better prices than the NBBO via market maker payments. Critics argue PFOF may prevent ...

Payment for order flow is the money brokerage firms make by sending trade orders to high-frequency traders or market makers. When an individual investor places a trade, the brokerage firm sends the ...

High Frequency Traders (HFTs) like Citadel are catching considerable flack in the wake of the GameStop phenom. HFTs are blamed for adding an unnecessary cost, payments for order flow, to retail ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering a full ban on the payment for order flow (PFOF). The reason is that this practice creates "an inherent conflict of interest," according ...

The first quarter of 2021 saw a substantial spike in retail trading activities, mainly caused by various short squeezes in stocks like GameStop GME and AMC Entertainment AMC Entertainment Holding.

Judge denies class action status to Schwab customers Lawsuit claimed Schwab's order-routing deal cost investors Individual reasons for using brokerage overshadow common claim (Reuters) - Charles ...