SEC TO LAUNCH HFT MONITORING PROGRAM

SEC Chairwoman Schapiro bones up on UNIVAC data mining methodologies.

WSJ--U.S. regulators are moving toward a new rule that would track transactions by high-frequency trading firms to improve oversight of their activity, according to people familiar with the matter.
The plan would see the Securities and Exchange Commission give the firms unique identifiers, allowing the agency to keep closer tabs on traders that aren't registered market makers or broker-dealers.


Senator Kaufman demands data be accessable by public: link.