The WSJ reports: Some of the most heavily traded U.S. stocks
might also be among the most expensive to trade, costing investors as much as
$2.5 billion a year, according to a New York trading and research firm.
Stocks such as Bank of America Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco
Systems Inc., and Ford Motor Co. are so popular with high-frequency trading
firms that long-term investors often have trouble quickly buying and selling
the stocks, according to a report by Pragma Securities LLC.
Investors trying to trade cost-effectively often find
themselves standing in line behind the fleet-footed traders and are forced to
wait to execute…
Read all about it at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443931404577551633192136866.html
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