An amendment No. 1 printed in House Report 113-476 to add one requirement to the study on high frequency trading: Whether such trading increases market volatility, including short term market swings such as the "flash crash.".

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Amendment Number
947
Description
An amendment No. 1 printed in House Report 113-476 to add one requirement to the study on high frequency trading: Whether such trading increases market volatility, including short term market swings such as the "flash crash.".
Purpose
Amendment inserts an additional study to the bill of merit provisions that would examine whether or not high-frequency trading increases market volatility.
Congress
113
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 23, 2014
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
20:07:47
Submitted Date
Jun 23, 2014
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 1, 2022
Amendment 947 — Informed