High-frequency trading – a discussion of relevant issues - Xetra
High-frequency trading – a discussion of relevant issues - Xetra
High-frequency trading – a discussion of relevant issues - Xetra
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<strong>High</strong>-<strong>frequency</strong> <strong>trading</strong> <strong>–</strong> a <strong>discussion</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>relevant</strong> <strong>issues</strong> May 2013Protection mechanisms built into the market structure safeguard fairand orderly markets7Avanced Risk ProtectionIllustrationDescriptionTradingParticipant• Advanced Risk Protection functionality enables<strong>trading</strong> participants and/or Clearing Members to setup to three limits on aggregate risk metrics, such asthe total margin requirement.7CentralCounterparty7ClearingMember• Upon breach <strong>of</strong> the first limit, an alert message issent.• At the second limit, the system automatically throttlesorders and quotes.Exchange(Eurex Exchange/<strong>Xetra</strong>)• At the third limit, the “stop button” functionality isautomatically triggered, thus halting all <strong>trading</strong>activities.54