NEW YORK, April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today PR Newswire announces that it has established an enhanced set of policies for the issuance and distribution of market-moving news. The policies, which build on PR Newswire's leadership in the field of fair and equitable news distribution, are designed to promote integrity in the market and prevent preferential access to material news by high-frequency trading (HFT) firms.
"PR Newswire has always taken a forward-thinking approach toward the most effective means of news dissemination," said Ninan Chacko, CEO of PR Newswire. "Innovative business practices serve our clients' best interests and today's announcement strengthens our commitment to industry-leading policies and fair access to market-moving information."
As the pioneer of commercial news distribution, PR Newswire has consistently been the industry leader in establishing practices that support equitable access and synchronized news distribution. PR Newswire has never supplied its primary data feed to high-frequency traders.
PR Newswire's newly formalized policy will require primary data feed recipients to certify that they do not engage in high-frequency trading. This more rigorous policy safeguards its primary data feed from being provided to entities engaged in HFT.
Another potential issue for companies and investors is the chance that trades will be processed in the seconds after official market close at major U.S. stock exchanges. This offers an opportunity for some high-frequency traders to receive news at 4PM and immediately trade on that news before it has been made available to the broader market.
Therefore, for clients seeking to distribute potentially market moving news at market close, PR Newswire's first-in-the-industry policy will recommend holding distribution until 4:01PM ET to prevent the possibility of same-day trading on major U.S. exchanges.
"We are pleased to announce a new policy for clients who distribute potentially market moving news for market close," continued Chacko. "These clients will be counseled to hold their release until 4:01PM ET to prevent trades on this news before the closing price is finalized."
The formalization of these policy changes follows collaboration with the Office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. To learn more about the New York Attorney General's efforts around fair and broad distribution of material news, please read today's release.
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