These teams were given data from the Bank’s Research Department to interrogate over the course of a few weeks in May and June. At the conclusion of the analysis period, each team then submitted a 1000 word essay to the Bank. Team essays followed the same format as the Bank’s Monetary Policy Statement, i.e.
Three challenges posed by electronic trading  Although the expansion of electronic trading has brought many positive effects, as noted, it also has its own negative side with respect to the proper functioning of financial markets. There are three crucial issues. The first issue is market vulnerability induced by the presence of electronic trading. In particular, algorithmic trading is vulnerable to unpredictable events.