Blame decimalization for the bear market. Since American financial markets became decimalized in early 2001 they have become much more volatile, even as they are less liquid. Decimalization requires ...

While the change has reduced spreads, it also could lead to higher fees and commissions at online brokerages. market moved from trading in fractions to dollar decimals this past April, investors got ...

Two more reasons for investors to be thankful in an otherwise very difficult year for many portfolios: * Decimalization of stock prices finally became reality. Congress wanted the major U.S. markets ...

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will host a public meeting in Washington that should capture the attention of every entrepreneur, investor and job seeker facing the dismal ...

Much is being made over a bill proposed yesterday by Arizona Congressman David Schweikert that would allow the shares of small-cap companies to be quoted at 5- and 10-cent increments instead of the ...

Saturday, April 9th marks the tenth anniversary of decimalization in the United States' equity markets. Since the change to decimal pricing, stocks have been traded in pennies instead of the ...

WHEN Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson said recently that he wants to re-examine decimalization because hedge fund managers and market makers were complaining of how the ...

NEW YORK — Months after U.S. stock markets shifted from measuring the value of stocks in fractions to pennies, fears about an explosion in trade volume that could choke data networks are beginning to ...