Oct 27, 2009
So when someone specifically bilks $50 billion out of the market, it doesn't surprise anybody who sits up here.
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Jim Bunning is a former United States Senator from Kentucky, serving from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Bunning was known for his strong conservative positions and advocacy for fiscal responsibility. Before his political career, he was a professional baseball player, notably a pitcher in Major League Baseball, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. Bunning's tenure in the Senate included a focus on issues such as energy policy and workers' compensation reform, often criticizing the Department of Energy's handling of compensation programs for workers.
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Oct 27, 2009
As soon as the trade is made, it should be put on the tape so everyone can see it.
Oct 27, 2009
I think this will be an educational hearing about several complex topics that have been in the news lately.
Oct 27, 2009
If I am going to try to trade 100,000 shares of IBM, and I am going to put it on somebody's trading block or some institution has a trading block, I will not get the best price for that 100,000 shares if I am the seller unless I break it…
Oct 27, 2009
OK. What steps are you taking to ensure fair access for everybody to dark pools?
Oct 27, 2009
we have had some unbelievable messes. I mean, a $50 billion mess is a pretty big mess.
Oct 27, 2009
Historically, the way we have tried to make our markets safer and fairer is by increasing transparency and access, and I think that it has worked.
Oct 27, 2009
I think that the information we have gotten is different from the information you just quoted.