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High-Frequency Trading: Background, Concerns, and Regulatory Developments
This report provides an overview of high-frequency trading (HFT) in the equities and derivatives markets regulated by the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It also examines the Flash Crash of 2010 and the role that HFT may have played, as well as recent regulatory developments.
Date:
June 19, 2014
Creator:
Shorter, Gary & Miller, Rena S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Reauthorization
This report examines some of the history of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), focusing primarily on its creation and most recent legislative reauthorization. It also discusses the foremost active authorities of the DPA.
Date:
June 19, 2014
Creator:
Brown, Jared T. & Else, Daniel H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership in the United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies
This report highlights key steps in the process for attaining membership in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. It discusses the capacities associated with U.N. membership and observer status, as well as criteria for and implications of membership. It also examines related U.S. legislation and recent congressional and Obama Administration actions
Date:
June 19, 2014
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa & Browne, Marjorie Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations
This report looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, in particular, recent rivalries between populist political forces, nepotism in government, and Thai relationships with neighboring countries.
Date:
June 19, 2014
Creator:
Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Dolven, Ben
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislation to Approve the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement
This report discusses the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement and analyzes relevant legislative initiatives (S. 812 and H.R. 1613) and other legislative action surrounding Congress's approval of the Agreement (P.L. 113-67).
Date:
June 19, 2014
Creator:
Hagerty, Curry L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library