# In an op-ed, Prof. Vasant Dhar highlights the role of data and analytics in high-frequency trading

1 Faculty News April 16, 2014 ![CNBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_034412.gif?itok=MRidxYS3)>

Excerpt from [CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/id/101586488) -- "An important overlooked fact in the current debate is that the same players who invested in speed have also invested in big data and sophisticated predictive analytics. A player with the ability to discover buried, but exploitable, patterns is at a huge advantage over the significant majority who are not well positioned to find them, including regulators."

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