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Eric Hunsader

Eric Scott Hunsader is an American software developer, the founder and CEO of Nanex.

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Eric Scott Hunsader is an American software developer, the founder and CEO of Nanex.

Hunsader grew up in Manatee County, Florida, the son of a tomato farmer father, and the second eldest of four children.1

Hunsader is a leading critic of high-frequency trading (HFT).2

Before he founded Nanex in 2000, he was a senior software engineer with Quote.com.

In February 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded him $750,000 in respect of his activities as a whistleblower, which led to a $5 million fine against the NYSE.345

He works in Winnetka, Illinois.1

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  1. Mahmudova, Anora (February 17, 2016). "This man wants to upend the world of high-frequency trading". MarketWatch.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. "High-Speed Traders' Nemesis: Nanex's Eric Hunsader - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. November 27, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  3. McKenna, Francine (May 6, 2010). "Whistleblower award for NYSE fine goes to HFT critic". MarketWatch.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. "HFT critic wins SEC whistleblower award - Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE)". Seeking Alpha. March 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  5. McDonald, Daniel. "Why the next president must stop America's federal debt explosion | New York News". Dailynewsx.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.