Eric Hunsader
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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.{{cite web|last=Mahmudova |first=Anora |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-man-wants-to-upend-the-world-of-high-frequency-trading-2016-02-02 |title=This man wants to upend the world of high-frequency trading |website=MarketWatch.com |date=February 17, 2016 |accessdate=March 1, 2016}}
Hunsader is a leading critic of high-frequency trading (HFT).{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-11-27/high-speed-traders-nemesis-nanexs-eric-hunsader |title=High-Speed Traders' Nemesis: Nanex's Eric Hunsader - Businessweek |website=Bloomberg.com |date=November 27, 2013 |accessdate=March 1, 2016}}
Before he founded Nanex in 2000, he was a senior software engineer with Quote.com.{{Cn|date=July 2023}}
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.{{cite web|last=McKenna |first=Francine |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/whistleblower-award-for-nyse-fine-goes-to-hft-critic-2016-03-01 |title=Whistleblower award for NYSE fine goes to HFT critic |website=MarketWatch.com |date=May 6, 2010 |accessdate=March 1, 2016}}{{cite web|author=|url=http://seekingalpha.com/news/3152546-hft-critic-wins-sec-whistleblower-award |title=HFT critic wins SEC whistleblower award - Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) |publisher=Seeking Alpha |date= March 2016|accessdate=March 1, 2016}}{{cite web|last=McDonald |first=Daniel |url=http://www.dailynewsx.com/news/business-news/why-the-next-president-must-stop-americas-federal-debt-explosion-49661.html |title=Why the next president must stop America's federal debt explosion | New York News |website=Dailynewsx.com |date= |accessdate=March 1, 2016 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
He works in Winnetka, Illinois.