Is the stock market “rigged”? That’s what Michael Lewis, the author of “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,” is arguing. Lewis argues that high-speed trading gives some traders an unfair advantage. The ...

As markets migrate to blockchain rails, however, the nature of alpha itself is shifting. Future alpha won’t come from ...

High-frequency trading (HFT) is a type of investing that relies heavily on the use of algorithms to scan the market and capitalize on small, frequent trades. This style of trading relies on powerful ...

Superman III might be a terrible movie, but it’s a great vehicle for explaining high-speed trading. The clever Bloomberg video above uses the plot of Superman III to explain the complicated nature of ...

High-frequency trading (HFT) remains one of the most debated innovations in modern financial markets-leveraging powerful algorithms and ultra-fast data processing, HFT firms execute thousands of ...

No matter what you are trading or investing in, no matter what strategies you use, your orders, your profits, and your ROI will be impacted by HFT activity from time to time. Your goal should be to ...

Refers to computerized trading using proprietary algorithms. There are two types high frequency trading. Execution trading is when an order (often a large order) is executed via a computerized ...

It’s not easy being a high frequency trader these days. Market volume is down and market volatility has largely vanished, making it ever harder for the high-speed trading crowd to employ their ...