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High-frequency trading comprises many different types of algorithms. [1] Various studies reported that certain types of market-making high-frequency trading reduces volatility and does not pose a systemic risk, [10] [63] [64] [78] and lowers transaction costs for retail investors, [13] [35] [63] [64] without impacting long term investors.
Algorithmic and high-frequency trading were shown to have contributed to volatility during the May 6, 2010 Flash Crash, [41] [43] when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged about 600 points only to recover those losses within minutes. At the time, it was the second largest point swing, 1,010.14 points, and the biggest one-day point decline ...
Manoj Narang, CEO of high-frequency trading firm Tradeworx, argued that Lewis' book is more "fiction than fact," claiming Lewis needs a primer in HFT. [16] A review by academic blogger Scott Locklin notes that Lewis had never spoken to, nor cited, a single high-frequency trader in the book. [18]
High frequency trading (HFT) is controversial. Some investors say it lets people capitalize off of opportunities that may vanish quite quickly. Others say high frequency trading distorts the markets.
Flash Traders and High Frequency Traders: Same Networks, Different Objectives And there's yet another twist to the story. If your broker requests it, the ECN will make the order available for ...
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The Speed Traders, An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (ISBN 978-0-07-176828-3) is a book on high-frequency trading, authored by Edgar Perez. It examines the 2010 Flash Crash incident that led to a significant decline in the value of U.S. stocks on May 6, 2010.
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