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Jesse Lauriston Livermore (July 26, 1877 – November 28, 1940) was an American stock trader. [1] He is considered a pioneer of day trading [2] and was the basis for the main character of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a best-selling book by Edwin Lefèvre.
Algorithmic trading is a method of executing orders using automated pre-programmed trading instructions accounting for variables such as time, price, and volume. [1] This type of trading attempts to leverage the speed and computational resources of computers relative to human traders.
It is a way to measure the performance of a particular strategy over time. [1] Like an index that tracks a particular stock market, a strategy index does the same for a trading algorithm. The trading strategy may as simple as a market sector defined by stocks that belong to one specific industry to complex such as pairs trading strategy. [2]
The trading strategy is developed by the following methods: Automated trading; by programming or by visual development. Trading Plan Creation; by creating a detailed and defined set of rules that guide the trader into and through the trading process with entry and exit techniques clearly outlined and risk, reward parameters established from the outset.
Scalping is the shortest time frame in trading and it exploits small changes in currency prices. [4] Scalpers attempt to act like traditional market makers or specialists. To make the spread means to buy at the Bid price and sell at the Ask price, in order to gain the bid/ask difference.
According to Aristotle in The Politics (Book I Section 1259a), [3] Thales of Miletus once cornered the market in olive-oil presses: . Thales, so the story goes, because of his poverty was taunted with the uselessness of philosophy; but from his knowledge of astronomy he had observed while it was still winter that there was going to be a large crop of olives, so he raised a small sum of money ...
Amazon previously announced 27,000 corporate layoffs, which began in 2022 and continued into 2023, marking the largest corporate layoff in the tech giant’s history.
Risk control: Cut losses is the rule. This means that during periods of higher market volatility, the trading size is reduced. During losing periods, positions are reduced and trade size is cut back. The main objective is to preserve capital until more positive price trends reappear. Rules: Trend following should be systematic. Price and time ...