Themis Trading Blog
<< Go Back

Two Must Read Articles

18

May, 2010

USA TODAY: Our View on Wall Street: Time to put the brakes on high-frequency trading

Although this month’s “flash crash” on Wall Street has yet to be fully explained, the machine-driven market meltdown has cast an unflattering light on something called high-frequency trading.
OPPOSING VIEW: Safe at any speed

High-frequency trading uses sophisticated computer algorithms to determine when a stock is likely to tick up or down. Some of these systems buy and sell hundreds of times in the space of a second, making tiny profits each time. By some estimates, high-frequency trading now accounts

This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please login. New users may register below.

Existing Users Login
 Remember me  
Forgot password? Click here to reset
New Users Registration
*Please indicate that you agree to the TOS
*Required field

Post a Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Home | Who We Are | The Themis Approach | Market Structure Analysis | Newsroom | Blog | Contact
Copyrights ® 2012 All Rights Reserved By Themis Trading LLC