All About High-Frequency Trading

A DETAILED PRIMER ON TODAY'S MOST SOPHISTICATEDAND CONTROVERSIAL TRADING TECHNIQUE Unfair . . . brilliant . . . illegal . . . inevitable. High-frequency trading has been described in many different ways, but one thing is for sure--it has transformed investing as we know it. All About High-Frequency Trading examines the practice of deploying advanced computer algorithms to read and interpret market activity, make trades, and pull in huge profi ts-all within milliseconds. Whatever your level of investing expertise, you'll gain valuable insightfrom All About High-Frequency Trading 's sober, objective explanations of:The markets in which high-frequency traders operateHow high-frequency traders profi t from mispriced securitiesStatistical and algorithmic strategies used by high-frequency tradersTechnology and techniques for building a high-frequency trading systemThe ongoing debate over the benefi ts, risks, and ever-evolving future of high-frequency trading