Introduction As a finance professional deeply embedded in the world of High-Frequency Trading (HFT), I’ve seen firsthand how this advanced trading form blends complex algorithms with ultra-fast execution to exploit fleeting market opportunities. Here, I’ll share a detailed look into the inner workings of HFT, the technologies that drive it, and the broad implications it has for the financial sector. What is High-Frequency Trading? High-Frequency Trading, or HFT, is a sophisticated type of algorithmic trading that’s all about speed and high turnover rates. It’s executed on electronic platforms where orders are processed in milliseconds or microseconds. As high-frequency traders, we use powerful computational technologies to perform large numbers of transactions […]
