What is High-Frequency Trading?

Posted by Norb Vonnegut on 5/12/10 • Categorized as Tools

There’s been so much talk about the “flash crash” and high-frequency trading.

Wonder what it is?

Here’s a great, eight-minute video that explains how high-frequency trading works:

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Norb Vonnegut wrote 178 articles on this blog.

Do you ever feel the financial news makes no sense? Do stories leave you with more questions than answers? I created Acrimoney to discuss Wall Street’s behavior behind the headlines. As a veteran of a wealth management business that exceeded $1 billion in assets, I offer insight into the people and the “doings” that affect your money. I’ll start the discussion. But I hope you’ll jump in and say what you think.