While it was once something only Wall Street players could afford, algorithmic trading is now accessible to smaller investors and startups. Algorithmic trading is when you use computer programs to ...

Algorithmic trading (algo trading for short) uses computer programs to execute trades automatically based on predetermined criteria. These programs enter and exit positions on traders' behalf when ...

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We believe reverse engineering of algorithms is happening in the marketplace. Our process for minimizing the risks of this include algorithmic randomization of venue, size, wait time, limit prices and ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in ...