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What is High-Frequency Trading (HFT)

Chapter 152
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
Is a special form of electronic trading characterised by the use of complex computer algorithms to analyse quote data, trigger readily implemented trading strategies, and reduce trade execution latency for a fast reallocation or turnover of trading capital within fractions of a second.
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Financial News Analytics
Wing Lon Ng (CCFEA, University of Essex, UK) and Liutauras Petrucionis (CCFEA, University of Essex, UK)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch152
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