The HFT world involves firms ranging from boutique companies to the biggest players on Wall Street. Here's a list of some of the largest HFT firms by volume traded, according to the SEC:5 Citadel Securities: Based in Miami, it has personnel devoted to commodities, credit and co...
Initially, HFT firms operated on a time scale of seconds, but as technology has improved, so has the time required to execute a trade. Firms now compete at the milli- or even microsecond level. This has led to many firms turning to field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to achieve great...
The article discusses the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) regulatory and examination priorities for brokers and dealers in 2013, which include algorithmic and high frequency trading (HFT). FINRA's concerns regarding firms' supervision of the development of algorithms and trading systems...
Once you feel that you are confident enough in your skillset to begin applying for HFT jobs, you will need to convice either the firms themselves, their HR departments or the recruiters that work for them, that you have what it takes. You will be facing an uphill battle here as recruiter...
Manipulation or spoofing hurts all legitimate market participants and those doing it should be removed from the markets. If you do many of the firms using HFT will be the first to stand up and cheer. But don't throw out what is working with what needs to be addressed. ...
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The HFT world involves firms ranging from boutique companies to the biggest players on Wall Street. Here's a list of some of the largest HFT firms by volume traded, according to the SEC:5 Citadel Securities: Based in Miami, it has personnel devoted to commodities,...