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  1. High-Frequency Trading: technology, business, Illegal practices, and more

    by , 12-23-2015 at 08:53 AM
    High-Frequency Trading: technology, business, Illegal practices, and more

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    High-frequency trading (HFT) firms use sophisticated computer programs to execute thousands of trades in a second. In fact, a second is slow by HFT standards: Traders often measure time by microseconds, or one-millionth of a second.

    In the decade or so since this high-tech form of trading zoomed onto the Wall Street scene, it's generated plenty of controversy. ...