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High Frequency Trading, explained

Paddy Hirsch Apr 1, 2014

From all the furor about high-frequency trading, sparked by Michael Lewis’ new book Flash Lads, you’d think that HFT was only just invented. In fact, it’s been around for years, and it’s always been controversial.

Here’s a video from five years ago, explaining how HFT works:

 

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