garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · edit-211 months agoTIL that in 2010 the stock market experienced a flash crash, caused by automatic trading. Over a trillion dollars were lost and mostly regained, all in 36 minutes. Exact causes remain disputed.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down15
arrow-up1333arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2010 the stock market experienced a flash crash, caused by automatic trading. Over a trillion dollars were lost and mostly regained, all in 36 minutes. Exact causes remain disputed.en.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · edit-211 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squarecollegefurtraderlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoNo sir HFT provides liquidity to the stock market, which makes it more efficient. Removing high frequency traders would cause individual traders to get worse prices and/or wider bid/ask (buy/sell) price spreads. Basically the big players WANT you to remove HFT so they can more easily manipulate prices to take advantage of small traders
No sir HFT provides liquidity to the stock market, which makes it more efficient.
Removing high frequency traders would cause individual traders to get worse prices and/or wider bid/ask (buy/sell) price spreads.
Basically the big players WANT you to remove HFT so they can more easily manipulate prices to take advantage of small traders