James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The battle lines over the definition of “high frequency trading” are being drawn. Industry trade groups are ...

High-frequency trading allows investors to make large-volume trades at very high speeds.

Buying and selling large quantities of stocks in split seconds, and making pennies per share. High-frequency trading (HFT) is performed entirely by computer algorithms that look for and take advantage ...

Measured in hertz (cycles per second), rate of repetition of changes / waves. The term frequency is also used for range (band) on the radio frequency spectrum, such as 800 MHz, 900 MHz or 1900 MHz.

(1) A group of frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum that are assigned by regulatory agencies for a particular purpose. Also called a "frequency band." See frequency bands, spectrum, satellite ...

Refers to computerized trading using proprietary algorithms. There are two types high frequency trading. Execution trading is when an order (often a large order) is executed via a computerized ...

High frequency trading (or HFT) is a form of advanced trading platform that processes a high numbers of trades very quickly using powerful computing technology. It can be used to either find the best ...