High Frequency trading, is really meant for people or companies that have their servers in the same network as the exchange they are HF'ing on. In fact, true H

High Frequency trading, is really meant for people or companies that have their servers in the same network as the exchange they are HF'ing on. In fact, true HF'ers buy and sell in fractions of a second, some lasting seconds, or minutes. I've researched this, and tried doing the same, but, in the end, trade fee's, and commissions kill the idea dead. In fact, HF Trading falls under Day Trading, which required that you must have the legal minimum $25,000 in equity on hand to day trade... that is the main thing that killed it for me... read for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_trading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_trading If you'd like to try it out before you trade live (here comes the shameless plug), you can use the trade simulation I made (buy/sell/sell short) and set your trade fee's and commissions totally free at https://algxchange.com https://algxchange.com