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There's been a lot of consolidation in the HFT sector recently [1]. Back in 2008, when HFT was hot and new, a lot of money was made. But lower post crisis volat

There's been a lot of consolidation in the HFT sector recently [1]. Back in 2008, when HFT was hot and new, a lot of money was made. But lower post crisis volatility and multiple HFT firms chasing the same opportunities has compressed margins. The party is over... [1] https://www.thetradenews.com/hft-not-so-flashy-anymore/ https://www.thetradenews.com/hft-not-so-flashy-anymore/

vostok 8y ago
I may agree with some of what's written and I completely agree with the overall conclusion, but the writing seems to be pretty low effort. > Finally Two Sigma Securities, the market making arm of Chicago based quantitative hedge fund Two Sigma, will purchase the options trading business of Interactive Brokers.