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You can directly route all your orders to an exchange, but HFT firms are active there as well, and they might even get paid for it by the exchange (which you ha
by Denvercoder9 6y ago
You can directly route all your orders to an exchange, but HFT firms are active there as well, and they might even get paid for it by the exchange (which you have to pay much higher commissions than what retail traders are paying right now). All alternatives eventually end up reinventing what the HFT firms do.
- ta1234567890 6y agoOr creating an alternative exchange in which HFT is not allowed.
- meteor333 6y agoBut it must be possible to build an app which serves retailers as the customers vs these HFTs? For example, charging monthly subscription or paying micro fees per trade. What are the costs involved for trading directly in exchanges?