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I thought HFTers only got involved in between two parties when they knew they could make a profit. You thought wrong. While there are a variety of things that
by harryh 5y ago
I thought HFTers only got involved in between two parties when they knew they could make a profit.
You thought wrong. While there are a variety of things that HFT firms do, most of it is market making.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_maker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_maker
- HWR_14 5y agoThose market makers are known, formal and regulated. HFTs are none of those. Well, I guess semi-regulated.
- harryh 5y agoThe big HFT firms are, in fact, well known. https://medium.com/automation-generation/15-well-known-high-frequency-trading-firms-f45292c56d05 https://medium.com/automation-generation/15-well-known-high-... They're also regulated in various ways.
- kasey_junk 5y agoIn fact all of the nyse designated market makers are HFT firms. https://www.nyse.com/markets/nyse/membership https://www.nyse.com/markets/nyse/membership