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This isn't quite accurate. There are brokerages such as Interactive Brokers that provide an API so that you can write automated trading systems. And automated t

This isn't quite accurate. There are brokerages such as Interactive Brokers that provide an API so that you can write automated trading systems. And automated trading isn't limited to just high frequency trading. It's true that most banks have the simple features he mentions in the post but as soon as you want to get a bit more complex what the bank offers just isn't going to cut it.

eduardordm 14y ago
Yes indeed. The problem with using smaller brokerages would be the pricing (because he is trying to be some kind of broker himself). Banks (investment banks) can even expose the exchange 'API' directly to you. EBS kind of does that for FX