We agree then. People who pay to access information which is not public knowledge and trade with it before it becomes public are participating in...
Its hard to debate a subject when you cant even agree on the definition. As someone who actually works in the HFT industry, I can tell you, HFT...
I am starting to believe you are too stupid to understand what the acronym HFT stands for ;) You are the one who is mistakenly using a term to...
You sir, are a disingenuous debater.
You need to stop using the term HFT when you are complaining about SPECIFIC market participants who have the ability to front run. Which I don't...
Again accusing me of front running. As I had stated before if you have the ability to read. None of my systems have prior knowledge of any orders...
I never said illegal activies and cheating didn't exist. But it would be foolish to label all HFT with those characteristics. Just like you...
Why would anyone sell, let alone publicly discuss a systematic approach to extract value from the market that worked? :P
Its the mentality that whatever isn't good for them is bad for everyone.
Jesus. Thats a lot to reply to. You are misinformed or just plain wrong with most of your statements. 1) First lets start by agreeing what...
This statement shows how truly naive you are about HFT in general. If you honestly think 'super computers' are required, they arn't. I can...
Lets hear your reason why YOU should be allowed access to the markets ;)
Im on the same page with you if there was any type of front running or insider trading. I think that should be illegal and the markets should be...
Agreed. The risk between holding long and holding short are different due to their theoretical max risk. But in terms of intraday trading within a...
Really. I was thinking the same thing about you ;)
Agreed. Cramer is a fucking tool. Saying 'where was the HTF liquidity' when the market crashed. I think he is confusing HTF traders who add...
Quick. Get the pitchforks out! ;)
Impossible for them to have months of pure profits? I dont think so. A lot of HFT systems are move away from the idea of 'trading' towards...
#1) Define 'co location'. say you live in cali, your exchange is in nyc. where is too close for you? keep it out of the same building? keep it out...
Funny. Floor traders said the same thing about you ankle biting desk traders ;) Computer assisted trading made the markets too fast for them to...
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