Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Algorithmic trading involves three broad areas of algorithms: execution ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in ...

Algorithmic trading is no longer the exclusive domain of niche quantitative firms—it has become the backbone of modern financial markets. I am already seeing the significant impact AI-driven ...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is now weighing in on all things regarding algorithmic trading. On its website, the European regulator has published a new report that summarizes its viewpoint on ...

The phrase "trading" is used when you and another one agree to exchange what you own for something they possess. A blue jacket, for example, may be traded with someone who has a coat of another hue if ...

We believe reverse engineering of algorithms is happening in the marketplace. Our process for minimizing the risks of this include algorithmic randomization of venue, size, wait time, limit prices and ...

Algorithm trading firms, also known as quantitative trading firms, are financial organizations that use sophisticated algorithms and mathematical models to make investment decisions in financial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Forbes Senior Contributor. 30+ Years Wall Street Career. Professor. Let’s break it down into its components. It’s not that ...

On 22 August 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its high level observations following a multi-firm review of algorithmic trading controls. During the review, the FCA assessed a ...