NexusFi: Find Your Edge


Home Menu

 


Quotes by TradingView
Go Back   >  Traders Hideout >  Emini and Emicro Index  > 


⚡ FLASH SALE: Save $50 using coupon "UPGRADE" on Elite Lifetime Access $149 $99 - Expires in



Algo and HFT traders: good or bad?


Discussion in Emini and Emicro Index

Updated
    1. trending_up 1,632 views
    2. thumb_up 5 thanks given
    3. group 3 followers
    1. forum 1 posts
    2. attach_file 0 attachments




 
Search this Thread

Algo and HFT traders: good or bad?

  #1 (permalink)
 
blackgrey45's Avatar
 blackgrey45 
Maryland, US
Market Wizard
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: Sierra Chart
Broker: AMP Global
Trading: MES
Frequency: Several times daily
Duration: Minutes
Posts: 888 since Jul 2022
Thanks Given: 908
Thanks Received: 968

Are algos and high frequency trading a benefit to the market or are they just a parasitic drain and no good?

Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Started this thread Reply With Quote

 
Best Threads (Most Thanked)
in the last 7 days on NexusFi
NexusFi site changelog and issues/problem reporting
6 thanks
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
1 thanks
  #2 (permalink)
kamaiu
Singapore, Singapore
 
Posts: 14 since Oct 2022
Thanks Given: 1
Thanks Received: 14


blackgrey45 View Post
Are algos and high frequency trading a benefit to the market or are they just a parasitic drain and no good?



HFT (Market Making) is the liquidity. That’s how you are able to enter and exit trades instantly at low spreads.

Reply With Quote
Thanked by:




Last Updated on October 26, 2022


© 2026 NexusFi®, s.a., All Rights Reserved.
Av Ricardo J. Alfaro, Century Tower, Panama City, Panama, Ph: +507 833-9432 (Panama and Intl), +1 888-312-3001 (USA and Canada)
All information is for educational use only and is not investment advice. There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stocks, options and foreign exchange products. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
About Us - Contact Us - Site Rules, Acceptable Use, and Terms and Conditions - Downloads - Top
no new posts