Algorithmic trading allows investors to execute their trading strategy, which can involve trading multiple securities in separate markets at a fraction of a second.

The next step is sending that list onto an order processing algorithm that goes out and buys or sells the stocks that have been selected. The code may seem hard to follow, but it’s one of the oldest ...

Algorithmic trading is also referred as black-box trading, automated trading, or algo-trading. It is a method that uses a computer program that follows a defined set of instructions or an algorithm to ...

The following Algorithm Q&A Special Report was crafted after conversations with the Buy and Sell sides of the Institutional Trading Community. This Report is not a re-hash of all things Algo, but ...

In recent posts, I have been focused on algorithm nuances that can have disproportionate effects on algorithm performance. In this post, I am going to move in the opposite direction and discuss a much ...

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 ...

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 ...