HFT debate: High-frequency trading creates market upset
High-frequency trading (HFT) has inhabited the market for more than a decade, but only during the last couple of years has it become a subject of intense scrutiny, both in Canada and around the globe. Today, HFT—which allows traders to use advanced algorithms and systems to make trades in milliseconds and profit on millions of transactions—is part of the common parlance on Bay and Wall streets.
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