algorithmic trading
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Using computer programs and AI to execute trades automatically based on pre-set rules or machine learning models. algorithmic trading removes human emotion from the process and can react to market conditions in milliseconds.
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A hedge fund's algorithm detects a price discrepancy between two exchanges and executes thousands of arbitrage trades in under a second — far faster than any human investor.
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