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High Frequency Traders Need A Speed Limit

High Frequency Trading is being done more and more by big banks and hedge funds. High Frequency Trading has been blamed for number of flash crashes in the past. Big banks and hedge funds are in a competition now a days to increase the speed with which their algorithms can execute trades. These algorithms can… Continue reading High Frequency Traders Need A Speed Limit

Hypothetical Performance Disclosure: Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations, some of which are described below. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown; in fact, there are frequently sharp differences between hypothetical performance results and the actual results subsequently achieved by any particular trading program. One of the limitations of hypothetical performance results is that they are generally prepared with the benefit of hindsight. In addition, hypothetical trading does not involve financial risk, and no hypothetical trading record can completely account for the impact of financial risk of actual trading. for example, the ability to withstand losses or to adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can also adversely affect actual trading results. There are numerous other factors related to the markets in general or to the implementation of any specific trading program which cannot be fully accounted for in the preparation of hypothetical performance results and all which can adversely affect trading results.