Algo Trading

Description

Algorithmic Trading (also known as Strategy Trading) uses a dedicated 3rd party server to automatically execute given certain rules and parameters.

Technically, the algorithmic engine runs on a server for a 3rd party vendor. The trading provider programs this server by defining a number of named Strategies. For each Strategy a number of input parameters is defined. The list of available strategies and their parameters is sent to the end user during the login process. The user selects from the list of strategies, fills in the mandatory parameters and sends the order to the server. Then the algo server monitors conditions such as market prices, volumes, time etc and enters and cancels orders to try and fulfill the purpose of the strategy.

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References

Wikipedia on Algo Trading