Like you I started out as an equities trader as well. I trade for a prop trading firm in NYC. The stuff I do is mainly discretionary trading so it is me vs. the algos most days. I have found ways around them frequently by trading stocks that have them temporarily turned off but its beginning to...
There was a lot of algo volume in the markets today. Even in individual equities like FSLR there was a lot more volume than usual. There were a bunch of algorithms that made trades on Yellen's announcement. Those big moves that happened right when she mentioned key things were too fast for...
