Can algorithmic trading systems beat human traders?

[IAS_LLC]

Intuition is huge, but western people don't know how to use it. Go to India or China, those people know what is intuition and how to use it.

Oh, okay...

 

[ETcallhome]

Intuition is huge, but western people don't know how to use it. Go to India or China, those people know what is intuition and how to use it.

how's that standard of living working out for India and China? I don't see a lot of low intuition westerners waiting to get in.

 

[wrbtrader]

Can algorithmic trading systems beat human traders?

Yes if you play the scalping game as a trader without special commissions and without automation in reference to professional algorithmic systems that enjoy those "special privileges" that the typical trader doesn't have access to.

 

[Michael J. Fletcher]

This is a disaster. Machines eventually are going to kill traders.

 

[wrbtrader]

This is a disaster. Machines eventually are going to kill traders.

I'm sure human traders will hack into the machines and make the machines their bitch.

 

[ETcallhome]

This is a disaster. Machines eventually are going to kill traders.

you mean traders without machines will get killed?

 

[Javier]

so the trick would be to find that part of the market that is just like chess and let the computer trade it

I didnt say market is like chess. And about the second topic, I would say that is just about speed.

 

[syswizard]

This is a disaster. Machines eventually are going to kill traders.

Only day traders. Longer term traders especially those doing sophisticated options strats will do fine.

 

[ETcallhome]

Only day traders. Longer term traders especially those doing sophisticated options strats will do fine.

or the guy who figures out what all the computers will probably do

 

[tradingcomputer]

you mean traders without machines will get killed?

Traders without machines will get killed.