HFT Myths
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It's the same both ways. You still need to convince a clearer to let you do it and need the credentials to do it (seat leases are relatively cheap). I haven't done it myself on a personal level, but general business practice if you're going through some type of sponsored access is to convince the clearer that you have a risk limit system in place and give them asynchronous access to your system (kill switch).
In the end I don't think there's a clear-cut standard on how they decide to set you up, but it depends on your credibility, account balance, and expected revenue generation for them. I've never had any major issues with it at a firm level, and I've heard of people doing on a personal level as well.
It impacted them a lot. That's all I'll say about it due to ongoing discussions.
I do wonder what retail investors think about it though. Do you notice it? Like it? Analyzed it?
I dont think retail traders are active on ebs, nor am i. I just followed the press coverage.
I would assume this only benefits less competitive or slower marketmakers. I don't see how it would affect for example point & click gui traders. To me this whole idea sounds silly. And apparently they are still losing marketshare, so not sure who came out ahead here.
HFT's make consistent money making markets in thousands of stocks. They make consistent profits until Vix volatility rises to 40-50. Then they either get smoked or get shut off and then there's no liquidity and that's when markets get destroyed.
2 HFT: Is your company use or plan use FPGA? Something like Enyx solution? Solarflare reduce latency, but server should decode FIX/FAST still (6-7 microseconds additionally).
PS. I do not like be smart spy - plan start my own E-mini venture soon (DMA from shared CME DLink)
My apologize that HFT club split daily profits because all traders have similar speed (and this is big question what speed I'll have) and need send average lot size orders for avoid big losses on exit from the position.
PS. I do not like be smart spy - plan start my own E-mini venture soon (DMA from shared CME DLink)
My apologize that HFT club split daily profits because all traders have similar speed (and this is big question what speed I'll have) and need send average lot size orders for avoid big losses on exit from the position.Hft,
When you do latency arbitrage on fx can you do it in between USA exchanges or you need to go further europe-us, uk-us, jpn-us...? Also, which banks/mm are more reactive to sudden price changes? (which banks you follow for sudden price changes in order to jump on a latent price somewhere else? Are you first looking to their NY orderbooks in 95% of cases? )
thank you
When you do latency arbitrage on fx can you do it in between USA exchanges or you need to go further europe-us, uk-us, jpn-us...? Also, which banks/mm are more reactive to sudden price changes? (which banks you follow for sudden price changes in order to jump on a latent price somewhere else? Are you first looking to their NY orderbooks in 95% of cases? )
thank you