Don't be misled by the idea that trading more frequently is better. These 100-lot ES trades that get dumped out 1 tick later are certainly making the broker rich, but not necessarily the trader.
The only "super-fast, super-frequent" trading that I would not be suspicious of is arbitrage.
Quote from Avalanche:
http://www.atdesk.com
are the main player in this game.
Automated trading is definitely comming to the little guy (most of us) this year as several firms have or are developing on their own stuff or working on deals to integrate it, however a firm like automated trading desk is so far infront the curve compared to the stuff we are going to have access to it like comparing an Atri 2600 to the latest xbox or playstation.
Having said that, automated trading is the future for sure IMO and even though you can't get access to the high end stuff, the low end stuff is still an edge over using redi+ or gr8trade or something with just your level II and some lousy bells and whistles that tell you what just happend rather than what is likely about to happen.
Rather than volume tapering off like some people think, its probably more likely to explode over the next 2-3 years as more and more you have systems trading against systems rather than traders vs. traders. (well you know what I'm trying to say).
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Like someone just said, the good stuff isn't going to get broadly commercialized anytime soon. The platforms that the masses are using right now, myself included,...why do you think we get them for free basically...cause they suck, thats why. If they were really good or offered a real edge you would have to pay a lot more for them than we all do.
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Dare I ask what your experience or exposure is in this field? (Obviously I'm not asking for strategy details, just curiousity on your time in this area...)
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Does anyone know of other companies like ATD?
I imagine where there is on success story more are likely to follow...
I even vaguely remember seeing something about some people affiliated with Bright or one of the other prop firms using or trying to use automated (very) short term systems.