In the fast-paced, highly volatile financial markets it is almost impossible to find any brokerage or asset manager that does not employ automated and algorithmic trading to some degree. The high volume of throughput, the complexity of trading strategies and structured instruments, and the fact that even a minute’s delay can shave thousands of dollars from the value of a deal have all driven automation to the heart of the trading process.
Properly implemented, automated trading applications offer low-latency, real-time, zero-touch processing of thousands of orders per hour. These processes significantly drive down transaction costs, using facilities such as Direct Market Access (DMA) to create more efficient activity in the markets. At the same time advanced algorithms enable traders to respond to what-if scenarios, execute correlated trades, split and route orders to optimal destinations, and minimise impact on the market.
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