Algorithmic Trading – From Microwave Technology to Colocation and Neural Networks The Daily Hodl

Gone are the days of a room full of traders frantically executing trades trying to follow volatile market. Computer algorithms are the technology that shape the market today. Up to 70% of all trades in the United States are now performed by machines and not humans. While algorithmic trading is continuing to grow, the technology keeps improving as well. There are a number of significant technological advancements that are already being implemented and may become a part of the near future in trading.