Latency and Brokerage Firm Outages: What a Trader Can Control
Trading is challenging enough, but add in latency and outage problems and it becomes downright frustrating. There are, however, some things a trader can control while other things remain out of their control. Identifying the delays that are outside your control can...
3 Important Things You Need to Know About Trading in Fast Moving Markets
Before we get into the 3 important things you need to know about trading in fast moving markets, we need to define what a Fast Market is exactly. According to Nasdaq, a fast market is “excessively rapid trading in a specific security that causes a delay in the...
Who’s to Blame for High Latency? When It’s Your Broker’s Fault (And When It’s Not)
Trading happens at near-light speeds, and low latency is a critical component for efficiently trading in the marketplace. With the speed of today’s electronic trading, abrupt pricing fluctuations can happen in microseconds. To compete in this hypercompetitive arena, a...