Author(s): Michael Durbin

Business, Economics and Law

A DETAILED PRIMER ON TODAY'S MOST SOPHISTICATED AND CONTROVERSIAL TRADING TECHNIQUE

Unfair . . . brilliant . . . illegal . . . inevitable. High-frequency trading has been described in many different ways, but one thing is for sure--it has transformed investing as we know it.

All About High-Frequency Trading examines the practice of deploying advanced computer algorithms to read and interpret market activity, make trades, and pull in huge profi ts--all within milliseconds. Whatever your level of investing expertise, you'll gain valuable insight from All About High-Frequency Trading's sober, objective explanations of:

• The markets in which high-frequency traders operate
• How high-frequency traders profi t from mispriced securities
• Statistical and algorithmic strategies used by high-frequency traders
• Technology and techniques for building a high-frequency trading system
• The ongoing debate over the benefi ts, risks, and ever-evolving future of high-frequency trading