These days, many aspects of everyone’s lives are being overtaken by algorithms — from online searches to social media accounts and even investments. You may hear terms thrown around — for example, ...

In the fast-paced world of finance, the utilization of algorithmic trading software has become a game-changer. Defined as the use of computer algorithms to automate trading strategies, this ...

Quantitative trading is an approach that is normally associated with institutional investors handling huge sums of money, but technological advances have made it easier for amateur and individual ...

Algorithmic, algo or automated trading is a practice that involves a computer program to execute trades. The program uses complex mathematical models and pre-defined rules (i.e., algorithms). When ...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is now weighing in on all things regarding algorithmic trading. On its website, the European regulator has published a new report that summarizes its viewpoint on ...

The first type of algo trading strategy that we'll talk about is an arbitrage strategy. Arbitrage strategies use price differentials to generate risk free profit. Although these price differentials ...

This is the third in a series of blog posts on MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II). If you missed the earlier posts, seeMiFID II: How Did We Get Here and What Does it ...

As hedge funds increasingly turn to machine learning techniques in their trading strategies, regulators and clients are having to come to terms with money being managed by black box algorithms, so who ...

The intersection of AI and algorithmic crypto signals is the turning point in digital finance. As markets grow, volume and ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct ...

On 22 August 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its high level observations following a multi-firm review of algorithmic trading controls. During the review, the FCA assessed a ...