Top 10 reasons why we see HFT firms fail
This top 10 reasons list is by no means "the fact", but is based on our own experience serving such…
We surveyed Hedge Funds worldwide, and this is how they increased profitability
Of 104 hedge funds surveyed, these are the actions and best practices they took to increase their profitability
Understanding Trading Latencies
Regardless of how fast a transaction occurs, there will always be some delay due to the number and types of…
How to design high-frequency trading systems and their architecture. Part I
In this article, I would like to talk about how to implement a low latency system, modules needed and its…
How much money would it cost to setup high-frequency trading?
It’s a very lucrative business but is hard to get started. Usually, startups try to start small and grow as…
Liquidity aggregation
It is very well known how fragmented the FX market is. There are hundreds of dealing banks, ECNs, non-banks, all…
Biography of an HFT startup
I strongly recommend reading carefully the story behind how this guy could build his own HFT firm. It’s a fascinating…
How do I design high-frequency trading systems and its architecture. Part III
This is the last part of 3 series of articles I’ve been writing. In this part, I’m going to explain…
How do I design high-frequency trading systems and its architecture. Part II
In the first part, I explained basic concepts of architecting a low latency trading system and some examples on how…
How do I design high-frequency trading systems and its architecture. Part I
In this article, I would like to talk about how to implement a low latency system, modules needed and its…
Witnessing HFT’s return
The platform was created from scratch, using lightweight C++ code. I was especially focused on the architecture of the software,…
10 Things That Affect the Profitability of a Trading System
What factors affect the profitability of an automated trading system? Here is a list of the 10 things in no…
10 Things that Affect the Speed of a Trading System
What factors affect the speed of a trading system? Here is a list of the 10 things that affect the…
HFT’s trading returns revealed
Finally, like never before, I can do it. I have permission to share what 2 hours of a real high-performance…
An inside view on HFT’s trading returns
Finally, like never before, I can do it. I have permission to share what 2 hours of a real high-performance…
How to build an HFT for forex market FX ($EURUSD $EUR $USD)
To build a solid FX high-frequency trading environment is an extremely challenging exercise. A HFT engine usually contains the following…
How to protect trading intellectual property from software developers?
This story is about how we, as software consultants/architect and developers, must have a huge amount of creativity, besides hard…
Toxic flow in forex market
Believe it or not, there are many banks and ECNs that haven’t catch up with the latest technology with trading…
Which is better: Discretionary or Systematic Trading?
A discretionary trader will still have rules, i.e. a system, for deciding when to enter and exit positions. Most successful…
Why move your strategies to HFT?
Why would you need to move into a HFT environment if you don’t do HFT? There are a few key…
Latency Comparison Numbers
L1 cache reference 0.5 ns Branch mispredict 5 ns L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache Mutex lock/unlock 25…
How easy is to make money as HFT startup?
Short story, is not easy at all. Recently I’ve been approached for many startups looking for setup their own HFT…
Best Practices on HFT low-latency software
After several years developing high-performance trading systems I come up with some rules of thumb. When talking about low latency/high…
Why trading on DEMO account is SO different from REAL accounts
I have a great trading idea!! I do my research, and whoala!! It looks great!! Time to test it… I…
Unlock the secrets of High-Frequency Trading systems
Data structures that are contained within a single cache-line are more efficient. Use appropriate containers (e.g. prefer reserved std::vector than…
What I’ve learned after coding for HFT and Low Latency Systems
Choose the right language: FORGET about scripting languages, they won’t work. When you are looking to shave those last few…
Backtesting the $SPY (S&P 500): SMA 10/100 System
The simplest ideas are often some of the best. This is a mantra that should often be repeated by traders…
How do I develop Trading Systems?
Often, trading model developers “spoil” the eventual results of their model by making errors early in the process. These errors…
Building a Trading System – General Considerations
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is the important of separating the trading models–the mathematical or algorithmic logic that…