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The article reports that financial institutions are now creating computer-run trading algorithms to scan and react to news headlines. Algorithmic trading comprises a third of all share trades in the U.S., and it is rising in Great Britain as well. The article states that the aim of algorithmic tradi...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 383; no. 8534; p. 85
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 6/23/2007
Subjects:
Algorithms
Business forecasting
Algorithm software
Speculation
Business journalism
Stocks (Finance)
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article reports that financial institutions are now creating computer-run trading algorithms to scan and react to news headlines. Algorithmic trading comprises a third of all share trades in the U.S., and it is rising in Great Britain as well. The article states that the aim of algorithmic trading is to reduce latency.