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Are algos and high frequency trading a benefit to the market or are they just a parasitic drain and no good?

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Are algos and high frequency trading a benefit to the market or are they just a parasitic drain and no good?



HFT (Market Making) is the liquidity. That’s how you are able to enter and exit trades instantly at low spreads.

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