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Feature Articles from Automated Trader

Automated Trader magazine Features (previously known as Marketplace) examine a particular aspect of algorithmic or automated trading with input from those active in the industry. Topics can include regional surveys, trading technology, security types and the activities of various market participant

  • Picking up the Pace Picking up the Pace

    SUBSCRIBERS ONLYThe idiosyncrasies of the fixed income market have made it a laggard in the adoption of automated and algorithmic trading, but the soul searching that followed the sub-prime crisis may accelerate uptake, reports Chris Hall. full story

  • MiFID Descends across Europe MiFID Descends across Europe

    SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSix months after its launch, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has begun to stimulate greater competition between trade execution venues, but the fragmentation of liquidity and trade reporting has also caused confusion among buy-side institutions. Chris Hall reports. full story

  • Buy Side Flocks to FX Buy Side Flocks to FX

    SUBSCRIBERS ONLYAuto and algo trading techniques are being deployed by a wide range of buy-side firms in the increasingly crowded, but not always transparent, waters of the FX market. Chris Hall reports. full story

  • All the News that’s Fit to Trade All the News that’s Fit to Trade

    FREE ARTICLENews has been moving financial markets since before Julius Reuter released his first pigeon. Chris Hall asks whether machine-readable news will give traders an edge. full story

  • Baptism by Fire Baptism by Fire

    QUALIFIED REGISTRANTS & SUBSCRIBERSExtreme volatility in the equity markets made August a testing month for both users of execution algorithms and automated trading strategies. Leading players explain the lessons for the future to Chris Hall. full story

  • The Smart Money The Smart Money

    QUALIFIED REGISTRANTS & SUBSCRIBERSAs MiFID opens the door to competition between equity trading venues in Europe, Chris Hall looks at how algorithmic trading will adapt to the new era of fragmented liquidity. full story

  • A Global Round Trip A Global Round Trip

    REGISTERED VIEWERSExchanges around the world are investing in new technology and services to attract a greater share of algorithmic and automated trading volumes. Chris Hall takes a whirlwind tour of the exchanges that are pulling out the stops to bring much-needed sources of liquidity to local markets. full story

  • Pennies from Heaven? Pennies from Heaven?

    REGISTERED VIEWERSAs the SEC’s six-month penny pilot scheme draws to a close in the US options market, Chris Hall reports on the initial impact on different market segments and asks whether decimalisation will open up the market for higher levels of automated and algorithmic trading. full story

  • Catch Me if You Can Catch Me if You Can

    REGISTERED VIEWERSAutomated traders whose strategies depend on speed are turning to ‘true’ direct market access to avoid the latency burden of futures clearers’ pre-trade risk management tools. Chris Hall looks at clearers’ efforts to monitor trading risks without imposing unnecessary restraints on high-frequency clients. full story

  • Autotrading CTAs Autotrading CTAs

    FREE ARTICLEGiven the number of CTAs with systematic rather than discretionary trading styles, CTAs as a breed would seem naturals for automated trading. But as Kim Hunter finds out, while they have been keen adopters of the technology, there are still plenty of leopards out there with the same old spots. full story

  • Feature: Algo in Asia - Slow Burn or Damp Squib? Feature: Algo in Asia - Slow Burn or Damp Squib?

    FREE ARTICLEWhile adoption of algorithmic trading in Asia is not as advanced as in Europe or the US, there are some indications of intent already emerging. For instance, several major broker dealers have started relocating experienced advanced order execution personnel to the region with the intention of building their algorithmic client base. Will they soon be basking by a bonfire of activity or struggling with soggy matches? Heather Mclean finds out. full story

  • Feature: Jack Schwager - Making the grade Feature: Jack Schwager - Making the grade

    FREE ARTICLEThe number of hedge funds using automated and algorithmic trading has risen exponentially in recent years. That has made it hard for such funds to stand out from each other when pitching to allocators. One such allocator is Jack Schwager, who in addition to an illustrious career on Wall Street and the authorship of numerous investment classics, is also the principal investment manager of the Market Wizards Funds, the flagship fund of hedge funds series of the Fortune Group. AT talked to Mr Schwager about his views on automated trading and some of the criteria he uses when selecting managers. full story

  • Feature: Colocation - A Game Worth the Candle? Feature: Colocation - A Game Worth the Candle?

    FREE ARTICLEExchanges, networks and service providers are turning to the laws of physics in the race to reduce latency and win customers. But do colocation and proximity trading really offer substantial benefits worthy of the investment, or is it mainly a triumph of marketing over common sense? full story

  • Feature: Is Fixed Income Ready to Hit Algo Street?

    FREE ARTICLEFixed income has been long regarded as the Cinderella of algorithmic trading – while equities and then FX would enjoy the ball, fixed income would be left behind. However, while we may still be a long way from a glass slipper scenario, there are now glimmerings of real activity and serious intent from both the buy and sellside. full story