High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
Platforms & ToolsAlgorithmic trading executing very large volumes of orders at extremely high speed, exploiting tiny, fleeting price inefficiencies.
High-frequency trading is a form of algorithmic trading that executes an extremely large number of orders at very high speed, often holding positions for mere seconds or less, exploiting tiny, fleeting price inefficiencies. It requires specialized low-latency infrastructure — direct market access, colocation near exchange servers, and FIX API connections — well beyond what standard retail platforms provide.
HFT is dominated by institutional and professional operations rather than individual retail traders, given the infrastructure and capital scale required to compete at that speed.