Re:A High Frequency Trader's Apology, Pt 2
by stabblerpie on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @03:14PM
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>Any HFT who hunts for a sure thing isn't making any money - there are far more 51% gain, 49% loss opportunities than there are sure things.
There may be far more 51/49 opportunities. However, saying that HFTs hunting for sure things isn't making money is far from true.
I worked for a UHFT firm that had a winning percentage of more than 95% of the time. The 5% losers had VERY small losses too. All arbitrage trading. Not market making like everyone seems to be focused on in here.
There may be far more 51/49 opportunities. However, saying that HFTs hunting for sure things isn't making money is far from true.
I worked for a UHFT firm that had a winning percentage of more than 95% of the time. The 5% losers had VERY small losses too. All arbitrage trading. Not market making like everyone seems to be focused on in here.