Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Algorithmic trading involves three broad areas of algorithms: execution ...

Refers to computerized trading using proprietary algorithms. There are two types algo trading. Algo execution trading is when an order (often a large order) is executed via an algo trade. The algo ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

A programming language that allows complex mathematical formulas to be coded. Most major programming languages provide this capability. See algorithm and algorithmic. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...