Can HFTs Flourish in FX?

- WatersTechnology Staff
- 25 Jan 2010

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High-frequency trading has been around at least since the late 1980s when Nasdaq introduced its Small Order Execution System (SOES), which let traders execute up to 1,000-share trades automatically and gave market-makers no choice but to honor those trades.

Traders quickly developed strategies to exploit the smallest market moves and reaped the profits. They also earned the affectionate nickname of "SOES Bandits" from the industry for their trading style. Since then, it has been a constant

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