Although it may sound like something from a science fiction film, ‘high-frequency trading’ is an important part of the stock market.
The price of virtually everything — from stocks to bonds to the food on your plate — is now influenced by high-frequency trading
What this means for businesses is the effect it could have on the slowly growing economy, and their markets:
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