High-frequency trading (HFT) is a type of investing that relies heavily on the use of algorithms to scan the market and capitalize on small, frequent trades. This style of trading relies on powerful ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Ariel Courage is an experienced editor, researcher, and former fact-checker. She ...

Trading volume refers to the total number of shares or contracts traded in a given period. It’s used to measure the market’s activity and liquidity during a certain period of time — like a day. It’s ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. This year has rolled out in explosive fashion for the stock market, with tariff wars, high ...

Meagan is a former Series 7 financial advisor and current writer focused on blending straightforward information with a dose of humor on topics including equity investments, insurance products, and ...

Investors make millions of online stock trades each day. But have you ever thought about how online stock trading works? Once you hit enter on an order to buy or sell a stock, what happens next? There ...

The securities trading business has lost much of its sheen since the economic downturn, with increased capital requirements as well as stringent regulations such as the Volcker Rule (which restricts ...

"Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there.'" Randall Munroe, Science & Math Cartoonist Chances are when ...

Chester White has shared his experience in the energy sector with MSES students, both in the classroom and as a career coach. In 2002, Chester White was introduced to the energy sector when he became ...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.GS1.03%increase; green up pointing triangle created Securities DataBase, or SecDB, to store information on the various new derivatives the firm was churning out in the early ...

If investor trust in Wall Street and confidence in our regulatory system have not been sufficiently battered, Michael Lewis’ provocative new book, “Flash Boys,” may be enough to deliver the final blow ...