⚡ What is $HFT ?
High-frequency trading 🤖💻 that uses algorithms and ultra-fast computers ⏱️⚡ to make thousands of trades per second 📈📉 seeking small repeated gains 🔁💰.
✅ Advantages
📈 More liquidity and more efficient markets
💵 Arbitrage opportunities in seconds
🌍 Massive presence in global markets
⚠️ Risks and criticisms
👻 "Phantom" liquidity that disappears quickly
📉 Can cause sharp drops (flash crash)
🎭 Possible manipulations (quote stuffing)
🏦 Favors large players, leaving retailers behind
💭 My opinion
HFT is like a turbo engine 🚀 of the market: fast, efficient, and technologically impressive 🤯.
But it is also an uneven game 🏟️, where only those with the best machines and connections win 📡💰.
It needs clear rules 📜⚖️ so it doesn't become a risk for everyone.