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Here are the 24 stocks high-speed traders love – CNBC.com

High-frequency traders like their targets big, with share prices cheap (but not too cheap) and with a fairly low level of volatility. That’s according to a study published Tuesday on Investopedia, which charted 24 companies that meet metrics HFT firms have favored historically. The study, authored by Elvis Picardo, portfolio manager at Global Securities in Canada, […]

Top Stocks High-Frequency Traders (HFTs) Pick (BAC,F,CSCO,INTC)

High-frequency trading (HFT) firms make money – and lots of it – by exploiting inefficiencies in the pricing of shares quoted on several exchanges in an increasingly fragmented marketplace. They also generate significant income by capturing rebates offered by various exchanges for providing liquidity. While detractors dub such practices as abusive and predatory – claiming, for instance, that HFT firms […]