Introducing algorithmic trading

In the 1990s, exchanges had already begun to use electronic trading systems. By 1997, 44 exchanges worldwide used automated systems for trading futures and options with more exchanges in the process of developing automated technology. Exchanges such as the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) used their electronic trading systems as an after-hours complement to the traditional open outcry trading pits, thus giving traders 24-hour access to the exchange's risk management tools. With these improvements in technology, technology-based trading became less expensive, fueling the growth of trading platforms that are faster and more powerful. The higher reliability of order execution and the lower rate of message transmission error has deepened the reliance on technology by financial...