HFT Alert

[QUOTE=ernsttanaka;18431]I just watched a video on HFT Alert.

I thought you will find it interesting.

Either from a programming/tool standpoint -- as it visualizes HFT trade or from a standpoint of more info on what HFT entails.

[url]http://youtu.be/NzfmT4vGXZY[/url]

Check it out -- it is 30min --

Ernst[/QUOTE]

Thank you Ernst.

I already had checked the site when Billy presented it here, but now after listening to this video, I can clearly see that this system is not for me. I have the feeling that this system will make me dizzy, forcing me to monitor what I mainly consider to be noise, while as a human being, my best ability is to filter the noise out and keep the big picture.

It might be useful to day traders though, but I would still like to see a back-test on how people can make profit out of that. I believe that the micro-second trading environment is not suited for back-testing. As soon as you discover that a specific "game" is being played, you are already too late to take advantage of it, because other computers have.

So, I'd be happy if someone could show - with statistical figures and not just trading examples - that this HFT monitoring system is useful.

This video is however an interesting summary as to the different aspects of HFT (Front running, quote studding, rebate trading, etc.)

Pascal