High frequency trading (or HFT) is a form of advanced trading platform that processes a high numbers of trades very quickly using powerful computing technology. It can be used to either find the best ...

Measured in hertz (cycles per second), rate of repetition of changes / waves. The term frequency is also used for range (band) on the radio frequency spectrum, such as 800 MHz, 900 MHz or 1900 MHz.

Buying and selling large quantities of stocks in split seconds, and making pennies per share. High-frequency trading (HFT) is performed entirely by computer algorithms that look for and take advantage ...