Synonyms

program trading

British

noun

trading on international stock exchanges using a computer program to exploit differences between stock index futures and actual share prices on world equity markets

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But despite these measures, program trading continued to grow in popularity in the years following the crash.

From Scientific American • May 19, 2023

Portfolio insurance, the short selling of stock index futures to protect against a decline in value, caused computerized program trading to issue sell orders as a safeguard against more losses.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2017

Of course, the New York Stock Exchange had done its part to facilitate program trading by automating its order processing system, allowing members to transmit large order volumes.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

Both ad tech and program trading follow the same pattern.

From Forbes • Apr. 16, 2014

"This is more of a buyer's strike than any major selling," said Viren Chandrasoma, U.S. head of program trading at Credit Suisse Group AG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2013

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