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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As technology advanced and more data became available, this kind of program trading became increasingly sophisticated, with algorithms able to analyze complex market data and execute trades based on a wide range of factors.

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

Phelan said he feared that program trading could lead the market to shed hundreds of points.

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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