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program trading

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In response, regulatory authorities implemented a number of measures to restrict the use of program trading, including circuit breakers that halt trading when there are significant market swings and other limits.

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

And Henriques notes that Wall Street’s institutions had profited tremendously from program trading.

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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