where computers are used to place orders into the market at high speeds, such as in high-frequency trading.

History

Before electronic trading, 1600-1970s

From the start of modern stock exchanges in the 1600s in Amsterdam and London, there were physical locations where buyers and sellers met and negotiated prices to buy and sell securities. By the 1800s exchange trading would typically happen on dedicated floors of an exchange. Often

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