ALGORITHMIC TRADING’S IMPACT on the cash equities market has been huge, especially considering the relatively small proportion of the total trading volume for which it accounts. Although there is much confusion about the technique, most market participants seem to agree that it will be used increasingly frequently. Financial services consultancy Celent estimates that by 2008 up to 25% of all trades by volume will be executed using an algorithm, up from about 18% today.
Since algorithmic trading began to take off as an execution tool in 2000, the average trade size on the London Stock Exchange has fallen from £60,000 to just over £20,000 ($34,000).
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