It is perhaps surprising that trading generally has made so little progress in developing
a commonly understood and clearly defined set of terms. Even something as logically
straightforward as Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) can be defined by different
people in different ways. Algorithmic trading suffers not only from this lack of
consistency but also from the predilection of many algorithmic service providers
to ‘name’ individual algorithms with words that are intended to convey something
of the underlying strategy. Names like ‘Nighthawk‘ and ‘Guerrilla’ vie with OPL
in a bid to offer clarity but in many cases lead to further confusion.
In constructing this Glossary ATMonitor has sought where possible to assemble definitions
that should be regarded as uncontroversial and has deliberately avoided inclusion
of proprietary named algorithms whose purpose and approach can only be effectively
described by their creators. However, we accept that some readers will consider
the definitions too short and imprecise, while others will find them too long for
something they consider ‘obvious’.
We welcome comments, whether about definitions that are not included or differences
in what any given word means. To contribute your knowledge to the process please
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