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Day trading is the process of selling financial instruments such as stocks, stock options, future contracts, commodity futures etc so that at the ends of the business day or when the market closes you have sold the position you where holding. It could involve several purchases and trades within the course of the day. Individuals that are involved with day trading are known as day traders, and with the advent of fast electronic day trading, day trading has become very popular, and all you need is a computer and a internet access.
High frequency trading is the use of powerful computers to execute trades within fractions of a second. It’s like having a crystal ball with stock intelligence. When a buy order is initiated or placed by a trader for a stock, these high speed computers or robots are able to capture this information and relay it to a high frequency trader who then quickly buys that particular stock. And by the time your buy order finally arrives, the stock purchased by the high speed trader is sold to you.
Forex market or foreign exchange market makes it possible for banks, individuals and other financial institutions. The idea behind the forex market is to facilitate the international trade and investment so that different currencies from different countries could easily be converted from one currency to other. The foreign exchange market is the largest and most liquid market in the world with huge volumes of trade executed each year. Trade in forex is becoming easier and easier and with the use of the internet and forex robots, individuals can now execute buy and sell orders from the comfort of third bedroom.
