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Currency trading remains resistant to HFT

Unlike some markets, foreign currency is too broad to become dominated by high-frequency trading, a study has found

High-frequency trading in global foreign exchange markets is unlikely to take more than 50% of market share, despite its rapid rise in popularity, a survey has suggested.

The survey was conducted by Aite Group, a US consultancy. It found that HFT activity in global currency trading was lower than in other markets, and likely to remain so, due to participant diversity.

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