IIT Stuart School of Business Assistant Professor of Finance Benjamin Van Vliet recently produced a MarketsWiki Presentation that addresses the high frequency trading controversy, and how speed is more than just a tool to help execute trades. He discussed how speed can be a competitive advantage when bringing ideas rapidly into the markets. His presentation also covers some trading strategies, in which he dissected differences and similarities between them.

The presentation was originally posted at johnlothiannews.com. It was shared by Modern Markets Initative, an advocacy effort organized by some of the industry’s leading quantitative trading firms.