{"id":66197,"date":"2022-05-07T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=66197"},"modified":"2022-05-16T11:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:54:01","slug":"what-is-electronic-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-electronic-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Electronic Trading? A Simple Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is electronic trading? Is it easy to buy and sell stocks electronically?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is, if you know what you&#8217;re doing, it&#8217;s fairly simple. Electronic trading is the process of trading stocks using computer technology. It only takes three steps: gathering market data, making a smart trade decision, and executing an order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll explain what electronic trading is and how it fits into the modern stock market that relies on technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-the-stock-market-work\"><strong>How Does the Stock Market Work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before getting into what electronic trading is, it&#8217;s helpful to know how the stock market works. The stock market is where investors buy and sell stock, or partial ownership in companies. The stock market is composed of many different stock exchanges, which are individual marketplaces where stocks are traded. The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the Better Alternative Trading System (BATS) are all examples of stock exchanges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traders and brokers trade stocks on behalf of an investor at a stock exchange, typically doing so as part of investment firms, brokerage firms, or banks. Traders are the financial intermediaries between investors and stock exchanges, and they\u2019re responsible for executing their customers\u2019 orders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Flash Boys<\/em>, Michael Lewis explains that these basic elements of the stock market\u2014exchanges, brokers, and investors\u2014have stayed the same over the years. But stock traders no longer buy and sell stocks in person on a stock exchange floor\u2013-today, traders buy and sell stocks electronically through computer programs. The stock exchange buildings still exist but are now used to house stock exchange computers, called \u201cmatching engines,\u201d which pair stock buy and sell orders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: While Lewis uses \u201cthe stock market\u201d or \u201cWall Street&#8221; to broadly refer to financial processes, Thomas Sowell argues in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/basic-economics\/1-page-summary\"><em>Basic Economics<\/em><\/a> that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/basic-economics\/chapters-24-25#myth-the-market-as-a-thing-not-as-humans\">market is just humans engaging in transactions among themselves<\/a>. Sowell asserts that when the stock market is treated instead as a personified, third-party entity, rhetoric is allowed that takes away people\u2019s freedom to transact on mutually agreeable terms. His argument extends to stock exchanges transitioning to electronic platforms if technology is viewed as a tool, not as a third-party entity.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-electronic-trading\"><strong>What Is Electronic Trading?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, anyone with a computer can access a stock exchange, since stocks are traded electronically, using computer technology to pair buyers and sellers in a virtual market. Lewis explains how both human and computer traders go through the same three steps of an electronic trade:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gather market data. This data includes information about different stocks and their current value at each stock exchange.<\/li><li>Use that data to make a smart trading decision. Traders might identify a stock that is low in price worth buying or a stock that could be sold for a higher price.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Execute an order. Traders follow through with their trading decision and actually buy or sell stock.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis believes that humans are good at this process but asserts that technology is better. Computer programs can complete these steps more thoroughly and much faster than a person can, sending and receiving signals about market data in a fraction of the time it takes you to blink your eyes. If a trader has an extra split second to evaluate stock information, they have a slight advantage over other traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electronic-versus-algorithmic-versus-high-frequency-trading\"><strong>Electronic Versus Algorithmic Versus High-Frequency Trading<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is electronic trading versus algorithmic trading versus high-frequency trading? While Lewis discusses electronic trading, he doesn\u2019t differentiate between electronic trading, algorithmic trading, and HFT. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/investing\/110713\/basics-mechanics-behind-electronic-trading.asp#toc-how-it-works\"><strong>Electronic trading<\/strong><\/a> involves creating an online brokerage account to facilitate electronic transfers between you and the brokerage. After placing an order, the brokerage uses its technology to interact with stock exchanges to execute trades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While someone can make an electronic trade, someone can only write the code for an algorithmic trade. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/active-trading\/101014\/basics-algorithmic-trading-concepts-and-examples.asp\"><strong>algorithmic trading<\/strong><\/a> (also called automated trading, black-box trading, or algo-trading), a computer algorithm\u2014a defined set of instructions\u2014places a trade. 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