Originally Answered: Is Python fast enough for HFT in a stock market with an average trade rate of 3 – 15 trades/s? To get to the point, yes Python is fast enough but that doesn’t necessarily mean you should use it.
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HFTs are profitable more often than not . In 74% of firm-days, HFTs earn positive gross trading profits. Aggressive HFTs are the least frequently profitable at 68% of the firm-days. Passive HFTs are profitable slightly less often than Mixed HFTs at 71% compared to 76%.
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