Scalp trading strategies

High-frequency trading is an automated trading platform that large institutions use to transact many orders at high speeds . HFT systems use algorithms to analyze markets and spot emerging trends in a fraction of a second.

While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $218,500 and as low as $20,500 , the majority of High Frequency Trader salaries currently range between $26,000 (25th percentile) to $150,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $186,500 annually across the United States.

Typically, the traders with the fastest execution speeds are more profitable than traders with slower execution speeds . In addition to the high speed of orders, HFT is also characterized by high turnover rates and order-to-trade ratios.