program trading

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In response, regulatory authorities implemented a number of measures to restrict the use of program trading, including circuit breakers that halt trading when there are significant market swings and other limits.

From Scientific American • May 19, 2023

Portfolio insurance, the short selling of stock index futures to protect against a decline in value, caused computerized program trading to issue sell orders as a safeguard against more losses.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2017

Phelan said he feared that program trading could lead the market to shed hundreds of points.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

Both ad tech and program trading follow the same pattern.

From Forbes • Apr. 16, 2014

"I don't think it's going to be that significant of a trade," said John Shaw, co-head of global program trading Knight Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2011