Affiliation:
1. Chandigarh University, India
2. Usak University, Turkey
Abstract
The inexorable advance of algorithms is driving a revolutionary change in the financial world, which is causing significant upheaval. This chapter goes into the complex realm of algorithmic trading, charting its history from the manual execution of trades to the complex methods used by today's financial whizzes. The chapter sheds light on the effect that algorithms have on the microstructure of markets and highlights the contribution that algorithms make to the development of prices, the dynamics of liquidity, and the overall efficiency of markets.