A Video Explanation Of High Frequency Trading

For those of you who prefer videos and diagrams to written descriptions of complicated subjects, I am posting below a video that explains high frequency trading. There is also a free itunes version of the same video available for download here.

High-frequency trading from Marketplace on Vimeo.

High-frequency trading is creating a ruckus on Wall Street. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains high-frequency trading and why some people are upset about it.

Paddy Hirsch has 26 other excellent videos about finance and economics available here.