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World Service,09 Jul 2013,17 mins

Robots Rule - The Risks and Rewards of Computerised Trading

Business Daily

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What are the pros and cons of computerised stock market trading? 麻豆社 business editor Robert Peston looks at the increasing trend of high frequency traders who are using computers powered by algorithms that mimic what traders do. Is risk increased or decreased as we give machines ever more control over decisions to buy and sell? And, why silence is golden in the boardroom as in life.

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