The lifeblood of financial firms and professional traders.
Professional trading involves buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day — positions are always closed before the market close.
Capitalising on short-term price movements
Professional trading involves the buying and selling of financial instruments within the same trading day, such that positions will always be closed before the market close.
The focus is on capitalising on short-term price movements in securities — either buying to profit from increases, or shorting to profit from decreases — exploiting small incremental changes in value.
Professional traders emphasise very short-term positions, with trades lasting a few seconds to a few minutes. They execute numerous daily transactions at high volumes, focusing on momentum and trend identification rather than long-term holding.
Commonly day-traded instruments
Professional trading is the lifeblood of financial firms and professional investors and speculators. Its growing popularity is attributed to technological advancement, regulatory changes and the development of the financial markets.
Reading the market, one move at a time.
Professional traders emphasise very short-term positions — lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes — executing numerous transactions at high volumes.
The edge comes from identifying momentum and trends and acting decisively, backed by the right technology, data and discipline.
- Capitalise on small, incremental changes in value
- Go long to profit from rises, or short to profit from falls
- Powered by world-class technology and infrastructure
The characteristics of professional trading
Same-day positions
Buying and selling of financial instruments within the same trading day — positions are always closed before the market close.
Short-term price moves
Focus on capitalising on short-term price movements in securities, exploiting small incremental changes in value.
Long or short
Either buying to profit from increases, or shorting to profit from decreases in price.
High volume, high momentum
Numerous daily transactions at high volumes, focusing on momentum and trend identification rather than long-term holding.
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