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This is the opposite of discretionary trading, i.e., manually entering orders into the trading platform during trading hours on various global markets, which is slowly but surely giving way to automation and falling by the wayside.
They can take advantage of the volatility of investment assets and conclude trades in tens of milliseconds with a precisely defined amount of capital and risk.
However, the trading floor is increasingly becoming a relic of the past and has been replaced by a virtual system where traders trade via computer terminals and telephones. Thanks to AOS, trade entries and exits can be executed by machine with surgical precision, relieving the trader of stress and the resulting rash decisions.
Three-tenths declines in indices, which could have sparked panic among traders ten years ago, are now common intraday movements. Nervousness and panic only set in when there are 4% and 5% drops. This is largely due to algorithms that collect information and try to protect their portfolios very quickly. The tired broker on the phone with a client is no longer in vogue.