Automated Trading
An automated trading strategy is a group of specific rules that determine the conditions and timing in which to buy or sell a given commodity or equity. Trading strategies are usually based on complex software using indicators (moving average, relative strength etc.) which create the strategy’s rules.
What are the advantages of using trading strategies?
- Removing the Influences of Human Emotion – It is a well known fact that traders are frequently influenced by emotions such as fear and excitement which may cause them to stray away from their original trading plan. An automated strategy can remove these human variables from the process of executing a system’s entry or exit recommendations.
- While it is true that human emotion is removed from system trades, be aware that humans developed the systems and there is no guarantee that these systems will produce a profit, or for that matter that these systems will not produce a loss in your trading account.
- Accuracy of execution – the computer is not affected by fatigue or other human vulnerabilities which may cause mistakes such as pressing the wrong button.
- High speed execution – a computer can monitor and trade multiple markets simultaneously and react much faster than a human trader.
- Hands-free execution – once the trading strategy is running, the trader (subscriber) does not have to be tied-up to the computer. The server is the one handling the strategy management and execution.
- Improved decision-making – trading strategies can quickly and easily handle complicated calculations required for decision making processes, whereas a human trader may encounter difficulties.
Automated Products
Access the available automated systems within Strategy Exchange. Learn more
AGN is proud to offer our customers access to The Strategy Exchange – an innovative solution for managing the selection, automation and ongoing management of pre-packaged trading systems built to leverage the Strategy Runner hosted solution powered by CQG.
The Strategy Exchange provides the futures industry a web-based platform for accessing hundreds of trading strategies developed by system vendors around the globe. By employing a simple search and selection process, investors can find and deploy a single or multiple automated strategies that meet key decision criteria such as market or sector preference, trading frequency, and performance metrics, all while taking advantage of the order routing and market data capabilities of the renowned CQG ticker plant and exchange gateways.
The Strategy Exchange is powered by Strategy Runner’s exclusive technologies which provide you with the following benefits:
- Broad range of strategies: The Strategy Exchange provides a broad selection of strategies for multiple markets and trading approaches developed by many various strategy vendors.
- Fully automated execution: Once strategies are selected for real-time portfolio execution, SR’s hosted solution handles trade placement in a totally automated manner. Without the need to continually monitor or intervene, clients’ selected strategies are executed in an unattended fashion on a secure, hosted server within the CQG data centers.
- Detailed data analysis: In order to accommodate the diversified needs and preferences of a large number of investors, the Strategy Exchange has compiled one of the industry’s largest data warehouses containing calculated parameters on various strategies’ performance.
- Reliable and accurate data analysis: We consider that SR’s server-based technology is the benchmark by which automated strategy execution is judged. The hosted servers are co-located within facilities having direct exchange connectivity ensuring minimum latency and accurate execution of automated strategies.
- Full control over strategy execution: Using Strategy Runners Professional intuitive graphical display you can view and monitor strategy execution in real time. Strategy Exchange provides complete transparency and full control over your strategy execution, allowing investors to liquidate, modify or stop the execution process at any given time. Be advised that certain market conditions, such as a market locked limit, make it difficult, or impossible to liquidate or modify a trade at any given time.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THERE ARE UNIQUE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILIZING THE INTERNET-BASED ORDER EXECUTION SYSTEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FAILURE OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND INTERNET CONNECTION. AGN FUTURES DOES NOT CONTROL SIGNAL POWER, ITS RECEPTIONS OR ROUTING VIA INTERNET, CONFIGURATION OF YOUR EQUIPMENT OR RELIABILITY OF ITS CONNECTION. AGN FUTURES IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATION FAILURES, DISTORTIONS OR DELAYS WHEN TRADING VIA THE INTERNET.
