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		jusonchan81 on April 25, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Anyone making money through algorithmic tr... Efficient market theory prevents predicting prices to a certain extent. But algorithms can take out emotions in trading and can limit your losses.

beagle3 on April 25, 2018 [–]

But efficient markets are not a law of nature. Depending on context (e.g. HFT) it might be a wrong assumption.

nvarsj on April 25, 2018 | [–]

HFT is what makes the markets efficient, at their own profit.

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