@article {Easley19, author = {David Easley and Marcos M. L{\'o}pez de Prado and Maureen O{\textquoteright}Hara}, title = {The Volume Clock: Insights into the High-Frequency Paradigm }, volume = {39}, number = {1}, pages = {19--29}, year = {2012}, doi = {10.3905/jpm.2012.39.1.019}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Over the last two centuries, technological advantages have allowed some traders to be faster than others. In this article, the authors argue that contrary to popular perception, speed is not the defining characteristic that sets high-frequency trading (HFT) apart. HFT is the natural evolution of a new trading paradigm that is characterized by strategic decisions made in a volume-clock metric. Even if the speed advantage disappears, HFT will evolve to continue exploiting structural weaknesses of low-frequency trading (LFT).LFT practitioners are not defenseless against HFT players, however, and this article offers options that can help them survive and adapt to this new environment.TOPICS: Portfolio management/multi-asset allocation, exchanges/markets/clearinghouses, performance measurement}, issn = {0095-4918}, URL = {https://jpm.pm-research.com/content/39/1/19}, eprint = {https://jpm.pm-research.com/content/39/1/19.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Portfolio Management} }