Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? “Algorithmic trading in the new digital assets paradigm”?

Written by Sam Tyfield, Partner at Shoosmiths

My starting premise is that trading digital assets (particularly cryptocurrencies) is a natural progression or home for those firms which major on algorithmic trading strategies in traditional markets. The premise is built on a number of factors. Firstly, it is patently obvious that a large number of algorithmic trading firms were early movers into the …