Global equity futures demand is being shaped by futures automated trading breakthroughs in latency reduction. Algorithmic execution in Euro Stoxx 50 futures reached record precision with bid-ask spreads shrinking below 0.8 points during peak hours. There's arguably never really a bad time to buy Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) . The company is the dominant name in U.S. e-commerce , as well as the biggest name in the global cloud computing market. Saluzzi noted that clients had grown weary of brokers who defaulted to passive execution. “We often heard from clients that they were frustrated by some of their brokers who simply put their orders into a machine and walked away,” he said. “To stay relevant and add value, traders needed to understand their clients’ trading styles and instructions.” Futures automated trading plays a crucial role as volatility indices climb. VIX futures algorithms recently triggered reallocation in portfolio hedges, optimizing delta-neutral positions in response to options market skew shifts around the 18.5 level.
