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title: Algorithmic trading, what if it is just an illusion? Evidence from experimental asset markets
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4620189/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: SSRN 4620189
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4620189
featured: 2023-11-02
citations: 2
topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution
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# Algorithmic trading, what if it is just an illusion? Evidence from experimental asset markets

The potential existence of algorithmic trading can impact human price predictions, trading activities, and price dynamics in human-only asset markets, even if no actual algorithmic trading is present.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4620189
- Identifier: SSRN 4620189
- Released: 2023-07-17
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 24 (2023-11-02): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-11-02/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 2
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution

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