HFTs shunning commodities: RCMA’s Mike Coleman
High-frequency trading in commodities has declined against a backdrop of falling demand for the asset class, says industry veteran Mike Coleman. Still, his recently rebranded fund has had a good 18 months.
High-frequency traders seem to have pulled back from the commodities space in the past couple of years, said Mike Coleman, chief executive of Singapore-based RCMA Asset Management, which until earlier this year was Aisling Analytics.
“In 2011/12, high-frequency traders were a big feature of the crude oil market, but my sense is that they are less active in commodities than they were," he told AsianInvestor. "I’m not sure why; maybe they find them harder than equities or interest r…
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