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[ A L G O R I T H M I C T R A D I N G S U R V E Y ] Figure 2: Reasons for using algorithms (% of responses) 7.78 Better prices (price improvement) Long only 2018 Long only 2017 Long only 2016 8.91 7.5 Consistency of execution performance 12.68 10 13.69 7.74 7.05 Customisation of capabilities 5.2 Ease of use 14.57 12.39 9.2 9.18 Greater anonymity 10.75 Higher speed, lower latency 7.9 6.27 4.8 11.9 11.29 Increase trader productivity 12.32 8.4 4.67 Internal crossing 6.69 4.4 7.98 Lower commission rates 7.27 5.2 11.93 Reduce market impact 11.8 13 3.27 Results match pretrade estimates 2.67 0.3 0 76 // TheTrade // Spring 2018 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16