On: Ask HN: Anyone making money through algorithmic tr...

[gerdesj]

I'm going to pull out some small bits from your AHN and ask in return: If you think you might have found a niche that might work in your favour, why on earth broadcast it?

"...that would not be interesting enough for larger algorithmic trading firms"

This could have been your potentially unique insight.

"... But are there opportunities ..."

There probably are but you wont find them being researched on AHN.

"no need to disclose _how_ you actually do it"

So, you don't think it is original anyway.

Before you went AHN, you had an idea but instead of doing some original research on it, you dived straight in and published it here. No doubt you will (have already) get lots of ideas and responses but the idea is out there now whether you want it to be or not.

[charlesdm → gerdesj]

Honestly, I don't. I was merely wondering whether people are even able to make money doing this.

This is akin to, "are indie devs making money on the App Store in 2018?"

[gerdesj → charlesdm]

Fair one mate. I suppose I read too much into it and I apologise for perhaps being a bit aggressive.

I take you are more interested in the environment itself rather than actively exploiting it - although that might become an option later 8)