A couple of weeks back I was approached by a HFT magazine editor and he asked me whether I would be interested to write down some of my experiences in HFT. As I am not directly participating in the midst of HFT at this point, I had to give it quite some consideration. Why would I do this? Placing myself in a vulnerable and visible position is not my first nature. Still I strongly believe in taking away the mystique or even – allow me – hysteria regarding this type of Capital Markets business. I