The Average Time Between Trades for a High-Frequency Trading Investment

question 20

Multiple Choice

The average time between trades for a high-frequency trading investment firm is 40 seconds. Assume the time between trades is exponentially distributed. What is the probability that the time between trades for a randomly selected trade and the one proceeding it is less than 20 seconds?

• A) 0.1354
• B) 0.3935
• C) 0.6065
• D) 0.8446

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