On the positive side, there is a number of algorithmic strategies which are unscalable - they are only profitable with a small amount of money (up to a few millions), and become unprofitable with more assets, because they move the market too much. This makes them uninteresting for funds and banks, and great for the home trader.
On the negative side, the spreads, fees, and latency funds and banks get are smaller than what you can get on online trading platforms. So focus on longer-term strategies (with a holding period of a few hours or more), because you'll lose out to the big guys with any medium to high frequency trading strategies.
On the negative side, the spreads, fees, and latency funds and banks get are smaller than what you can get on online trading platforms. So focus on longer-term strategies (with a holding period of a few hours or more), because you'll lose out to the big guys with any medium to high frequency trading strategies.