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fijiaaronelast Wednesday at 7:16 PM2 repliesview on HN

Nobody in the market cares because everyone in the market are cheaters. There is a huge untapped potential of people outside the current market that do not participate because they know the market is rigged against them.

A fair market could be huge, but the trick is keeping it fair. It used to be more fair, and we used to have a healthier economy because of it.

It’s not like most of the unfairness in the current market couldn’t be dealt with, probably with laws already on the books. Most HFT strategies are not only blatantly dishonest but also clearly illegal. The government looks the other way though, because corruption.


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infectolast Wednesday at 11:40 PM

Hyperbole, hyperbole, hyperbole. Define more fair. Spreads are some of the lowest they have been in history.

usefulcatlast Wednesday at 7:41 PM

> Most HFT strategies are not only blatantly dishonest but also clearly illegal.

What specific strategies are you referring to? Genuinely curious.

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