High Frequency Traders Trying to Create Arbitrage Opportunities by Flooding Market Systems Bogus Quotes

October 9th, 2012

Via: CNBC:

Translation: the ultimate goal of many of these programs is to gum up the system so it slows down the quote feed to others and allows the computer traders (with their co-located servers at the exchanges) to gain a money-making arbitrage opportunity.

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