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Re:Banning Some HFT Strategies Helped This Market Grow: Chart by harryh on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @10:31AM (#11253502)
If my order goes in before yours then there is a good chance that my order will get filled and yours won't. The speed at which traders (automated or otherwise) get in orders is of critical importance.

If you don't understand that, then your understanding of the problem is hopelessly wrong.

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Re:Banning Some HFT Strategies Helped This Market Grow: Chart by ThomPete on Thursday March 10, 2016 @08:41AM (#11259092)
That someone get an order in before another will always be a reality. It's not a problem anymore than there are winners and loosers on the stock market.

What we are talking about is specifically removing the advantages of HFT (if one consider it a problem), not removing the fact that someone can get and order in before someone else.

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