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Re:Humidity in New Jersey impeding radio transmissions and s... by southerndrift on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @01:14PM (#17458331)
Wouldn't this lead to people registering all possible trade options and deleting all but the best option at the very last moment?
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Re:Humidity in New Jersey impeding radio transmissions and s... by Normal_gaussian on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @01:21PM (#17458369)
Not if you prevented deletion. A placed order is a placed order.
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Re:Humidity in New Jersey impeding radio transmissions and s... by coldtea on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @04:04PM (#17459183)
Isn't that trivial to solve? Just treat biddings during the turn round as commands already issued -- so no deletion.
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