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Re:Don't Steal Money from Day Traders Before They Lose It by neilharbinger on Friday September 07, 2018 @03:04AM (#17932396)
"Today, it's extremely difficult to get information 5 minutes sooner than everyone else without insider trading."

You'd think so. It turns out that there is plenty of news out there at the right time. Thing is, no-one has the time to continuously check the top 50 or so online news sources to see if their individual interests are being mentioned.

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Re:Don't Steal Money from Day Traders Before They Lose It by PeterStuer on Friday September 07, 2018 @08:06AM (#17933591)
This is why text analysis software is used. Humans are far too slow at reading and reacting.
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