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Re:Morgan Stanley to Buy E-Trade for $13B by hcknwscommenter on Thursday February 20, 2020 @07:39PM (#22379995)
If you want to define front-running that way, then I agree HFTs don't front-run. But they do step in between buyers and sellers. If you want to call that something else, shrug.
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Re:Morgan Stanley to Buy E-Trade for $13B by sseveran on Friday February 21, 2020 @10:49AM (#22383961)
Stepping in between buyers and sellers is called market making. They smooth supply and demand across time.

Also I don't define front running that way, FINRA does.

https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/rulebooks/finra-rules/5...

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Re:Morgan Stanley to Buy E-Trade for $13B by hcknwscommenter on Saturday February 22, 2020 @10:41AM (#22391524)
Your link contradicts your definition.
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