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The liquidity from market makers and HFT firms have ushered in this age of free trading for the lay man. This was not possible even 10 years ago.
> It seems to me that "enabling capital to get better returns" is not a noble goal in itself
The majority of Americans own stock. Sabotaging the middle class's retirement to give a middle finger to some billionaires does not seem noble to me.
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The liquidity from market makers and HFT firms have ushered in this age of free trading for the lay man. This was not possible even 10 years ago.
> It seems to me that "enabling capital to get better returns" is not a noble goal in itself
The majority of Americans own stock. Sabotaging the middle class's retirement to give a middle finger to some billionaires does not seem noble to me.