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Re:TWTR by alexeisadeski3 on Thursday November 07, 2013 @12:34PM (#6690813)
Quant bots make the market better by increasing liquidity.
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Re:TWTR by jcalvinowens on Thursday November 07, 2013 @09:56PM (#6694146)
I've always thought that's a sketchy claim. The market would have sufficient liquidity without the bots.

More importantly, they're a huge waste of resources that produces nothing of economic value.

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Re:TWTR by alexeisadeski3 on Friday November 08, 2013 @06:50AM (#6695587)
There's no such thing as sufficient liquidity.
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