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To: NOW who wrote (26535)	1/26/2010 4:52:39 PM
From: Real Man	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71475

What's crime for me and you is allowed for the government. Jesse elaborates on some criminal activity. jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com Front running is also illegal and extremely profitable, but 2009 saw about 3/4 of all volume coming from high-frequency trading, a modern version of front running. Little wonder trading profits are high - you can't lose front running orders! The machines basically sniff out all orders then front run them automatically, so that other folks get the worst fill possible. "Within milliseconds" means that when your order comes, front runners will sniff it out, bid up the price for the fill if it's a buy order, then drop it again. WS finally discovered a cash machine. Of course, it was known before under a different name -g- en.wikipedia.org "High frequency traders use computers that execute trades within milliseconds, or "with extremely low latency" in the jargon of the trade. In the U.S., high-frequency trading firms represent 2.0% of the approximately 20,000 firms operating today, but account for 73.0% of all equity trading volume."