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To: ggersh who wrote (24607)6/7/2011 8:32:41 PM
From: LTK0072 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 119360
 
Thanks for that post gg! And regards the retail investor, is a HUGE matter--some group should get a class action against WS and their F----------------------G machines.Yup! <<Its detractors, on the other hand, say high-frequency trading acts as a form of insider trading that decreases confidence in the integrity of the system.

From the policy side, there are fears that high-frequency trading poses a threat to market stability. "What's the impact of that algorithm that has behaved in an unexpected way, on lots of other investors in the marketplace?" asks Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Shapiro.

The SEC's concern is well documented>>
All retail investors with stop sells in place got DESTROYED as THE FLASH so fast that their stop sell point was passed by and sold at "i am destroyed!" levels.