Comments on: High speed automated trading: aid or threat to market liquidity? http://www.edgareview.com/2010/high-speed-automated-trading-aid-or-threat-to-market-liquidity/ EDGAR Online - Experts in XBRL company financial data, SEC filings, data feeds and analytical tools Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:02:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.edgareview.com/2010/high-speed-automated-trading-aid-or-threat-to-market-liquidity/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Dan Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:29:17 +0000 http://www.edgareview.com/?p=1220#comment-1126 Rules must be established prohibiting detection of other-people's trades, stops, and limits. When the automated system detects my limit order and my stops it gets an obvious advantage over me. Also the pension plans are designed for long-term holdings and these robots have the potential to "transfer" the life savings of many into the investment accounts of a few by playing with items like volatility. Rules must be established prohibiting detection of other-people’s trades, stops, and limits.
When the automated system detects my limit order and my stops it gets an obvious advantage over me.
Also the pension plans are designed for long-term holdings and these robots have the potential to “transfer” the life savings of many into the investment accounts of a few by playing with items like volatility.

]]> By: James Gibbons http://www.edgareview.com/2010/high-speed-automated-trading-aid-or-threat-to-market-liquidity/comment-page-1/#comment-675 James Gibbons Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:03:36 +0000 http://www.edgareview.com/?p=1220#comment-675 Senator harkin is 99% interested in taxing anything that thinks or moves. Such legislation is usually passed, forgotten about and the legislators move to the next idea to raise $$$ for the guv'ment. Enforcement, updating, etc. is forgotten. The traders develop a new way to sidetrack the legislation and its increase in their cost of doing business. Senator harkin is 99% interested in taxing anything that thinks or moves. Such legislation is usually passed, forgotten about and the legislators move to the next idea to raise $$$ for the guv’ment.

Enforcement, updating, etc. is forgotten. The traders develop a new way to sidetrack the legislation and its increase in their cost of doing business.

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