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		cscurmudgeon on July 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A detailed exposé on how the market is rigged from... Exactly. The poor hardworking people who get to invest in the stock market should have all the benefits of liquidity without paying for it.

downandout on July 16, 2014 [–]

Right, because without HFT's there would be no one investing in the markets at all.

harryh on July 16, 2014 | [–]

Most dark pools that exclude HFTs fail to get off the ground because they are unable to offer the liquidity that investors require.

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