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By Mike Taylor 9/08/10 7:45pm

Computer Era

Did ‘Stub Quotes’ Cause the Flash Crash? And What Are They?

The Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to unearth a single factor that precipitated the May 6 “flash crash,” which sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiraling down 700 points in minutes, seriously freaking out market participants.

Reuters reports that the SEC’s investigation will point to previously established factors like “stub Read More

By Mike Taylor 9/02/10 1:13pm

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SEC Examines 'Flash Crash' for Possible Robo-Trader Hanky Panky

Mere days after a computer programmer alerted authorities to potential foul play in the May 6 “flash crash,” the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether high-speed trading tactics were used to manipulate the market, The Wall Street Journal reports.

One technique the SEC is looking at is “quote stuffing,” the Read More

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