Paddy Hirsch explains high-frequency trading on his whiteboard Marketplace
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Explaining high-frequency trading

Paddy Hirsch Aug 12, 2009
Paddy Hirsch explains high-frequency trading on his whiteboard Marketplace

High-frequency trading is creating a ruckus on Wall Street. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains what high-frequency trading is and why some people are up in arms about it.

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