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> Ban high frequency trading, ban instant transactions (put them on hold for some time before buying/selling (hours minmum, longer for larger quantities), make the held transactions public, and tax the profits on a time-owned scale.

This sounds like a pitch written by a Wall Street lobbyist trying to go back to the minimum-tick days. (Holding large orders is just pure profit for arb firms.)




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