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**fkjghfg** · 02-08-2012, 06:11 PM

The X axis shows from 9:30am - 4pm when the NYSE is open. The Y axis shows the volume of trading. Fall of 2011 shows north of 1000 trades at any given moment all done by computer algorithm.

It's easy to see how a flash crash can be triggered at any moment with this insanity.

02-08-2012, 06:11 PM	#8
fkjghfg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	The X axis shows from 9:30am - 4pm when the NYSE is open. The Y axis shows the volume of trading. Fall of 2011 shows north of 1000 trades at any given moment all done by computer algorithm. It's easy to see how a flash crash can be triggered at any moment with this insanity.
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