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Flash Trading

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A controversial investment practice that uses electronic systems to make details of placed transaction orders available to some traders and organizations before the orders reach the general market. Critics complain that this practice enables illegal trading practices, while advocates claim that it is necessary to provide liquidity to the market.

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