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Not everyone has a phone, or a phone supporting NFC. (Microsoft employs >100,000 people) Badges are a low cost solution which don't require charging and can be easily issued or rep…

Traders are not necessarily smarter than the average software engineer. (There are many very smart people in both fields) However, they are fairly irreplaceable. This is because to…

But why does transferring large amounts of dollars take days? There is nothing physical preventing banks from supporting fast transfers. They can do fast transfers with BTC or USD.…

Why are the other people creating value, while HFT traders do not? Both types of players extract value from the market, while improving market efficiency. HFT definitely has high e…

This article is talking about internally transparent salaries. The salaries aren't disclosed to outside parties, so the policy doesn't help poachers.

Generally, HFT firms end up decreasing volatility. They price stock more accurately, which makes them money and decreases volatility. If they were increasing volatility, they would…

That isn't really an example of market manipulation. Market manipulation is an intentional manipulation of the market. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation ) The Knig…