Thousands of people will be killed by the corona virus and many more will have their lives torn apart. However a few will make a killing with high-frequency tr

Thousands of people will be killed by the corona virus and many more will have their lives torn apart. However a few will make a killing with high-frequency trading on the US stock markets. Maybe this is the time to slow the markets down and require stocks to be held for at least 48 hours before they can be sold. There is enough turmoil in daily life that we should consider adding some stabilty. Why would anyone think high-frequency trading would benefit a society in this situation?