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Breaking the market with a crappy program costs the responsible firm tons of money, up to a complete insolvency. This system is mostly self-balancing.
by flyinglizard 14y ago
Breaking the market with a crappy program costs the responsible firm tons of money, up to a complete insolvency.
This system is mostly self-balancing.
- damoncali 14y agoMostly. Until it isn't. It only takes one really bad screw up to cause a boatload of damage.
- icelancer 14y agoTo the firm who is responsible. If they are buying up securities at well below-market rates, the problem solves itself.
- damoncali 14y agoAnd anyone relying on that firm. What happens if a major bank pulls a Knight and blinks out of existence? Can this happen? I don't know. The answer to that question should be an emphatic "no."