Although HFT and other algorithmic traders are certainly prevalent in the markets and probably in this IPO, I think this flaw was elicited because of the unprec

Although HFT and other algorithmic traders are certainly prevalent in the markets and probably in this IPO, I think this flaw was elicited because of the unprecedented and overwhelming amount of non-professional human order flow. There was a ton of buzz and participation in this IPO. The uncertainty around the opening process compounded the problem.