Second Former Deutsche Bank Commodities Trader Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme

nope, that is what HFT does all day long. Plus front running.

 

Oh HFT is the exception. They can plunder and burn all in the name of liquidity provision

 

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BIG difference as to intent to defraud, +'' time, prices ,quantities....''
And not every HFT is a market maker. He my have also ''banged the close'' [ITS just a guess but FBI was most likely watching DB closely anyway, i know the FED was

 

exactly right. Different rules for different groups.