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paulkienitz

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8. I'm not convinced that this is out of reach

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Tue May 26, 2015, 01:50 PM

May 2015

I think the public is ready to get behind a Frequent Trading Tax, at least. Something to slow down the high-volume daily trading that makes the market volatile and unmanageable for non-insider investors.

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