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One person's mob rule is another person's democracy. Self-rightiousness is an addictive feeling. Which is pretty much the only thing this thread has successfully demonstrated.

It was a big position unroll that was supposed to happen over "several" days, and accidentally or error-ly got executed on something more along the lines of a "minutes" timescale. Shit happens. Obladi oblada.

Nothing really new - an algo found a way around/through the automated pre-trade checks. Whether this was intentional, or accidental, remains TBD.

In practice, there is no meaningful difference between the two.

I don't know what that means. US-style socialism is a LOT different than, say, Canadian-style socialism or Russian-style socialism or Singaporean-style socialism. Could you rephrase the question?

As compared to what - Russian belligerence in Chechnya? US belligerence in Iraq?

Not if you drop the Copenhagen interpretation.

Right, the hidden parts of the iceberg will have lower priority than any visible orders. At least...in theory...

"An order that replenishes the displayed order size as executions are received. A minimum of 1 Board Lot must be displayed and only the disclosed volume will have priority at the given price level." Details may vary between exchanges, but that's the gist of it.

Bid higher, if you're trying to buy. Ask lower, if you're trying to sell.

48 seconds.

Because it worked so well the last time?

Britain has athletes?

Another quarter making crap loads of profits. Amazing company. Some day it'll end, of course, but today clearly ain't that day!

As a frame of reference, that would be approximately 4 times as much pot as is grown in BC.

Only from the safety of a cruise ship, thank you very much. :)

Of course it is. All countries are states, by definition.

Canada is a state. It has tougher gun laws. It has much lower rate of shootings and gun-initiated murders.

Ever talk to a Cherokee or a Seminole?

In 1812 "we" marched into your capital and burned it to the ground. This is a definition of "whooped" with which I am not entirely familiar. ;)