Hey, don't blame me. That's what I and hundreds of other prop traders were TAUGHT to do. And it worked whether it was "honest dollar" or not. In fact, I don't even know if there is an honest way to make money in the markets. My "front running" short sellers with a lousy 400 share lot for a mere 10 cent gain is not as bad as the countless fake bids/offers, continuous bid/offer refreshing, and the radical up and down spreading by the specialist.
Anyway, my point is that all the tiny edges that the little guy had is being removed one by one. ie. price improvement, nx limits (I could barely get a piece of the size anymore since now some big shot can get up to a million shares at one shot), and now the elimination of the short rules will not only take our so-called "front running" edge away, but now big short sellers can just pound away at market with their orders and you'll never know that there is a short seller in the stock that you are long.
It's crystal clear that everything that is being done is for the benefit of the big players.
You bet I will adapt.
