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'Dark Pools' Threaten Wall Street

Submitted by Darth Siduous, May 19, 2008 15:36

To make comparisons between the subprime liquidity crisis and Dark pools is totally irresponsible. Also this article fails to mention that the liquidity in Dark Pools is priced based on the open market, meaning all executions take place within the spread established in the open market.


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To make comparisons between the subprime liquidity crisis and Dark pools is totally irresponsible. Also this article fails to mention...

Darth Siduous 

May 19, 2008 15:36

while, on the surface, these "dark pools" may not offer any threat to the individual investor, over the long haul... [MORE]

fred trautman 

Oct 17, 2007 21:09

What conceivable public service does the growth in Dark Pools provide? There was a time when the SEC used to... [MORE]

John Ballard 

Oct 16, 2007 10:41

The primary concern is about the reduced liquidity in the marketplace. While the development of a parallel market can be... [MORE]

Shuvo 

Jan 11, 2008 06:09

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