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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jolumoga, post: 1804463, member: 41780&quot;]I skimmed the article and found this:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ted Butler has cited high-frequency trading (HFT) and unlimited capital as contributors to market manipulation.&nbsp; He is not unusual in stressing this point.&nbsp; Many individuals have fled the markets due to this manipulation.&nbsp; Perhaps it&#039;s not technically illegal, though it ought to be.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t mean to sound condescending, but I think the demographics of this forum work against a proper understanding of market mechanics today.&nbsp; The markets are not moved by individual buyers and sellers establishing equilibrium (as taught in old economics textbooks); they are moved by computer programs from firms with unlimited capital.&nbsp; To believe these programs are not rigging markets is about as naive as believing Bitcoins cannot be stolen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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