"Quote stuffing" a focus in flash crash probe (Reuters)

September 2, 2010 · Filed Under Stocks 

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on August 31. Asian and European stocks were rising, lifted by bargain-hunting and upbeat data, as dealers set aside Wall Street's worst August performance in nine years amid stubborn US recovery doubts.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)Reuters – U.S. regulators probing the May flash crash are focusing on a trading practice known as “quote stuffing”, in which large numbers of rapid-fire orders to buy or sell stocks are placed and canceled almost immediately.

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