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On 16/09/11 10:33, Henry Bremridge wrote:
No - they're for avoiding market effects like price variation due to sales and purchases - you know the things we are told are good for us really - like competition which is stamped out at the first opportunity with sole trader agreements and other lock-ins etc.On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 09:52:03AM +0100, Simon Waters wrote:I wasn't especially meaning dampening but I suspect that would be a side effect. I think there might be price mechanisms which would get the seller a better price. If one established a competing market the seller could choose where to sell. No doubt the established players wouldn't like it and would try and stall it....aka dark pools http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_liquidity
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