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statement that “...multiple agencies have woken up to
the possible dangers of large-scale market manipulation
by large institutional traders who run high-frequence
trading (HFT) programmes in India.” [Emphasis
supplied]
(iii) “...NSE’s insiders allowed some chosen traders to
benefit through faster connectivity, day after day...”,
followed by the statement that, “These high-frequency
trades contributed to the high froth of trading volumes
on the Exchange.” [Emphasis supplied]
(iv) “Government sources also tell us that “NSE’s
management of HFT servers in the initial years until
2013 (which are the subject of the whistleblower’s
letter) may need a detailed review by SEBI or an
investigation agency.”” [Emphasis supplied]
(v)
“... NSE operates like a fortress and outsiders had
no details...” [Emphasis supplied]
(vi) “Then, there is the issue of corruption. Clearly,
people at the NSE and SEBI who permitted the
manipulation of algo trades and attempted to bury the
scandal cannot be in charge of this investigation.”
[Emphasis supplied]
16(i) “For several months, I shared the letter with key
market-players and investigators to find out more; but
the NSE operates like a fortress and outsiders had no
details.”
(ii)
“Nobody we spoke to was surprised to know that
the system was manipulated and each one speculated
about the likely beneficiaries; but no proof was
forthcoming.”
(iii) “The reason for this is best explained on the
jacket of Michael Lewis’s book Flash Boys. It says”
“Now, the world’s money is traded by computer code,
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