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by potato3732842 459 days ago
Incentive wise you're probably a lot better off if your own broker is front running you than if a HFT desk at a liquidity provider firm is doing it since the broker is at least in a position to kick some of that back to you in the form of reduced fees or whatever.
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Might as well get a pat on the head with your punch in the face if you're going to definitely get punched in the face either way.

I don't disagree with you, but wow that requires a bleak outlook.