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Posted Friday 13th September 2013 01:07 GMT amanfromMars 1 … musing on http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2013/09/12/robot_bankers_crippled_the_global_financial_system/

Sticky Sweet Danegeld ....... An Art of CyberWar Stabilising Staple

"What we see with the new ultrafast computer algorithms is predatory trading. In this case, the predator acts before the prey even knows it's there.

"There are relatively few things that an ultrafast algorithm will do," Johnson continued. "This means that they are more likely to start adopting the same behavior, and hence form a cyber crowd or cyber mob which attacks a certain part of the market. This is what gives rise to the extreme events that we observe. Our math model is able to capture this collective behavior by modeling how these cyber mobs behave".

Fundamental Correction: There are relatively few things that an ultrafast algorithm will not do.

Oh, and good luck, Johnson, with "Our math model is able to capture this collective behavior by modeling how these cyber mobs behave"

Do you work for a bank and can you shed any light on the use of high-speed banking algorithms? Get in touch in confidence and let us know.

Is that El Reg requesting intel on how to crash high-speed banking and allied high frequency trading systems and the markets/fiat capitalism? Bravo, El Reg, …. boldly going into new fields of novel journalistic endeavour which is sure to attract spooky attention to Greater IntelAIgent Game participation/partisans/artisans should they have what it takes to exercise future remote virtually anonymous autonomous lead[s]. :-)

I suppose you do realise that one can earn and be worth an absolute fortune in an instant by simply agreeing to not disclose the key precursor program elements and be active as a sort of poacher turned gamekeeper watchdog in the field.

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Posted Friday 13th September 2013 01:24 GMT amanfromMars 1

Re: Sticky Sweet Danegeld ....... An Art of CyberWar Stabilising Staple

Here be a little light further fundamental reading on the subject matter ...... Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments ... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ... http://www.cftc.gov/ucm/groups/public/@newsroom/documents/file/federalregister090913.pdf

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