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What's the difference between HFT and traditional Human Market Makers?

May I suggest that Electronic trading and HFT have made it possible for a few people to do the work of thousands. This has brought down the cost of trading.

Charlie's just upset that some of his bridge partners aren't scalping what they used to with their floor-based market making businesses.

Which HFT firms have access to the orders of other participants before the exchange does?