front-running

• “The SEC has been investigating this practice, known as front-running, for several years.”

  The Huffington Post: Les Leopold: Is Corruption on Wall Street All in the Eyes of the Beholder?

• “For example, traders can jump ahead of other trades through a practice known as "front-running," and they can turn the speed of their computers to unfair advantage.”

  The Washington Post: Study: SEC needs bigger budget for growing workload

• “op-ed, Sept. 30: What the Federal Reserve is doing with its QE3 "twist" is, in effect, the bond market equivalent of a tactic known as front-running in the equity market.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Bond Vigilantes Could Do Some Good

• “At the moment, the market is front-running a possible intervention" by the Finance Ministry, said David Forrester, a currency strategist at Barclays Capital.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Asia Markets Trim Losses; Tokyo Down 0.5%

• “Because Exchange members' margin requirements are usually about 1 percent or less, the front-running brokers have a possibility of quick, great gain with almost no risk of loss.”

  The Huffington Post: Stephen Zarlenga: 'Front Running' Against Humanity in the Oil Markets

• “This is the way a front-running campaign is supposed to look and feel, and Team Romney is playing the part in the run-up to Tuesday's primary.”

  The Wall Street Journal: In New Hampshire, Front-Runner Plays the Part

• “A front-running scandal basically sealed the fate of the industry.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Cowen to Buy LaBranche as Market Landscape Quickly Shifts

• “You handed Mr. Thain an antiquated 19th-century shop dealing with front-running investigations, corporate-governance scandals and a conflicted regulatory arm.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Loss of the Big Board to Germans Is a Crime, but Who's Guilty?

• “The former maths professor, 58, is now running for president – and has emerged as the front-running candidate ahead of the first round of the Columbian election on May 30.”

  Columbia’s Antanas Mockus Hopes His Super Citizen Past Will Help Make Him President | Impact Lab

• “But with the field so unsettled, the scramble to be the alternative to the front-running Mr. Romney is still undecided.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Soft-Spoken Huntsman Enters the GOP Race

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