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"We think they are attempting to front-run a recovery that is already considerably on track," Mr. Carpenter said.
Genzyme Makes Case Against Sanofi Thomas Gryta 2010
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In reality it only means that investors are trying to front-run the Fed and purchase bond assets that the Fed is sure to buy in massive amounts under their QE2 program.
Garrett Johnson: The Crowning Failure of the Old Governments Garrett Johnson 2010
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In reality it only means that investors are trying to front-run the Fed and purchase bond assets that the Fed is sure to buy in massive amounts under their QE2 program.
Garrett Johnson: The Crowning Failure of the Old Governments Garrett Johnson 2010
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"People are trying to front-run the Fed" in 3.5% and 4% MBS, Mr. Simon said.
Mortgage-Backed Bonds See Gains Al Yoon 2011
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Investors are happy to front-run government share purchases and make some easy money, so prices will rise for a while.
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"We're not going to front-run them," he said of dealings with regulators.
NYSE's Niederauer Won't Press Deal Ahead of Antitrust Probe Doug Cameron 2011
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In reality it only means that investors are trying to front-run the Fed and purchase bond assets that the Fed is sure to buy in massive amounts under their QE2 program.
Garrett Johnson: The Crowning Failure of the Old Governments Garrett Johnson 2010
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LOS ANGELES—The head of NYSE Euronext said Tuesday that the exchange operator and Deutsche Börse AG won't seek to "front-run" regulators in seeking approval for their planned merger ahead of a key shareholders' meeting in July.
NYSE's Niederauer Won't Press Deal Ahead of Antitrust Probe Doug Cameron 2011
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Notice that they never elaborate on the basic unfairness of what Goldman Sachs has been doing which is essentially using insider information to front-run trades - as I understand it.
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Some money managers and other market participants, as well as politicians and journalists, suspect these super-fast traders may be using their high-powered systems and complex algorithms to front-run orders, manipulate markets, and cause stock market crashes like the one in May when the Dow dropped 573 points in five minutes.
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