They also employ algorithms to determine the fair value of each listed property, lending some rigor to a once-inexact science.

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Teams with less advanced algorithms, however, can still be expected to cause a fair amount of havoc.

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And despite the mind-boggling technology now involved in high-frequency trading, where algorithms do battle in slivers of a second, the stock world is taking on shades of a street fair in Mexico City.

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