Whatever the reason for the glitches, some traders say the new rules come with some unintended consequences.
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That's not a reason to get excited about these stocks, some traders say.
Software can't yet replicate all the complex trades used in options strategies some traders say, though there's plenty of disagreement on this front, so for now these trades remain on the floor.
Meanwhile, some veteran European traders say they do feel the fixing process is transparent.
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Open systems like Bridge and Reuters, say some traders, make it easier to manipulate data.
The FSA has identified price-rigging dating back to 2005, yet some current and former traders say that problems go back much further than that.
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Traders say the thin volumes mean some investors shouldn't be too quick to judge the moves.
Earlier this month, after various concessions by the government, the traders ended (merely suspended, some say) their strike.
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Traders, however, say that some of the buying interest seems to be waning despite the wedding season demand and the Hindu festival of Akshaya Tritiya on May 13, when it is considered auspicious to buy gold.
Big-name hedge funds and other traders have turned away from gold in recent months, and some say they are staying away.
Some Kolakata-based Gujarati businessmen and traders whom Forbes India spoke to, say that they did not know what to expect from her.
The problem, of course, is that many in Congress still aren't buying CAFTA. Even some members who consider themselves free traders, such as California House Democrat Ellen Tauscher, say they can't vote for the trade deal as it stands today.
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