A middle-aged man who works at the market complained that it made no sense to him why anyone would put a bomb in a crowded vegetable market: He said that all the traders and sellers were going about their business when the explosion took place.

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When regulators raise those requirements, oil speculation becomes less attractive to traders and they place bets elsewhere.

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The rule, known as the uptick, said traders could only place short-sales following a higher bid in a stock price.

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It was a boisterous place where traders signaled, shouted and elbowed their way to buy and sell futures contracts.

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