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Dick Durbin: “So, if there is a split opinion as to whether or not the number of trades...has any impact on price.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
So, if there is a split opinion as to whether or not the number of trades...has any impact on price.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin questions the impact of trader interest on commodity prices.

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