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He also focused on the exchanges' practice of permitting high-frequency traders to pay to "co-locate" their computer servers within the exchanges’ data centers, thereby cutting milliseconds off the time it takes them to receive market information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/schneiderman-announces-inquiry-into-services-for-high-speed-traders/|name=Inquiry Into High-Speed Trading Widens|org=New York Times Dealbook|date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> | He also focused on the exchanges' practice of permitting high-frequency traders to pay to "co-locate" their computer servers within the exchanges’ data centers, thereby cutting milliseconds off the time it takes them to receive market information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/schneiderman-announces-inquiry-into-services-for-high-speed-traders/|name=Inquiry Into High-Speed Trading Widens|org=New York Times Dealbook|date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Other areas of finance in which he has taken a leading role include an investigation of misconduct in the mortgage market, including cracking down on some banks for failing to comply with foreclosure rules, and the launch of a "Taxpayer Protection Bureau" to root out fraud and return money illegally stolen from New York taxpayers. | |||
== Background == | == Background == |