Former NYSE specialists plead guilty to front-running

Two former employees of Van der Moolen Specialists have pleaded guilty today to charges that they traded ahead of customer orders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Exchange specialists buy and sell certain issues on the NYSE floor. Their activities are designed to enhance liquidity.

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110-Hour Workweeks Drove Young Bankers at a Boutique Firm to the Brink