How Political Scandals Can Distort Order Flow and What Traders Should Watch
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South Africa’s deputy police chief, Shadrack Sibiya, resigned on Monday after a series of corruption accusations and serious sexual‑offence charges. The legal fallout has kept him in custody, creating a headline‑driven market environment that can affect liquidity, order placement, and price discovery. This article uses that event to illustrate how sudden political news can interact with the mechanics of limit‑order books, and how quantitative traders can adjust their models to stay resilient....
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