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We've created FrankensteinYou can read elsewhere in this rag about the precise ins and outs of FOW's recent panel discussion on automated trading, which I missed thanks to a prior commitment with regard to animal husbandry (I was at Walthamstow dog track). However, some reports have reached me about the lighter side of the discussion. For instance, in her wrapping up speech, FOW's own Emma Davey was heard to offer a vote of thanks to our hard-working events team, especially for their success in "putting together the panellists." A scary thought, I'm sure you'll agree; I was left wondering whether CBoT has taken to saving money on Bob Ray's frequent trips to London by sending him, in pieces, via freight. On the other hand, it might just have been a slip of the tongue similar to the time when...

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