> Someone's just bought a $1000 call option on a stock that's currently $400? Automated trading systems will probably raise alerts on that stock since someone must know something for that to happen.
The trading system and its operators deserve whatever fate results from such a decision.
In Sweden someone was convicted for triggering such bots to do stupid things. Morale: if you are big player, you file a lawsuit. If you are a small player, you get convicted.