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[ultima]

I have no problem with this, but the exchange has it's own operationg costs, and every transaction requires processing power, db space, bandwidth...

It sounds reasonable to set a minimum fee amount. But as I said, it is not my problem.

[SkRRJyTC]

I have no problem with this, but the exchange has it's own operationg costs, and every transaction requires processing power, db space, bandwidth...

It sounds reasonable to set a minimum fee amount. But as I said, it is not my problem.

I am not experienced at all... but seems to me that all their costs should be covered in their fees.

[notme]

I have no problem with this, but the exchange has it's own operationg costs, and every transaction requires processing power, db space, bandwidth...

It sounds reasonable to set a minimum fee amount. But as I said, it is not my problem.

There already is a 0.01 minimum, with the exception of leftovers from a partial fill, which can be as small as 1 satoshi.  They make enough money to beef up their infrastructure enough to handle a few thousand socket users.

[the joint]

Any chance that the bots place these low bids (e.g. .0123, .01, etc.) to gather market data?  Almost like a bat using echolocation.  

[notme]

Any chance that the bots place these low bids (e.g. .0123, .01, etc.) to gather market data?  Almost like a bat using echolocation.  

I believe that is at least part of why they do it.