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title: "What is latency arbitrage or execution abuse?"
description: "Explains execution abuse."
url: https://help.finotivefunding.com/en/articles/953-what-is-latency-arbitrage-or-execution-abuse
collection: "Trading Behaviour & Prohibited Strategies"
updated: 2026-10-28
language: en
---

# What is latency arbitrage or execution abuse?

Explains execution abuse.

Latency arbitrage and execution abuse include exploiting delayed prices, stale quotes, out-of-sync prices, price-feed discrepancies, order-processing delays, execution latency, system timing, quote absence, or infrastructure inefficiencies.

This is Prohibited Behaviour / Strategy and may be referred to Risk and Compliance review.

**Related Terms:** Section 7.11