(单选题)

According to the first two paragraphs, the decline of high-speed trading firms is characterized by （）。

A.struggling to make any profits

B.the shrink of stock trading market

C.the reduction of profits and employee numbers

D.no longer being active in the nation's stock market

参考答案：C

参考解析：

根据第一段可知是利润缩减，第二段firms large and small have been cutting staff, and in some cases have shut down.可知大小型公司都在裁员，而且有一些已经关门停业了。可知这些公司减少伴随的是利润和员工的变化。选项C：利润缩水和员工的锐减，表述正确；选项A：尽全力获取利润，表述有误；选项B：股票贸易市场的缩水，属于这一问题的根本原因所在。选项D：在国内股票市场表现不再积极，表述均不符合文意，故正确答案是选项C。

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According to the first two paragraphs, the decline of high-speed trading firms is characterized by （ ）。

According to the first two paragraphs, the decline of high-speed trading firms is characterized by （）。