▁potential ▁for ▁target ed ▁cy ber ▁attacks ▁on ▁significant ▁trad ing ▁platforms . ▁It ▁was ▁pointed ▁out ▁by ▁many ▁that ▁increased ▁frequency ▁of ▁technical ▁gl itch es ▁in ▁financial ▁mark ets ▁would ▁decrease ▁tr ader ▁confidence , ▁which ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁dram atic ▁market ▁sell ▁off s . ▁While ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁flash ▁free ze , ▁other ▁technical ▁gl itch es ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁again ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁can ▁create ▁tr ends . ▁ ▁The ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁industry ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁crash , ▁given ▁that ▁mis communic ation ▁between ▁NY SE ▁and ▁Nas da q ▁systems ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁cause . ▁Some ▁journal ists ▁and ▁financial ▁comment ators ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁free ze ▁was ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁industry ▁wide ▁co operation ▁in ▁developing ▁emer gency ▁procedures ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁issues ▁pos ed ▁by ▁high ▁frequency ▁trad ing . ▁Democratic ▁New ▁York ▁Senator ▁Ch uck ▁Sch umer ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁free ze ▁was ▁indic ative ▁of ▁increasing ▁computer isation ▁of ▁trad ing ▁fir ms ▁and ▁exchange ▁systems , ▁calling ▁for ▁regul ators ▁to ▁consider ▁" fund amental ▁market ▁structure ▁re forms ." ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Com mod ity ▁Fut ures ▁Tr ading ▁Commission ▁( C FT C ) ▁intended ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁further ▁reg ulate ▁computer ▁based ▁trad ing ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁flash