Vanguard originally imposed the ban to block market timers and other types of trading activities considered harmful to its shareholders but has since increased its use of short-term redemption fees restrictive trading guidelines to achieve the same goals.
As an example, Vanguard typically limits its mutual fund shareholders to four trades per year and has implemented internal systems to closely watch exchanges between funds.
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