[ale] nanoseconds and milliseconds

[H P Ladds]

Fun article. That's how they slowed down billionaire bad guys?
Intentionally increasing and controlling network latency by using really
long coils of wire -- you're putting me on. I wonder if they use simple Cat
5/6 on Wall Street?

Cheers,
Preston L.


On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Sean Kilpatrick <kilpatms at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Those who watch their own stock portfolios probably need to read this
> article from the NYT on how one really bright guy figured out how the stock
> market REALLY works. Or, to put it another way, a few milliseconds are more
> important than you imagine.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/magazine/flash-boys-michael-lewis.html
>
> Sean
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