Firms Increase Focus on Latency, Capacity

These requirements now apply to news as well as prices, where "one year ago, [the maximum latency acceptable] for a tradable win was 300-400ms. Now we are being told by customers that 50-70ms is needed for a tradable win," said Andrew Twigg, EMEA sales specialist for algorithmic and quantitative trading solutions at Dow Jones.

Panelists explained the differences as being split between high-frequency firms that need ultra-low latency, and those with a longer investment horizon-typically

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Systematic tools gain favor in fixed income

Automation is enabling systematic strategies in fixed income that were previously reserved for equities trading. The tech gap between the two may be closing, but differences remain.

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