Latency
Panel: Fragmented Europe Drives Latency Focus
Growing data volumes arising from the emergence of new markets in Europe will increase the use of technology to automate parts of the trading process and prompt a greater focus on latency in the region, according to an industry panel hosted by Colt…
Lack of Expertise Hampers FPGA Use
Hardware-accelerated solutions provide the best hope of dealing with high volumes of market data at low latencies, but may suffer because of the industry's current lack of experience and expertise with the new technologies, according to a conference…
The Hard Way
Accelerating data volume growth coupled with a relentless drive for lower latency is outstripping performance increases in the software infrastructures that financial firms rely on to handle market data. As a result, infrastructure architects are turning…
Latency Top Priority, but Firms Cool on Proximity Hosting
Latency remains a priority to support trading strategies such as high-frequency statistical arbitrage, though firms are examining a variety of options to achieve optimal performance, according to a panel organized by Reuters in London last week.
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You couldn't make this up
Heard the one about the hedge fund doing its Monte Carlo simulations on 300 PlayStation 2s bolted together? No? That's not surprising – they closed their doors for business last week and handed back whatever was left of their investors' capital. Actually…
Gaining the Edge
Technologists are all too familiar with the mantras of the trading desk heads: "I want it faster" and "I want it better."
Thomson Closes in on Low-Latency Space
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New Eurex Feed Solves Peaks, Latency
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HG Trading Preps Algos with KMD Data
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Markit in Surprise MarketXS Deal
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FAST Prompts CME Revamp
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Firms Wade Into FIX for FX
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Reuters' Parlapiano: RMDS Is Relevant
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Instinet Portal Debuts List Trading
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Kx Systems Cuts Tick-App Delay
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ArcaEx Makes Bandwidth Top Priority
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