Category: Technology & Infrastructure
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Why Latency Still Matters (Even if You’re Not an HFT Firm)
When traders talk about latency, the conversation is often dominated by the world of high-frequency trading (HFT). We picture a nanosecond arms race, where firms spend millions on microwave transmitters and fibre-optic cables to shave imperceptible moments off the time it takes to execute a trade. For the systematic asset manager, the mid-frequency quant fund,…