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High-frequency stock traders turn to laser networks, to make yet more money

2013-05-03 13:26:09| Extremetech

If you thought that stock traders made enough money, and wielded enough power over the global economy, think again: Financial traders are now turning to high-speed laser networks between stock exchanges, to decrease latency by a few milliseconds, to squeeze a few more trillion dollars per year out of high-frequency trading (HFT).

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