Tervela Message Medium Blog | October 2008

What a way to end the month of October 2008.  Let's look at the VIX, Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index.

=rob.ciampa

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Rob Daly of Dealing with Technology fame recently wrote a piece in Waters Magazine about the incessant search for faster trade execution and our obsessive quest for the holy grail: low latency.  He admonishes us to "Stop the Latency Insanity."  Rob then goes on:

But please, people, get a grip-there is only so much that physics can do with most firms' existing architecture...While reducing latency is an ever-present concern for firms, it must be addressed in a rational manner, balancing the potential return with its potential costs.

I agree and I disagree.  Perhaps that's an indication of insanity.  Perhaps there are more ways to look at the latency problem.  Perhaps we'll continue this discussion.

=rob.ciampa

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