October 30, 2008 at 5:00 pm by Rob Ciampa
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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