Speaking from ignorance here but 10s of milliseconds sounds way too high. This Wikipedia article [1] shows the standard Chicago to NJ connection at 14.5ms roun

Speaking from ignorance here but 10s of milliseconds sounds way too high. This Wikipedia article [1] shows the standard Chicago to NJ connection at 14.5ms roundtrip and the dark fiber line Michael Lewis talks about in Flash Boys at 13ms. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_Networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_Networks