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It is no different from traders laying down their own cables and private communications infrastructure to get a millisecond advantage on trades on the DOW.
by tibbydudeza 6y ago
It is no different from traders laying down their own cables and private communications infrastructure to get a millisecond advantage on trades on the DOW.
- ironmagma 6y agoIt is quite different. They are Amazon’s own fleet of workers, competing to get work assigned to them by Amazon.
- tibbydudeza 6y agoNot employed by Amazon since they are "gig" workers , pretty sure there are similar hacks used by Uber/Lyft drivers to get the best paying rides.
- ironmagma 6y agoGig workers are still workers. This whole ridiculousness would be avoided if they just paid them like the employees they should be.
- smabie 6y agoIt's a little different, in that Amazon Flex isn't a two-sided market. But similar? Certainly.
- zeckalpha 6y agoDon’t forget that the stock exchange itself is an entity.