Here's an article from back in 2007 about folks doing this, so you can imagine where they are now. http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2007-06-08/high_frequency_tra

Here's an article from back in 2007 about folks doing this, so you can imagine where they are now. http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2007-06-08/high_frequency_traders_get_boost_from_fpga_acceleration-1.html http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2007-06-08/high_frequency_tra... Exegy is one company I'm familiar with, based in St. Louis, MO.