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Right now, the fastest path from Chicago to London is to bounce radio signals off the ionosphere, which lands them in Lithuania, and then microwave back to Lond
by kolbe 3y ago
Right now, the fastest path from Chicago to London is to bounce radio signals off the ionosphere, which lands them in Lithuania, and then microwave back to London.
- VagueMag 3y agoWow, are there HFT firms doing this? How reliable is it?
- downvotetruth 3y agoYes; speed is in bits: https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/high-frequency-traders-eye-satellites-for-ultimate-speed-boost-11617289217 https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/high-frequency-traders-eye-...
- Galanwe 3y agoNo just HFTs use microwave. Most big DC players (e. g. Equinix) provide access to a MW antenna, as well a dedicated links to PBs and exchanges PoP.
- kolbe 3y agoYou have outdated information. Mine is correct. If you are talking about the Auora-NJ path, then that's microwaves. I'm talking about Auora-Europe. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefanschlamp_cme-eurex-microwave-activity-7027298230296051712-bW6x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefanschlamp_cme-eurex-micro...