And that meant ball-shrinking dollar values from place rental alone, not to mention the hardware and software times. I got the first part of that, but what do

And that meant ball-shrinking dollar values from place rental alone, not to mention the hardware and software times. I got the first part of that, but what do you mean by "hardware and software times"? Yes, HFT relies on fast hardware/networks/software. Was that your point, or is there something I'm missing? FWIW, despite a strong entrepreneurial bent, I would (possibly even will) look to join an existing HFT operation, rather than start my own. (Unless you want to do it in the Bitcoin world - there is a Bitcoin stock exchange now and it's exciting times, my friend!)