> financial firm That means they have direct fiber connections to the Tier 1/Tier 2 guys. The big ones have direct fiber connections to the NYSE. If they're n

> financial firm That means they have direct fiber connections to the Tier 1/Tier 2 guys. The big ones have direct fiber connections to the NYSE. If they're not rolling their own connection, they're using BT Radianz, IPC Systems, Colt Technology Services, etc.