Besides, you're reasoning about this on a faulty premise. This is a common misconception that people outside the industry have regarding HFT. Let me assure you

Besides, you're reasoning about this on a faulty premise. This is a common misconception that people outside the industry have regarding HFT. Let me assure you, often the decision making is trivial, the answer to the question of what to do can be quite obvious. Then it's more about who can do it faster, and that's all about the plumbing. Which he stole.