The rise of the picosecond

Just when you thought trading could not get any faster, trading geeks have thrown a new concept into the mix

Just when you thought high-speed cash equities trading could not get any faster, trading geeks have thrown a new concept into the mix: the picosecond.

A second is a long time in cash equities trading. Four or five years ago, trading firms started to talk of trading speeds in terms of milliseconds.

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