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Four Percent of all NASDAQ Trades Last Week Attributed to Single Mystery Algorithm; Robo-trader Consumed 10% of Network Bandwidth

I thought we’d have another decade or two until the machines took over. The scariest part of this single program was that its millions of quotes accounted for 10 percent of the bandwidth that is allowed for trading on any given day, according to Nanex. (The size of the bandwidth pipe is determined by aContinue reading “Four Percent of all NASDAQ Trades Last Week Attributed to Single Mystery Algorithm; Robo-trader Consumed 10% of Network Bandwidth”

Chris Williams: An End to Negativity – JSConf.eu ☠ 2011

Indeed. Chris closed this years JSConf EU with yet another call to action for not just the JS community, but the technology community at large. This time about how we can and should not just change our community, but change ourselves, for the better.   via Chris Williams: An End to Negativity – JSConf.eu ☠Continue reading “Chris Williams: An End to Negativity – JSConf.eu ☠ 2011”