Channel: Chat With Traders

Category: People & Blogs

Tags: quant tradingalgorithmic trading strategieshft tradingwall streethft algorithmsquant trading strategieshft documentaryflash crashsystem tradingproprietary tradinghedge fundblack box tradinghigh frequency traderswall street codeflash boysalgo tradinghigh frequency tradinghow high frequency trading worksquantsquantitative tradingautomated tradinghigh frequency trading strategiesmoney & speedmarket makinghft programminghft

Description: EP 197: Accelerating High-Speed Traders to Higher Speeds w/ Haim Ben Ami Featuring on this episode is Haim Ben Ami; CEO of Raft Technologies. Having constructed shortwave radio towers in Chicago, Frankfurt and London, Raft have established ultra-low latency connections between various exchanges, which are leased to algorithmic trading firms who seek a speed advantage. In talking with Haim, we discuss why some firms are prepared to pay big bucks in order to be a few milliseconds quicker than other market participants. Haim also draws comparisons of the various technologies used to transmit data (shortwave, microwave and fibre optic cable), plus going beyond the connections; how firms further optimize for speed, and what’s next in the race to zero.